The National Missionary Seminary of St Paul, Gwagwalada, Abuja begins the 2022/2023 Formative Year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit presided over by the Superior General, Fr Callistus Isara, MSP. May the Holy Spirit guide both the Formators and Seminarians throughout the year.
The annual Open and Thanksgiving Day of the Society was celebrated on January 30, 2022. It was graced by AMSP from all over Nigeria. Bishop John Oyejola, Bishop of Osogbo Diocese presided over the Mass. It was a beautiful and colourful occasion.
The Society officially opened her first College in Nigeria. The officially opening was done on January 29, 2022. It is a mixed (boys and girls) day/boarding college.
It was a very sad day for the Missionaries of St Paul as the painful news of the death of one of our beloved brother and great missionary, Fr. Francis Ighorurhie, MSP was broken early morning of October 16, 2020. It was gathered that Fr Francis slipped from the wooden bridge walk to his Rectory, fell into the water and drowned, Thursday night, October 15.
It was another moment of great joy for families, friends, benefactors MSPs and AMPs as we witnessed the priestly ordination of seven of our members. The 36th priestly ordination of the Missionary Society of St. Paul took place on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at the MSP seminary in Nigeria.
Some of the highlights of the lecture include a reminder by the keynote speaker Fr Onwukeme that the idea of Consecrated Life goes back to the Old Testament experience of the Israelites in their relationship with God in which God declares them a chosen race, a holy nation, a people set apart.
The Missionary Society of St. Paul held her 4th General Chapter from September 2nd to 14th. On September 12, 2013, the Chapter Fathers in the presence of the Ordinary of the Missionary Society of St Paul, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan elected five MSP Priests as members of the General Council for the next six years.
The MSP family was blessed with thirteen (13) new priests on June 22, 2013. The ordination took place at soccer field of the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, Gwgwalada. The ordaining prelate was the bishop of Kafanchan diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Joseph D. Bagobiri.
This annual event had in attendance over 250 friends and Associates of the Missionary Society of St. Paul. Bishop Curtis Guillory of Beamont Diocese presided over the Mass during which 15 new Associate Missionaries of St. Paul took their Solemn Admissions.