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Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese / Lagos Archdiocese

Lenten Season an Invitation Not to Give Up amid Adversity, Nigerian Archbishop

Feb 20, 2021

The Lenten Season, which starts with Ash Wednesday, is an invitation to draw closer to righteousness and to find comfort in God in the face of adversity, a Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria has said.

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