Igbo Catholic Community
New York @ Angela Merici Catholic Church
917 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
Na Aha Nna, Na Nwa, Na Muo Nso. Amen.
Welcome to Igbo Catholic Community
TRINITARIAN SUNDAY REFLECTION_B
We need not bug our minds in order to unravel the mystery of the Trinity because if we do that it is no longer a mystery and makes God less God. God is One but has three personalities in relation to functions. The work of creation is attributed to God the Father, that of salvation to God the Son and Sanctification to God the Holy Spirit. Persona in used in the context of mask or costume worn by actors on stage. One thing is basic the intrinsic Unity and Love shared by the Triune God. Only last week, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost and elaborated on the various gifts of the Holy Spirit on the Church yet working in unison and collaboration with one another. "There are different spirituals gifts but the same spirit, there are different forms of services yet the same Lord, there are different workings but the same Lord who produces all of them in everyone....[1COR12:4-7] and all to the building and growth of the Church. Some of the attributes of the Holy Trinity are Oneness, Unity, 'that they may be one as we are one' Jn17;22, Omniscience, Omnipresence, Immutable and Eternal, 'from everlasting to everlasting you are God' Ps90:2. We have to imitate the Triune God and work in unison each person bringing his or her talents on board for the building and growth of this community and His Universal Church. In this light, the must be order and transparency and sincerity of purpose. The basis of this working together is Love and Trust. May the Triune God help us to be more united and holy after their likeness. I believe in one Triune God. 'Ekwe m na Otu Chineke; Credo in Unum Deum'
Happy Sunday!!
BY REV. FR. STEPHEN OKEKE
Mission
Our mission is to establish a thriving Catholic ethnic community for the Igbo Diaspora in New York. We seek to build a community that galvanizes and serves as a rallying point, a fountain of hope, and a forum for the worship of Almighty God in Igbo language and in accordance with the Roman Catholic faith. We envision a community that preserves and perpetuates the Igbo culture, language, social values, charity, and our Roman Catholic heritage through evangelization, catechesis, Bible studies, and advancement of Catholic principles and ideals.