the Bishop Anyogu—Auctrice REGINA Pacis by Marie Otigba

Author:Marie Otigba [Otigba, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2017-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

towards each other. Have fortitude in resisting the temptations of the devil, perseverance in observing your rule and in loving your religion and other exercises, in studying hard and being happy with God’s peace…for he is especially with you, his first sacerdotal children in Southern Nigeria.

By now, all of Anyogu’s expectations of becoming an ordained Roman Catholic priest were overturned. Following Shanahan’s advice, and relying on Providence, Anyogu diligently carried on as a Catechist/senior Seminarian. Anyogu’s spiritual dynamics had already changed by the time he got back to Nigeria from the United Kingdom in December 1920 because many people, including both his parents and siblings, were already calling him ‘father.’ For Roman Catholics, the essence of being a priest is to carry out the work of Christ. Once ordained, priests receive another permanent mark on their souls carrying through to eternity, indicating they have two characters, forever acting and speaking in persona Christi because of this indelible mark.

By the time Shanahan found the breathing space between ill health and travelling, details of Anyogu’s ordination had arrived from the Mother House and the Vatican. The announcement triggered congratulations from around the world and contemporary news coverage in Ireland and Nigeria ended years of anticipation and waiting:

B.G T.35 169 MAI 1931 -489

NIGERIA MERIDIONALE

Les Missionary Annals of the Holy Ghost Fathers d’avril 1941 racontent, sous la signature du P.C.O. Donoghue, l’ordination à la prêtrise du R.F John Anyogu,le 8 December 1930, à Onitsha: C’est le premier prètre noir du Vicariat. John Anyogu fit ses études classiques à Castlehead, puis,pendant cinq ans exerça les fonc-tions de catéchiste: enfin, en 1924 et donne d’intéressants details sur la cérémonie de l’ordination.

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