{"id":144915,"date":"2024-02-15T10:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gouni.edu.ng\/?p=144915"},"modified":"2024-02-15T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:01:16","slug":"embracing-the-spirit-of-lent-and-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/embracing-the-spirit-of-lent-and-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing the Spirit of Lent and Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this Ash Wednesday (2024), Reverend Father Professor Christian Anieke, Vice-Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University Enugu, shared a powerful message during a Holy Mass. He encourages us to use the beginning of Lent as an opportunity to deepen our prayers and show Christ-like love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Anieke emphasizes the significance of this special year, highlighting the events as manifestations of God&#8217;s grace and love.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s take a moment to reflect on the true essence of Valentine&#8217;s Day \u2013 a celebration of love and selflessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20240214-WA0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20240214-WA0005.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20240214-WA0005-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG-20240214-WA0005-255x233.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In his homily, he warns against reducing love to mere physicality, urging us to embrace the deeper meaning. As we embark on this Lenten journey, let&#8217;s be mindful of our actions in private, steering clear of mischievous influences and attention-seeking behaviours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The priest calls for introspection during this Lenten season, emphasizing the need to draw closer to God.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s use this time to reflect, pray, and strengthen our connection with the divine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this Ash Wednesday (2024), Reverend Father Professor Christian Anieke, Vice-Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University Enugu, shared a powerful message during a Holy Mass. He encourages us to use the beginning of Lent as an opportunity to deepen our prayers and show Christ-like love. Professor Anieke emphasizes the significance of this special year, highlighting the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":144916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2724],"tags":[2394,972,528,2661],"class_list":["post-144915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","tag-godfrey-okoye-universiy","tag-gouni","tag-gouni-enugu","tag-gouni-vc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}