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PRO-LIFE WEEKEND AND PAPER PRESENTATION BY RENOWNED SCHOLARS.

WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE EVER PRO-LIFE RECTOR MAGNIFICUS, REV. FR. DR. PATRICK IDOKO ABEM. AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME PRESENTED BY THE RECTOR, REV. FR. DR. PATRICK ABEM ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2024/2025 PRO-LIFE WEEKEND, HELD IN ST. JOSEPH MAJOR SEMINARY IKOT EKPENE, THIS DAY MAY 10, 2025.The Vice Rector, Very Rev. Fr. Felix Loveday […]

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PICTORIAL EXCERPT OF THE PRO-LIFE WEEKEND. (PRO-LIFE EVANGELISM MATCH.

THE PRO-LIFE MODERATOR REV. FR. EKEMINI IYANG AUGUSTINE AND THE PRO-LIFERS EVANGELIZING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE. THE PEOPLE OF IKOT EKPENE JOINS THE SJMS PRO-LIFERS IN PROPAGATING THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE AND LOUDLY PREACHING FOR PEACE IN OUR SOCIETY AND TO PUT A STOP TO THE KILLING OF NIGERIANS CHRIS IS OUR LIFE.

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HABEMUS PAPAM, WE HAVE A NEW POPE.

THE PREPARATION, THE PROCESS, THE OATH, THE CONCLAVE AND ITS CONCLUSION. ‘Habemus papam’Peter’s Square below, the attendant cardinals first emerge onto the side balconies of the St. Peter’s Basilica facade. The senior cardinal deacon then appears on the central balcony and declares in Latin:  “Nuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus papam” – “I announce to you

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SEDE VACANTE (The Seat is empty). POPE FRANCIS GOES TO THE HEAVENLY HOME.

Our beloved Pope Francis has departed to meet the Heavenly Father on Easter monday. Pope Francis’ last public act was a blessing of the entire world on Easter Sunday, delivered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica — the same place where he was introduced as pope 12 years ago. Pope Francis passed away at

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SAINT JOSEPH MAJOR SEMINARY’S PRESENCE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF ANMSFAC UHIELE, EDO STATE, 2025.

PHOTO EXCERPTS FROM THE OPENING MASS/PARADE/ART EXHIBITION AT THE ANMSFAC @Uhiele, 2025 The Event Started with the Celebration of the Holy Mass Precided by Catholic Bishop of Auchi Most. Rev. Dr. Gabriel Dunia. PARADE OF THE ANMSFAC CONTINGENTS FROM SJMS SJMS Drama Contingents getting ready for the Stage. We have come, we have seen, and

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THE CELEBRATION OF CHRIST THE UNIVERSAL KING 24th of November, 2024.

The Holy Mass was precided by Rev. Fr. Dr. Kenneth Odibu, the priest who seats at the head of the Seminary Liturgy. In his homil: Quas Primas (1925) by Pope Pius XI, in his encyclical letter on the Kingship of Christ, Pope Pius XI explains the double foundation of Christ’s dominion over all thins; it

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THE CELEBRATION OF THE 2024 CULTURAL FIESTA WEEKEND OF SAINT JOSEPH MAJOR SEMINARY, IKOT EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE.

The African Thought and Culture Society of Saint Joseph Major Seminary Celebrate the 2024/2025 Cultural Fiesta Titled: “AFRICAN CULTURE AS THE HOPE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH: A Contextual Study of Pope Francis Speak Non Confudit (Hope Does Not Deceive). The Celebration of the African rich Culture is annually celebrated as a Tradition of in Saint

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THE SEMINARY CELEBRATE THE 15TH ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY TO THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD OF REV. FR. DR. LUTHER OTAH-ONAH RAYMOND: a testimony of god’s faithfulness.

Congratulations Dear Fr on your 15th Priestly Anniversary! Your dedication, compassion, and faith have inspired countless lives. May God continue to bless and strengthen you as you serve His people. THROUGH THE MERIT OF THE 15TH PRIESTLY ANNIVERSARY, FR PRAYS FOR THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES’ VARIOUS INTENTIONS: Tu es sacerdos in aeternum, secundum ordinem melchisedech!

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the seminary Welcomes New Formators to the natural home new.

WELCOME DEAR FATHERS! The Rector Magnificus Very. Rev. Fr. Patrick Abem welcomed Rev. Fr. Dr. Luther Tah-Onah Raymond of the Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt and Rev. Fr. Ekemini Inyang from the Catholic Diocese of Uyo. On the 31st of October 2024, on the day of the Inauguration of the 2024/2025 Academic/Formative. As members of

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