2023 OCCF Thanksgiving and Consecration to St. Joseph. OCCF... Your Sure Guide to the Authentic Catholic Faith

The OCCF Thanksgiving Mass & Consecration to st. Joseph took place at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Isolo, Lagos, on 1st May, 2023, presided over by Rev. Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ (The Spiritual Director and Founder - Chief Celebrant) with Rev. Frs Joseph Sule (homilist) and Emmanuel Ehiedu as con-celebrants (members of OCCF). About 60 members of OCCF were consecrated to St. Joseph on that day after a rigorous 33-day online preparatory class by the spiritual Director and his assistant admins (Rosemary Ibazebo and Janefrances Udeh).

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Year 2023 OCCF Charity Outreaches in Lagos, Abuja and Onitsha, Respectively

The year 2023 Charity Outreach of Our Catholic Community Forum (OCCF) took place on the 29th of April 2023 in three different states in Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos, and Onitsha) simultaneously. 

Orphanage homes were the focus of the year's outreach and three different orphanage homes were visited in the three states.

Do enjoy looking through some of the beautiful moments captured during the visits.

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OCCF THANKSGIVING MASS & GET-TOGETHER 2022

The OCCF thanksgiving mass & Get-together celebration took place at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Isolo and Domus Mariae Social Complex respectively on January 14th, 2022. Coincidentally, that day also doubled as the Birthday of the Spiritual Director of OCCF, Rev. Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ. 

Thus, the thanksgiving mass commenced by 11am, and the Consecration of members to St Joseph also took place at the mass. After the thanksgiving mass, the reception/get-together commenced at the Domus Mariae Social Complex.

Pictures are shown below:

    OCCF THANKSGIVING MASS & CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH

OCCF RECEPTION/GET-TOGETHER

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OCCF CHARITY OUTREACH 2022

Our Catholic Community Forum (2022) embarked on her maiden edition of her Charity Outreach in January 2022, and the beneficiaries of the outreach were St Joseph Marello Hospital, Opere, Ibadan, and Domus Mariae Hospital, Ire-Akari Estate, Isolo. Provisions and toiletries were provided to patients in the Hospitals as seen in the pictures below:

                            ST. JOSEPH MARELLO HOSPITAL, IBADAN

                    DOMUS MARIAE HOSPITAL, IRE-AKARI ESTATE, ISOLO, LAGOS

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SOCIAL FRIDAY (Celebrating Our April Celebrants Across The Forums)

At OCCF, we celebrant our members' collectively at the end of the month, collate their intentions and have our Spiritual Director (Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ) and his Assistant (Fr. Toby Ndiukwu) offer the Holy Mass for them.

We wish them many happy and fruitful returns...

Parabéns, dear members, and many blessings!

Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ

Spiritual Director

(On behalf of OCCF Council)

SATURDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD (SATWOG APRIL 22ND, 2023) INSPIRING REFLECTIONS OF MEMBERS

 

LAITY REFLECTIONS FOR 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR A

First Reading: Acts 2:14;22-33

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 16:1-2a;5;7-8;9-10;11 (R. 11a)

Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Gospel Acclamation: Luke 24:32

Gospel: Luke 24:13-35

SATURDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD (SATWOG APRIL 15TH, 2023) INSPIRING REFLECTIONS OF MEMBERS

 LAITY REFLECTIONS FOR DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, YEAR A

First Reading: Acts 2:42-47

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:2-4; 13-15ab; 22-24 (R. 1)

Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Gospel Acclamation: John 20:29

Gospel: John 20:19-31

SATURDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD (SATWOG APRIL 1ST, 2023) INSPIRING REFLECTIONS OF MEMBERS

 

LAITY REFLECTIONS FOR PALM SUNDAY, YEAR A

First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 22:8-9;17-18a;19-20;23-24 (R. 2a)

Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11

Gospel Acclamation: Philippians 2:8b-9

Gospel: Matthew 26:14-27:66

SOCIAL FRIDAY (Celebrating Our March Celebrants Across The Forums)

 

At OCCF, we celebrant our members' collectively at the end of the month, collate their intentions and have our Spiritual Director (Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ) and his Assistant (Fr. Toby Ndiukwu) offer the Holy Mass for them.

We wish them many happy and fruitful returns...

Parabéns, dear members, and many blessings!

Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ

Spiritual Director

(On behalf of OCCF Council)

SATURDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD (SATWOG MARCH 25TH, 2023) INSPIRING REFLECTIONS OF MEMBERS

 

LAITY REFLECTIONS FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR A

First Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 130:1-2;3-4;5-7a;7b-8(R.7b)
Second Reading: Romans 8:8-11
Gospel Acclamation: Joel 2:12-13
Gospel: John 11:1-45