• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Science
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Tech
Vivian Ogu: The exemplary virtues of Charity, Chastity.-By Ruben-Mario Brodrick

Vivian Ogu: The exemplary virtues of Charity, Chastity.-By Ruben-Mario Brodrick

October 18, 2023

Political Bugaboo: Coalition Of Stranger Bed Fellows

July 13, 2025
Don’t disenfranchise yourself, get your pvc – Soludo’s wife urges Anambra residents

Don’t disenfranchise yourself, get your pvc – Soludo’s wife urges Anambra residents

July 11, 2025
Peter Obi raises alarm over insecurity, supports military intervention in Benue

Obi Donates ₦15M to Philomena College of Nursing, Benin

July 11, 2025
Peter Obi now Nigeria’s most recognized politician globally – Donu Kogbara

Peter Obi now Nigeria’s most recognized politician globally – Donu Kogbara

July 11, 2025
Basilica Rector inaugurates new parish Laity executive,frowns at indecent dressing

Basilica Rector inaugurates new parish Laity executive,frowns at indecent dressing

July 11, 2025
Archbishop Valerian Okeke marks 44 years of priesthood

Archbishop Valerian Okeke marks 44 years of priesthood

July 11, 2025
Again,Obi blasts Tinubu on state of the nation,foriegn travels

Obi Visits St John Vianney College, Donates N10M

July 11, 2025

Anambra Won’t Develop by Working for 8 Hours – Uzu Okagbue

July 11, 2025

Anambra Won’t Develop by Working for 8 Hours – Uzu Okagbue

July 11, 2025
Pope to young people: We are all pilgrims and we are always pilgrims

Pope to young people: We are all pilgrims and we are always pilgrims

July 11, 2025
Vatican grants ‘Nihil obstat’ for Marian devotion on Mount Zvir in Slovakia

Vatican grants ‘Nihil obstat’ for Marian devotion on Mount Zvir in Slovakia

July 11, 2025
Pope Leo XIV Receives Eco-Friendly Electric ‘Popemobiles’ for Global Travels

Pope Leo XIV Receives Eco-Friendly Electric ‘Popemobiles’ for Global Travels

July 11, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Sunday, July 13, 2025
  • Login
Trinitas News
  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Politics
    • World

    Political Bugaboo: Coalition Of Stranger Bed Fellows

    Don’t disenfranchise yourself, get your pvc – Soludo’s wife urges Anambra residents

    Don’t disenfranchise yourself, get your pvc – Soludo’s wife urges Anambra residents

    Peter Obi raises alarm over insecurity, supports military intervention in Benue

    Obi Donates ₦15M to Philomena College of Nursing, Benin

    Peter Obi now Nigeria’s most recognized politician globally – Donu Kogbara

    Peter Obi now Nigeria’s most recognized politician globally – Donu Kogbara

    Again,Obi blasts Tinubu on state of the nation,foriegn travels

    Obi Visits St John Vianney College, Donates N10M

    Anambra Won’t Develop by Working for 8 Hours – Uzu Okagbue

    Anambra Won’t Develop by Working for 8 Hours – Uzu Okagbue

    Sir Pius Ufudo Foundation Donates Laptops, Solar Power System to Nnobi School

    Sir Pius Ufudo Foundation Donates Laptops, Solar Power System to Nnobi School

    Peter Obi: poor investment in education hindering Nigeria’s progress

    Peter Obi: poor investment in education hindering Nigeria’s progress

    My Administration Will Favor the Common Man – Chief Nweke

    My Administration Will Favor the Common Man – Chief Nweke

    Trending Tags

    • Donald Trump
    • Future of News
    • Climate Change
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
    • Flat Earth
  • Tech

    Trending Tags

    • Flat Earth
    • Sillicon Valley
    • Mr. Robot
    • MotoGP 2017
    • Golden Globes
    • Future of News
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Sports
    Ofili’s allegiance switch not confirmed – NSC

    Ofili’s allegiance switch not confirmed – NSC

    FULL LIST: D’Tigress names preliminary squad for Afrobasket

    FULL LIST: D’Tigress names preliminary squad for Afrobasket

    Paris FC Secure Moses Simon on Three-Year Deal from FC Nantes

    Paris FC Secure Moses Simon on Three-Year Deal from FC Nantes

    Thailand commits £880m to F1 bid with street circuit in Bangkok

    Thailand commits £880m to F1 bid with street circuit in Bangkok

    Holger Rune to sell smashed racquets for charity ahead of Wimbledon

    Holger Rune to sell smashed racquets for charity ahead of Wimbledon

    Zurdo Ramirez and Jai Opetaia are on a cruiserweight collision course

    Zurdo Ramirez and Jai Opetaia are on a cruiserweight collision course

    Carlos Alcaraz ‘on party ban’ as he repeats Ibiza trick before Wimbledon

    Carlos Alcaraz ‘on party ban’ as he repeats Ibiza trick before Wimbledon

    Organizers confirm Okpekpe Race to return in 2026

    Organizers confirm Okpekpe Race to return in 2026

    Tuchel wants Bellingham to inspire, not intimidate England teammates

    Tuchel wants Bellingham to inspire, not intimidate England teammates

    Nigeria’s Akintoye named among referees for WAFCON

    Nigeria’s Akintoye named among referees for WAFCON

  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Fashion
    • Health
    Over 400 Patients Received Free Medical Test, Free Treatment At St Charles Borromeo, Hospital, Onitsha

