Dear Matthew,
Ave Maria, gratia plena !
Thanks for given me the opportunity to write you privately . I have
been directed by my friend in the person of M.B. to get
registered in the Cathinfo.com and I think, that has been done
successfully though I have not been able to drop a comment in the group.
I would like to introduce ourselves and mission to you. We were two
priests who discovered tradition in 2016. My humble self - Fr Michael
Chigbata and Fr Joseph Onuorah. Both of us were former priests of
Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. Our journey to Traditional
Catholicism commenced in 2018 , when we wrote the Archbishop
officially that we are leaving the Conciliar Church to embrace fully
traditional Catholicism.
We contacted Bishops : Williamson and Zendejas and declared our
willingness and intention to join the Catholic Fidelity (RESISTANCE)
group. We received an outstanding encouragement from them.They
assigned some traditional priests to organise lectures for us which we
faithfully received for over two years. We received conditional
ordination from Bishop Thomas Aquinas at the Monastery of the Holy
Cross, Brazil on 30th of May 2021.
Father Joseph Onuorah and myself are working together. The Resistance
Bishops are fully aware of our presence and mission in Nigeria.
Having read much about the writings of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre of
the blessed memory and having discovered that all the Resistance
Bishops are standing on his living legacy and position, we are
therefore solidly with them in the same mission of operation survival
of Catholic Tradition and priesthood which they are continuing. Our
mission and position, therefore, is not in any way different from
theirs as well as all the traditional priests (Resistance) all over
the world.
We are currently covering five mass centers at different locations
mainly in the South East and South West geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
Our young mission here in Nigeria is a mission really in need because
of certain circuмstances and challenges we are passing through since
we left the Novus Ordo and embraced Traditional Latin mass.
It has been a great battle.The Novus Ordo Bishops , Priests and many
of the lay faithful are really after us. Our names have been published
and circulated in social media a number of times as those who have
gone crazy. We have been receiving all sorts of intimidation and
persecution from them, aimed at compelling us to abandon tradition but
we remained resolute and firm in our decision.
Despite all these attacks, God is manifesting his grace gradually by
drawing poor souls to discover tradition. Our apostolate is growing
but we need financial/moral support from kind hearted people for the
sustenance of the mission.The essence of this mail is to seek for your
advice and direction on how to get some benefactors who might be
willing to assist us .Please let me know how you can be of help to us
in this regard.
We are hoping to hear from you at your most convenient time.
Thanking you in anticipation for your reply with assurance of my prayers.
Very Truly yours in Jesus and Mary,
Fr Michael Chigbata
( Prior).
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