Ss. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael Church, Gadumo-Lokoja

Ss. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael Church, Gadumo-Lokoja Ss. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael (Church of Archangels) Gadumo is a parish in the Catholic Diocese of Lokoja.

The Church started with six families in Gadumo Village on June 18, 2000 with the efforts of Mrs Enemali who was on a Legion Visit.

Happy Easter from all of us at Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael Catholic Church, Gadumo. May we believe in the power of t...
20/04/2025

Happy Easter from all of us at Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael Catholic Church, Gadumo.

May we believe in the power of the resurrection to ultimately defeat evil and death. Amen!
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"But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brough...
18/04/2025

"But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed."

May the blessings of this holy day remind us of Jesus's love and sacrifice. Happy Palm Sunday!
13/04/2025

May the blessings of this holy day remind us of Jesus's love and sacrifice.
Happy Palm Sunday!

22/08/2023

AUGUST DAILY PRAYER AND DECLARATION CONTINUES.

DAY 13



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25/12/2020

SO, WAS JESUS BORN ON DECEMBER 25TH?

I once entered an argument with a Jehovah's Witness concerning the celebration of Christmas. I argued that the celebration does not matter, so far as Christian tradition is not against it while he argued that December 25th was specifically chosen by the Catholic Church because it was the date in which pagan Romans honored their gods. He concluded, that is why some Christians like Jehovah's Witnesses, do not celebrate Christmas (just as a note, Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christians).

How do we settle this impasse?

From the get go, it must be noted that Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christians (since they deny the divinity of Jesus Christ) and it therefore masters not whether they celebrate Christmas or not. It is simply beside the point.

Now to the main issue. St. Luke related the announcement of the birth of John the baptist to his elderly parents, Sts. Elizabeth and Zechariah. Zechariah was a priest of the class of Abijah (Luke 1:5), the 8th class of 24 priestly classes (Neh. 12:17). Each class served one week in the temple twice a year. Now the priestly class of Abijah would have been on duty during the second week of the Jewish month Tishri, the week of the Day of Atonement or in our calendar, between September 22nd and 30th.

While on duty, the angel informed Zechariah that he and Elizabeth would have a son (Luke 1:5-24). Then they conceived John, whom after 40 weeks in the womb would have been born at the end of June. For this reason, we celebrate the Nativity of St. John the Baptist on June 24th.

Now St. Luke also recorded how the angel told Mary that Elizabeth was already 6 months pregnant with John (Luke 1:36), which means the Annunciation occurred March 25th, as we do celebrate. 9 months from March 25th or 6 months from June 24th, renders the birth of Jesus at December 25th, Christmas day! This may be considered the Biblical case for December 25th.

Futhermore, there are records dating to the 2nd century showing that Christians were well aware of this fact, even if because of persecution, which only formally ended in 313 A.D., Christmas could not be celebrated. Therefore, those Christians who refuse to observe Christmas day because December 25th was the day pagan Romans observed their holiday in dedication to their god, are in fact, observing the pagan holiday!

Merry Christmas!

Credit:Dei Verbum

Induction of the newly CWO members that just graduated from the YCC
16/02/2020

Induction of the newly CWO members that just graduated from the YCC

Continue to rest in peace my dear brother
13/02/2020

Continue to rest in peace my dear brother

Wedding anniversary of Capt and Lolo okochi
18/07/2019

Wedding anniversary of Capt and Lolo okochi

May devotion.Have you said your Rosary today?
03/05/2019

May devotion.
Have you said your Rosary today?

The new exco of the Lokoja denary Laity just inaugurated and our parish Laity Chairman was elected the new Lokoja denary...
12/01/2019

The new exco of the Lokoja denary Laity just inaugurated and our parish Laity Chairman was elected the new Lokoja denary Laity president

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Church Of Archangels, Gadumo, Box 100, Lokoja-
Lokoja
260001

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