TO ALL PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS WORKING IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LAGOS, AND THE LAY FAITHFUL
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord:
- THE MONTH OF JULY: I warmly welcome you all to the month of July 2025. This month falls within the Liturgical season of the Ordinary Time of the Year. The season is chiefly marked by the hope it offers, hence, the colour Green, used at this time in the Church, signifies growth and life. The Ordinary Time is a season which follows the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles; a season in which as Christians, we put into fruitful and profitable use, the gifts of the Holy Spirit received at confirmation. Hence, having been filled with His gifts, we are expected to bear good fruits in this Ordinary season as we grow in the life of the Spirit. This month also presents us with these important feast days: St. Thomas the Apostle (3rd July), St. Benedict (11th July), St. Bonaventure (15th July), St. Mary Magdalene (22nd July), St. James (25th July), Ss. Joachim and Anne (26th July), Ss. Martha, Mary and Lazarus (29th July), St. Ignatius of Loyola (31st July).
- POPE’S INTENTION FOR JULY 2025: For formation in discernment: Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.
- ARCHBISHOP’S INTENTION FOR JULY 2025: For the Elderly: We pray for the elderly that they may feel the joy of the Lord as they enjoy the care and love of family and friends in this phase of life
- JUBILEE YEAR PRAYER: As a way of uniting ourselves in prayer with the Universal Church in this Jubilee Year of Hope, the Jubilee Prayer should continue to be said before the final blessing at liturgical celebrations.