    Over 400 Patients Received Free Medical Test, Free Treatment At St Charles Borromeo, Hospital, Onitsha

    Pomp as Igwe Ogidi Pharm. Onyido celebrates New yam festival

    Pomp as Igwe Ogidi Pharm. Onyido celebrates New yam festival

    Results of Medical Exam Build Case for ‘Incorrupt’ Body of Sister Wilhelmina, Says BishopBy Tyler Arnold

    Results of Medical Exam Build Case for ‘Incorrupt’ Body of Sister Wilhelmina, Says BishopBy Tyler Arnold

    WORLD STROKE DAY: LIVING YOUR LIFE AFTER A STROKE, THE IMPERATIVES OF SKILLFUL PHYSIOTHERAPY

    WORLD STROKE DAY: LIVING YOUR LIFE AFTER A STROKE, THE IMPERATIVES OF SKILLFUL PHYSIOTHERAPY

    NADECO demands new constitution for Nigeria

    NADECO demands new constitution for Nigeria

    Nigeria to Vaccinate 7.7 Million Girls against Leading Cause of Cervical Cancer

    Nigeria to Vaccinate 7.7 Million Girls against Leading Cause of Cervical Cancer

    Hospital CEO commends Archbishop  Okeke for delivering and sustaining quality health care in Onitsha Archdiocese  

    Hospital CEO commends Archbishop  Okeke for delivering and sustaining quality health care in Onitsha Archdiocese  

    Why the Queenship of Mary matters

    Why the Queenship of Mary matters

    Human rights group files ICC complaint over anti-Christian violence in Nigeria, accusing public officials of “crimes against humanity”

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Mr. Robot
    • MotoGP 2017
    • Climate Change
    • Flat Earth
No Result
View All Result
Trinitas News
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Vivian Ogu: The exemplary virtues of Charity, Chastity.-By Ruben-Mario Brodrick

by Trinitas News
October 18, 2023
in News
0
Vivian Ogu: The exemplary virtues of Charity, Chastity.-By Ruben-Mario Brodrick
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The theological virtue of charity is the supernatural virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves as part of our love for God, the holy Bible also says: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And the second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39). The virtue of charity gives one the capacity to receive the power of Jesus’ love and self-giving. As the scripture tells us, since God is love, anyone who dwells in love, dwells in God. (1 John 4:16). Whenever we express the virtue of charity we become closer to God and the dignity of man which was lost through the disobedience of man and expulsion from the presence of God is restored.

The Life of Late Vivian Ogu can be described as an expression of this virtue of charity. Just as Mary upheld the dignity of women by remaining sinless and in her virginity gave birth to the God so Vivian sustained that dignity of the girl-child and womanhood through her preaching, her love for God, her love for the poor and the defense of her virginity even onto death.

Hence, the striking heroism in the story of Vivian is in the remarkable way, in which she expressed her Christian faith, having extraordinary positive influence on the lives of others from the tender age of nine and the courage with which she put into practice what she had been preaching when the opportunity came at the age of fourteen, opting to be killed rather than being sexually defiled.

The spiritual journey of Vivian had received new energy with the efforts of the Charismatic Catholic Renewal in whose activities she participated with her parents. As she grew older, she took part in the Bible study courses of the “Joy Group.” She lived out her faith among her friends by exchanging advice and experiences.

She was a steward in her class and played prominent role in the yearly Teen Camp meetings which began in 2007. Vivian’s parish, St. Paul Catholic, Airport Road, Benin City, encouraged the participation of children and young people in the Sunday Eucharist by making provision for a special session for them on Sundays.

After Mass, the children received further teachings from the parish catechists while waiting for their parents to close from the main church where the adults had their holy mass. It was here that Vivian, at the age of nine years, began to publicly demonstrate her zeal and courage in speaking to other children on the dignity of purity and virginity.

Vivian who joined the Sunday School Community as it was known then and later the choir, was quite young but committed. She took part in all special events in the Church such as the yearly Children Day Celebration, the Annual Children Mission Day and the Christmas Carol Service as well as the end of year thanksgiving where the children were given the responsibility of organizing liturgical activities for the day. She took part in almost all the activities in the parish community as much as her age then would allow.

