Masses on the feast of Saint Josemaría in Nigeria (2009)

June 26th, the anniversary of Saint Josemaría's death in 1975, is now his feast day. Masses will be celebrated in many cities in Nigeria.

The earliest of the scheduled Masses will take place in Owerri on Tuesday the 23rd of June while a Mass is scheduled in Port Harcourt for the first week of July.

See below for a list of the dates and times of many of the commemorative Masses:

23rd June: OWERRI

Assumpta Cathedral,

Tuesday, June 23, at 5 p.m.

25th June: ILOTI (OGUN STATE)

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Iloti

Thursday, June 25, at 4.30 p.m.

26th June: IBADAN

Seat of Wisdom Parish,

University of Ibadan campus, Ibadan

Friday, June 26, at 6 p.m.

26th June: NSUKKA

St. Peter’s Catholic Church,

University of Nigeria campus, Nsukka

Friday, June 26, at 6 p.m.

26th June: ASABA

St. John Bosco Catholic Church,

Asaba

Friday, June 26, at 5 p.m.

26th June: BENIN CITY

St. Albert the Great Catholic Church,

University of Benin,  Ugbowo Campus, Benin City.

Friday, June 26, at 5 p.m.

26th June: ABUJA

Holy Rosary Catholic Church,

Wuse II, Abuja,

Friday, June 26, at 6 p.m.

26th June: ENUGU (TRANS-EKULU)

St. Mary’s Catholic Church,

Trans-Ekulu, Enugu.

Friday, June 26, at 5 p.m.

26th June: ENUGU (ASATA)

St. Michael’s Catholic Church,

Asata, Enugu.

Friday, June 26, at 5 p.m.

27th June: ONITSHA

Holy Trinity Cathedral,

Onitsha,

Saturday, June 27, at 12 noon.

27th June: ABA

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,

Aba,

Saturday, June 27, at 12 noon.

27th June: LAGOS

Lagoon Secondary School,

Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.

Saturday, June 27, at 12 noon.

27th June: LAGOS

Whitesands School,

Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.

Saturday, June 27, at 12 noon.

July: PORT-HARCOURT

Chaplaincy of the University of Port Harcourt

Thursday, July 1, at 6 p.m.