Block Rosay, Enugu

08/09/2025

OUR WEEKLY ACTIVITY FOR OUR BLOCK ROSARY WEEK/VIRGIN MARY BIRTHDAY

29/06/2024

29/06/2024

INDECENCY THE FALL OF MANY

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Today, I want to address a sensitive but important issue. As children of God, we are called to dress modestly and honor God with our bodies. However, it seems that we have begun to embrace indecent dressing as a fashion trend.

We see it in our churches, our communities, and even in our own mirror reflections. We have become so desperate to fit in, to be accepted by the world, that we have sacrificed our values and our principles on the altar of fashion.

But let me tell you, my dear friends, that this is not the way of Christ. In 1 Timothy 2:9-10, we are reminded, "I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothing, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who claim to be God-fearing."

Our dressing should reflect our inner beauty, our modesty, and our humility. Our dressing should honor God, not ourselves. Our dressing should point people to Christ, not to our own flesh.

Let us not be fooled by the fashion trends of this world. Let us not be seduced by the lie that says, "If you want to be accepted, you must dress like me." Let us instead put on the armor of modesty, the robe of humility, and the crown of Christlikeness.

Let us return to the values that made us great, the values that made us a light in the darkness. Let us embrace the beauty of modesty, the power of humility, and the strength of self-control.

Let us be a church that stands for something, not a church that falls for everything. Let us be a people who are known for our holiness, not our worldliness.

May God forgive us for our indecency and may we return to the path of righteousness. May we once again be a light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in a world that desperately needs it.

Amen.

Remember to pray your rosary for purity ✅

26/06/2024

ST JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ DEL

Saint Jose Luis Sanchez Del Rio was born in Mexico, in the town of Sahuayo, Michoacan, on March 28, 1913. Raised in a strong Catholic environment, Jose was taught well in the Faith. From the tender age of 13, Jose courageously begged God that he would bear the grace of martyrdom. And it was during that time, that the Catholic Church in Mexico was being bitterly persecuted by a corrupt government, which was led by President Plutarco Calles.

Jose, in greatest desire to defend his faith, sought to join uprising Cristeros, a movement that had been initiated for defending the rights of Catholics. He begged his mother for permission to join them, saying “In order to go to heaven, we have to go to war.” Additionally pleading, he exclaimed, “Never has it been so easy to obtain Heaven." After some time, persuaded by his passionate pleadings, she permitted him to join the others among his family, who were already set on departing. However, due to his juvenile age, it required much persistent pleading until the Cristero general also accepted Jose, who would be allowed to act as flag-bearer. A while later, a battle commenced in which the general’s horse, by a critical shot, collapsed to the ground. But without hesitation, the young man immediately told the general, “Take my horse and save yourself. You’re the general, and what am I worth to the cause?” At first refusing, the general eventually submitted to Jose’s insistence, and by mounting the horse, he was able to safely retreat.

But since Jose himself had surrendered his sole chance of escape, government troops easily seized and overtook him. As a captive, they forced the young man to witness the gory ex*****on of another captured Cristero, in the hopes that this event would weaken his resolve. Instead, the surprising opposite occurred. The undersides of his feet were cut off and he was forced to walk through the streets. Despite this terrible torture which brought to his death in 1928, the 14 year old Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio refused to give up on his faith and the Cristero cause.