LATE MRS. STELLA OBASANJO (1945~2005)


FIRST LADY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 


BORN: NOVEMBER 14, 1945

 
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A reading from the Book of Wisdom 3:1-6, 9

HE ACCEPTED THEM AS A HOLOCAUST
The souls of the just are in the hand of God,
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
and their passing away was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For it before men, indeed, they be punished,
yet is their hope full of immortality;
Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrifice offerings he took them to himself.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth,
and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
and his care is with his elect.

The Word of the Lord
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A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians 15: 51 – 57 
DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY
Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all fall asleep, but
we will be changed, in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. 

For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 

For that which is corruptible must clothe itself with incorruptibility, and that 

which is mortal must clothe itself with immortality. 

And when that which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and that 

which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, 

then the word that is written shall come about:
"Death is swallowed up in victory.
Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?"
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 

But thanks be to God who gives us the 

victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Word of the Lord.
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A Requiem Mass was held in New York City, USA

At the Church of St. Agnes

143 East 43rd Street,

between Lexington & Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

Date: Friday, 28th October, 2005

Time: 9:00 AM

 

by

The Consulate General of Nigeria (New York) 

and 

The Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations 

You may wish to leave a Condolence Voice Message for The Obasanjo & Abebe Family

by calling: 

01- (845) 613-1191

(NY, New York, USA Number)

or email: 

CondolenceBook@StellaObasanjo.org




Thank You.

Song by Cristy Lane

 


Consulate General of Nigeria, New York, USA

828 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017

 

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