At 4.00pm, I was at St Francis Parish, Ivite Aguleri, for a short pastoral visit. At first, the Parish Pries, Fr Damian Obi, conducted me round the Church compound to see the renovations he had initiated. Excellent. I always found Fr Damian a very sincere and zealous priest. He has great ideas!
         The main reason for my visit this evening was to bless the new, gigantic "Calvary Cross" he had built with the support of one of his parishioners. Large turn out of people. I gave a short catechesis on the Cross of Christ. Then followed: Scriptural Reading, Prayer of the Faithful and the Blessing of the Cross. Ecce Lignum Crucis, in quo salus mundi perpendit. VENITE ADOREMUS. This religious function attracted the attention of neighbours: Catholics, other Christians and those of Traditional Religion. It was a good show of our faith.