Testimonies on his Severity
He trained us strictly with lashes to see that we know almost every part of hymns with their different tones. He told us to drink eggs to see that our voices be changed to all tones required… Each time one…
Category Tansi
Condolence Messages at his Death
Fr. Tansi’s death is a material loss but a spiritual gain. We have lost a friend and a Father but we have gained a saintly advocate who is very aware of our needs. Father Tansi did not die of old…
Program of the Pope’s visit
9.15 hrs Departure with ALITALIA Boeing 767 14.30 hrs Arrival at «Nnamdi Azikiwe» airport, Abuja (ceremonies of Welcome) 15.15 hrs Transfer from «Nnamdi Azikiwe» airport to the Apostolic Nunciature – 41 km 16.15 hrs Arrival at the Nunciature. Blessing of…
Goodwill Messages for Father Tansi
On Beatification ceremony: Vincent Nnanyelugo Chiakwa (Salzburg, Austria) The Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi has a unique position in heaven amidst Nigerian “saints” before and after him, for being the first among them to be officially recognized by the Church. That…
References on Blessed Tansi in the Speech of Pope Johnpaul II
POPE JOHN PAUL II speaks about Father Tansi… At Nnamdi Azikiwe airport on 21 March 1998: The main purpose of my visit is to celebrate with the Catholic community the beatification of Fr Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, the first Nigerian in the…
List of Published works on Blessed Cyprian Michael Tansi
1. Entirely for God. The Life of Michael Iwene Tansi by Elizabeth Isichei, Professor of History, University of Jos. 1980. Published simultaneously by Kalamazoo, Michegan, USA and by Macmillan Education, London. 2. Father Tansi: CTS pamphlet: (B 561) 1983 by…
Archive: Newsflash 1-9
Newsflash 1 Schedule set for Pope’s Nigeria trip20 February, 1998 VATICAN (CWN) — The Vatican today made public a preliminary schedule for the trip by Pope John Paul II to Nigeria in March. The Pope will arrive at the airport…
Pope Johnpaul II’s Homily on Beatification of Tansi
Homily at the Mass for the Beatification of Father Cyprian TansiByHIS HOLINESS, POPE JOHN PAUL II “God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself” (2 Cor 5:19). Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. God has given me the joy, for…
Mass/Liturgy in the Honour of Blessed Cyprian Tansi
20 JANUARY(OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)colour: White BLESSED CYPRIAN MICHAEL IWENE TANSI(Priest Religious) Iwene Tansi was born in 1903 in Igboezunu Aguleri, in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. He was baptized in 1912 in the Christian village of Aguleri and given the…
Prayer for Private Devotion
O God, who granted many graces to your servant, Priest and Monk, Cyprian Michael Tansi, choosing him as your faithful instrument for evangelisation and sanctification of your people, grant also that I may spend my life, loving you and neighbour…