THE TRUE HOLY COMMUNION
Where we raise the kolanut made by God.
They raise the bread made by man.
Then we declare "He who brings kola brings life"
They too declare "This is the bread of life".
We offer thanks,
They offer thanks.
We offer wine
They offer wine
Then we bless the congregation
They too bless their congregation
We call on our Ndichie and #worthyAncestors; Okeke,Okafọ, Okonkwo, Okorie, Igbokwe, Odenigbo and Igbokenyi, in "the communion of the living and the dead" to partake in our kola,
They too call their #Ndichie and ancestors; St. Peter,St.Cyprian, St. Caro, St. Mark and Kizito to partake in their rite, in "the communion of the living and the dead"
Then we break and eat the concecrated kolanut,
They too break and eat their consecrated bread.
A properly consecrated kolanut is the true #HolyCommunion
Yet many of you fail to see that
WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE TIME BEGAN! and they can only walk in our shadows!
They took what is ours and made it look like theirs, yet in their envy they call us EVIL, we who welcomed them into our homes. They #enslaved the #minds of our children and set them against their fathers.
Now our children no longer know who they are; the firstborn creation of Chukwu Okike, a Noble race, Freemen, priests, priestesses, all have lost their place in the light.
We descendants of #Ndigboo-the ancients, we are the light of the world.
About ọjị igbo (native kola nut)
Ọji bụ ọjikọ ji kọrọ ndi mmadụ na mmụọ.
Ọjikọ in igbo language means bound between some things/person and the other.
Kola (ọjị) is used in so many things in igbo traditional spirituality,
presenting kola to visitor shows lovely welcome in igbo tradition,
There is popular statement which states that,
The yorụbas cultivate kola, then the Hausas eats kola, but the igbos respect kola.
There for, the igbos doest eat kola nuts just for food, but kola nuts(native kola) have spiritual significant in igbo tradition.
Native kola nuts has from two cotyledons to six or more cotyledons , any cotyledons has different spiritual significants since native kola is popularly use for libation/prayer(ị gọ ọfọ) etc in igbo tradition.
Native kola cotyledons are explain in followings:
Two cotyledons :
Represent up & down (Elu na ala) this cotyledons are not suppose to be eaten bcos it is believed to given out 6 the spirits. Why in some igbo culture is called ọjị ogbu bcos the believed that it did not say anything.
Three cotyledons:
is called ( ọjị ike nga ,na ọjị lota nna ,ma ọbụ ọjị ndi ichie) which means it presents the presents of great Ancestors.
Four cotyledons :represent the four market days in igbo tradition( eke, orie,afọ,Nkwọ) this is the most popular cotyledons in native kola.
Five cotyledons: shows unity, just like the five fingers they are not equal but they are working in unity to archive a common goal.
Six/seven or more cotyledons : shows
progress, procreation/multiplications , great joy ahead. Kola that breaks up to seven cotyledons require celebrations.
Uses of native kola:
1: used for prayers/libations (ị gọ ọfọ)
2: used for spiritual sacrifices.
3: used for taking of oaths.(i iwụ iyi)
4: used for spiritual inquiries/consultation of information ( igba afa).
5: used as gift. Etc
(NOTE: every occasion with out presentation of kola nut in igbo tradition is incomplete and total unacceptable.)
From: EZIOKWU CHINEKE GADỊ TRADITIONAL OUTREACH.
in restoration and promotion of ọdinala/omenala Ndịgboo.
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