Seminarians at St Augustine Seminary in Jos, Nigeria, singing a hymn
"When you go back home, tell the people that there are many of us who want to be priests. Extremists in Nigeria follow the way of violence but we want to follow the way of the Lord."
Just months away from ordination to the priesthood, Deacon Hezekiah Kovona is one of 327 young men at St Augustine's Seminary in Jos, Nigeria.
St Augustine's has suffered repeated threats from extremists. Once Islamists set fire to a monastery next to the seminary and threatened to overrun St Augustine's but the students rushed out and the mob ran away.
Now, seminarians take it in turns to patrol the site's perimeter wall, making use of a hotline to Jos police headquarters if trouble arises. One seminarian, named Genesis, said: "We attribute our survival to God. People -- even our families -- sometimes ask why we want to risk our lives as priests but we are not afraid."
Genesis is one of more than 5,000 seminarians in Nigeria -- the highest number in all of Africa. Aid to the Church in Need is committed to helping students at St Augustine's and others preparing for priesthood. Since 2010, Aid to the Church in Need has provided ongoing help for 56 seminarians from the Archdiocese of Jos and provided Mass stipends for 19 priests working at St Augustine's.
Find out more about Aid to the Church in Need's support for Christians in Nigeria at www.acnuk.org/nigeria
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GRACIAS PADRE ETERNO POR REGALARNOS MUCHOS SACERDOTES Y SI LO PERMITES SERAN SANTOS, PARA TU GLORIA Y TU NOMBRE
Thank you ACN
It’s so fulfilling watching myself here sing praise to God as a seminarian, and now a Priest. More of God’s blessings upon you ACN. You contributed to who I am today.
@AidtotheChurchinNeed
4 жыл бұрын
God bless you Henry!
@younggenius7872
2 жыл бұрын
God bless you Padre
@louisnonila5021
10 ай бұрын
God bless
I pray to Jesus, with the intercession of St. Augustine, for more vocations for Priests and Nuns from Africa.
This is nostalgic. I happily graduated here in 1995
@johnblah1040
2 жыл бұрын
You are a priest now?
@aaolowo
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnblah1040 Yes, to the glory of God
may God bless these servants in Christ our lord, hug from Brazil
❤❤❤
God demonstrated ... God's love will abide in you.....His mercy will be on you ...may His guidance be with you ....God bless you ....Amen
May Christ in his infinite love and mercy endow you brothers with knowledge, wisdom and understanding even as you work in his vineyard.Amen.
Bendícelo padre eterno, bendícelos y dales tu amor eterno a ellos y a todos sus familiares
Thank you for choosing this life Brothers. May God reward you amply.
@TheChurchAuthentic
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Future priests of Jesus Christ praising his name!
@Jeremiah17v9
10 жыл бұрын
Great isn't it! ;-)
@belladona001
10 жыл бұрын
***** just awesome!
This was my favourite song at St. Clement's Minor Seminary Lokoja in those years.
@ibegodswill5995
2 жыл бұрын
What the name
I am blessed O Lord! Thank you all.
This is great. Kindly upload more of these hymns from Nigeria.
This video made me love this song , so so so much, sang it on sunday in church,, i love, i love,,,, blow blow blow it i be, but the breath of the spirit blowing in me,,,amazing,,,,i wish you would upload the full video.....
Wow wow ! You boys 👏👏👏👏👏
This is great.
May The Lord Guide U Guys in Your Journey In Jesus Name AMEN.
wow.....great.....greetings from Hnms Solomon Islands
@AidtotheChurchinNeed
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening
Thank you Jesus
i wanted to hear there's so much when I woke up. Today I'll pray for Saint Augustine's New Karu.
I watch this daily
Reminds me of my seminary days and upbringing
What the name of the song
I love this song chai
God bless u dear seminarians.
pray for me fathers....
This's pretty nostalgic.. what is the name of the Hymn?? please
pleeeeeeeeease how can I get the complete video?
Wonderful choir
@ajayg9751
5 жыл бұрын
God loves u brothers
Good memories. How the harmony and melody flowed in those days with each one of us choosing and singing the part he is comfortable with. Thank you Holy Spirit of God! Blow till I be!
Plz put a full song not a stanza
I was once there but didn't make it am happy for my brother's
Ad Multos Annos