For liturgical celebrations, she would always take either the reading or prayer of the faithful. After joining the children’s choir in the parish her family started attending in 2005, Vivian later emerged as the choir mistress of the children choir and the president of the Holy Childhood Association.

Even in her school, Vivian was appoint as the assistant prayer leader because of the zeal for the Lord identified in her.
During her tenure, she worked tirelessly to make the parish’s HCA chapter second to none in the archdiocese in terms of carrying out works and prayers.

Amongst the projects that she coordinated there was the mobilization of funds to pay the hospital bills of children at central hospital, Benin City and to meet the financial needs of children at the orphanages during the celebration of Children’s Day in 2008.

Vivian loved reading the Holy Scriptures and asking for explanations from her priests and teachers concerning the teachings of the Church. Moved by her love for the Word of God, she decided to commit herself to writing her understanding of the Gospels.

She had arrived at chapter sixteen of the Gospel of St. Matthew by the time she was killed.

Through the archdiocesan training courses organized for children by the HCA, Vivian became conversant with the story of Saint Maria Goretti and continually encouraged her friends to follow the example of that great saint in preserving their purity and virginity even unto death. With her heroic death, Vivian offered a concrete example of this teaching at the age of 14 years.

On Sunday, the 15th of November, 2009, while she was at home in the evening with her parents, armed robbers came and robbed her family and then took Vivian and her sister to a bush where the armed men attempted to rape her but when she vigorously refused, they shot and killed her.
Now the virtuous life and heroic sacrifice of Vivian is being celebrated both in the church and the society at large. Since 2010, the faithful of the Archdiocese of Benin City gather every year for an annual memorial of Vivian Ogu around November 15 at the place she was killed now knowns as Vivian Ogu Missionary Animation Centre (VOMAC).

On March 29, 2014, the Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, inaugurated the Vivian Ogu Movement, with the task of making known the story of her exemplary life, preserving and developing the land where she was killed, collecting testimonies of people about her virtues and about potential miracles, for the promotion of the cause for her possible beatification.

On the third Saturday of every month children and teenagers from the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City take turns to visit the Vivian Ogu Missionary Animation Centre to be animated to follow the footsteps of Vivian Ogu.

In 2019 Vivian was recognized by the Holy See as a model of Christian heroism. Consequently, Pope Francis presented the story of Vivian to all dioceses of the world that she may be celebrated and emulated. The national celebration of the extraordinary missionary month of October, 2019 was celebrated at the Vivian Ogu Missionary Animation Centre where all the bishops of Nigeria were in attendance and The Holy Father, Pope Francis represented by the president of the Pontifical Mission Society, Archbishop Giampietro Dal Toso.

On the 17th of September 2019, the Edo State government launched the Vivian Ogu Sexual Assault Referral Centre which will provide support services for survivals of sexual assault in Edo State.

Inspite of the frightening reality in todays world where the dignity of women seems to be eroding by the day, one can still find hope in the examples of people like Vivian that the dignity of womanhood can be restored and preserved if families teach their daughters from tender age to be committed to a life of purity and holiness.

Ruben Mario Brodrick is a Social Communicator, Publicist, Writer and Journalist; he is the Production Editor of Veritas Newspaper and Manager of Veritas Communications of the Archdiocese of Benin City, Edo State.
.

Share196Tweet123Share49
Trinitas News

Trinitas News

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
All Hallows Seminary Onitsha hosts graduates,celebrates excellence in exams

All Hallows Seminary Onitsha hosts graduates,celebrates excellence in exams

September 28, 2023
Are Mission Schools Really expensive? The True Picture

Are Mission Schools Really expensive? The True Picture

October 12, 2023
Pope Francis Expresses Grief Over Tragic Benin Fire

Pope Francis Expresses Grief Over Tragic Benin Fire

September 28, 2023

Group Warns Against Open Grazing in Igbo Land… Sacks Herdsmen in Imo

0
Power Blackout Forces Anambra Election Petition Tribunal to Adjourn Sitting

Power Blackout Forces Anambra Election Petition Tribunal to Adjourn Sitting

0

Hoodlums Give Isseke, Azia Communities Conditions for Conducting Burials

0

Political Bugaboo: Coalition Of Stranger Bed Fellows

July 13, 2025
Don’t disenfranchise yourself, get your pvc – Soludo’s wife urges Anambra residents

Don’t disenfranchise yourself, get your pvc – Soludo’s wife urges Anambra residents

July 11, 2025
Peter Obi raises alarm over insecurity, supports military intervention in Benue

Obi Donates ₦15M to Philomena College of Nursing, Benin

July 11, 2025
Trinitas News

Copyright © 2023 trinitasnews.com / Built by Goallord Creativity - 08136768149

Navigate Site

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • World
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Sports
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Health
    • Travel

Copyright © 2023 trinitasnews.com / Built by Goallord Creativity - 08136768149

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In