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Merry Christmas CYON Gombe deanery
26/12/2025

Merry Christmas CYON Gombe deanery

IT'S ANOTHER HARVEST SEASON TO THANK GOD FOR HIS GOODNESS AND BLESSINGS💃💃. LET'S COME REJOICING, BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES...
18/11/2025

IT'S ANOTHER HARVEST SEASON TO THANK GOD FOR HIS GOODNESS AND BLESSINGS💃💃. LET'S COME REJOICING, BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES 🧺🍅🍓🫐🌽🧅🥕🫚🥭🍑🍇🍾🥂🍻🍷🎻🥁🎹.

THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE MASS AT 7AM
MAY THE GOD OF HARVEST BLESS US ALL, AMEN🙏❤️

Cloud of Praise 2025: We passed the camera during Cloud of Praise and as expected, David no do pass us 🤭
18/11/2025

Cloud of Praise 2025: We passed the camera during Cloud of Praise and as expected, David no do pass us 🤭

Theme of the Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria 2026
07/11/2025

Theme of the Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria 2026

The Solemnity of All Saints is celebrated on the first of November. It was instituted to honour all of the saints, both ...
01/11/2025

The Solemnity of All Saints is celebrated on the first of November. It was instituted to honour all of the saints, both known and unknown, and, according to Pope Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year.

In the early days of the Church, the Christians were accustomed to solemnize the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ at the place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to interchange feasts, to transfer relics, to divide them, and to join in a common feast; as is shown by the invitation of Saint Basil of Caesarea (397) to the bishops of the province of Pontus. Frequently groups of martyrs suffered on the same day, which naturally led to a joint commemoration.

In the persecution of Diocletian, the number of martyrs became so great that a separate day could not be assigned to each, but the Church, feeling that every martyr should be venerated, appointed a common day for all. The first trace of this we find is in Antioch on the Sunday after Pentecost. We also find mention of a common day in a sermon of Saint Ephrem the Syrian (373), and in the 74th homily of Saint John Chrysostom (407).

At first only martyrs and Saint John the Baptist were honoured by a special day in the Liturgical Calendar. Other saints were added gradually, and increased in number when a regular process of canonization was established.

Still, as early as 411 there is in the Chaldean Calendar a "Commemoratio Confessorum" for the Friday after Easter. In the west, Pope Boniface IV on May 13, 609 or 610, consecrated the Pantheon in Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs, ordering an anniversary. Gregory III (731-741) consecrated a chapel in the Basilica of Saint Peter to all the saints and fixed the anniversary for November 1.

A basilica of the Apostles already existed in Rome, and its dedication was annually remembered on May 1. Gregory IV (827-844) extended the celebration on November 1 to the entire Church. The vigil seems to have been held as early as the feast itself. The octave was added by Sixtus IV (1471-84).

Francis Merseman, from the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright 1907.

Welcome to the month of November Happy New month great family of Gombe and happy all saints day celebration 🎈💐
01/11/2025

Welcome to the month of November Happy New month great family of Gombe and happy all saints day celebration 🎈💐

Central executive of CYON Bauchi Diocese we celebrate our great leaders
29/10/2025

Central executive of CYON Bauchi Diocese we celebrate our great leaders

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria - Awka Diocese Catholic Television of Nigeria
29/10/2025

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria - Awka Diocese Catholic Television of Nigeria

Will be happening Theresa's Parish Tunfure
27/10/2025

Will be happening Theresa's Parish Tunfure

A Great lost in Gombe and bauchi diocese
27/10/2025

A Great lost in Gombe and bauchi diocese

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