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16/08/2026

Join us live at Wassa Dadieso for Assumption of Mary.

02/08/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲

When Catholics enter or leave the church, they often genuflect, bending the knee toward the tabernacle. This isn't a random tradition, it's an act of worship directed at Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.
We bend the knee because we believe we are in the presence of God Himself.

This posture teaches humility. It reminds us that no matter how busy or important our day has been, we pause and acknowledge Someone greater than ourselves. It is a small act, but it forms the heart over time.
Scripture tells us that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bend, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. Genuflecting before the tabernacle is our way of living that truth, one visit at a time.

26/07/2026

Why Catholics Call Mary "Mother of God"

Some find this title puzzling, since Mary is not the origin of God, who has no beginning. But the title "Mother of God" isn't about Mary's divinity; it's about Jesus. Since Jesus is one Person who is fully God and fully man, and Mary is His mother, she is rightly called the Mother of God, not because she predates God, but because the child she bore is God Himself.(Trinitarian God)

This truth was formally affirmed at the Council of Ephesus in 431, largely to protect the identity of Christ, not to elevate Mary above her place. If we said Mary was only the "Mother of Christ's humanity," it would suggest Jesus was somehow split into two persons, one divine and one human. Calling her Mother of God safeguards the truth that Jesus is one undivided Person from the very moment of His conception, as St. John reminds us: "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14).

Scripture points to this from the very beginning of the Gospel. When Mary visits Elizabeth, "filled with the Holy Spirit," Elizabeth greets her with the words, "Why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:41-43). Elizabeth wasn't confused about who God was; she was recognizing, by the Spirit, exactly who Mary was carrying. St. Paul reinforces this when he writes that God "sent forth his Son, born of woman" (Galatians 4:4), affirming that the Son who is eternally God was truly born of Mary. And in the prophecy given to Isaiah, centuries before, we read of the child to come: "and his name shall be called... Mighty God" (Isaiah 9:6), the very child Mary would bear.

25/07/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗦𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀

Every posture at Mass carries meaning. We stand for the Gospel because we rise to greet Christ speaking to us directly.
We sit during the readings and homily because we are listening and being taught, much like a student attentive to a teacher.
We kneel during the consecration because we are in the presence of the greatest mystery of our faith.

These movements are not just tradition for tradition's sake. They engage our whole body in worship, not just our minds. The Church has always understood that we are not merely spirits, but body and soul together, and our worship should reflect that.

The Psalms often speak of bowing down and kneeling before the Lord our Maker. When we move through these postures at Mass, we are joining our voices, and our bodies, to a prayer that has echoed for generations.

Take note the nest time you visit a Catholic Church for Mass.
𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕: 𝑺𝒕. 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 - 𝑫𝒖𝒏𝒌𝒘𝒂-𝑶𝒏-𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒏
St. Stephen's Catholic Church - Dunkwa on Offin

20/07/2026

Why We Receive Holy Communion

At every Mass, we receive something far greater than bread and wine. We receive Jesus Christ Himself, truly present in the Eucharist. As He said, "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life" (John 6:54).

Communion also unites us to one another. St. Paul reminds us that "because there is one bread, we who are many are ONE BODY" (1 Corinthians 10:17). It's food for the journey, strength for the weak and healing for the repentant heart.

This is why the catholic Church asks us to prepare well beforehand, through prayer and a clear conscience. Communion isn't a reward for the perfect but nourishment for those striving toward holiness, and an invitation to draw closer to the One who gave everything for us.

18/07/2026

𝗦𝘁. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘄𝗮-𝗼𝗻-𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻 — 𝗔 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀

Long before Dunkwa-on-Offin grew into the town it is today, the Catholic faith had already taken root here. By the turn of the twentieth century, Dunkwa was already an established mission station, so much so that the parish at Bibiani in Sefwiland was born out of it in the early 1900s. 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗿. 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗿. 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘄𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗳𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, carrying the Gospel to towns that had never heard it, much as the apostles "went out and preached everywhere" (Mark 16:20).

The St. Stephen tower still preaches today, even in silence. At its base, Archangel Michael stands with a spear in hand over the dragon beneath his feet, a reminder that "𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻" (𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟮:𝟳-𝟵). He keeps watch over the parish as its protector, just as he has always defended the Church against the powers of darkness.

Above that is the clock. The clock does not merely tell the hour, it calls every passerby to remember that time is a gift, and to "𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿" (𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟮𝟱:𝟭𝟯).
At the top of the clock, the trumpeting angels crown the tower, echoing the trumpet blasts of Scripture that herald God's glory and summon the faithful to attention, like watchmen announcing that the Lord draws near.

Today, St. Stephen is the head church of the Dunkwa-On-Offin Deanery, currently shepherded by Rev. Fr. Isaac Kwesi Amonoo with Rev. Frs. Justin Michael Ocran, Francis Ayaric and Justice Gyan and it continues to nurture nearly twenty outstations scattered across the surrounding villages.
From humble missionary footsteps to the towering church we see today, St. Stephen stands as a living witness that "the word of God continued to spread and flourish" (Acts 12:24).

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