Revision on Erosion, plant care and soil

 Erosion and soil revision

Environmental Science Revision on Erosion and soil for kids 4 through 12

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  1. The washing or the wearing away of a field’s topsoil by water, and the wind is known as _______ erosion
  2. The two main types of erosion are _________ water and wind erosion
  3. Man causes erosion through farming activities such as  __________ tillage
  4. The washing away of topsoil by water is known as __________ water erosion.
  5. The carrying away of topsoil by wind is known as __________ wind erosion.
  6. Agents of erosion or things that cause erosion include ________ water, wind, man, and animals.
  1. Soil erosion decreases soil fertility, which can negatively affect crop yields.
  2. It also sends soil-laden water downstream, which can create heavy layers of sediment that prevent streams and rivers from flowing smoothly
  3. It can eventually lead to flooding.
  4. Once soil erosion occurs, it is more likely to happen again if not prevented
How can we prevent erosion in agriculture?
We can prevent erosion by:
  1. keep the soil covered as much as possible 
  2. Practice Crop rotations 
  3. control runoff before it develops into an erosive force
   Plant Protection
  1. Unwanted plants or any plant growing where it is not wanted is called___ weeds
  2. When plants dry off as a result of lack of water in the soil it is known as ____________ wilting
  3. The provision of a cover over crops to reduce transpiration is known as ______ shading
  4. The covering of the topsoil by grass or undecomposed materials such as straw, hay, under plants to prevent loss of water and growth of weeds is known as ________ mulching.

Some advantages of mulching are:

  1. It reduces water loss from the soil surface, which helps maintain soil moisture.
  2. Moderates soil temperatures, keeping it warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot days.
  3. Protects bare soil and reduces erosion and soil compaction.
  4. In orchards, mulching materials are most often applied ____ under trees to maintain their growth and stability.
Thinning, Grafting, and Budding
  1. The careful removal of some crop plants to avoid overcrowding and give room for the growth of others is known as __________ thinning 
  2. The providing of stakes for climbing stems like yams is known as ______________ staking.
  3.  Horticultural techniques used to join parts from two or more plants so that they appear to grow as a single plant are called ______ Grafting and budding.
  4.  The technique where the upper part (scion) of one plant grows on the root system (rootstock) of another plant is known as ________ Grafting
  5. The process where a bud is taken from one plant and grown on another is known as_________ budding

SOIL

  1. The loose top layer of the earth’s surface on which plants grow is known as ________ soil
  2. Soil is formed in the process of breaking down rocks known as ________weathering
  3. In the process of weathering, The bedrock breaks down into pieces due to the effects of _______ heat, cold, water, wind, and rain. 
  4. The agents of weathering are_______ temperature, wind, rain, plants, and animals.
  5. Things that compost or make up the soil are _______  minerals, organic matter, water, and air
  6. The four components of soil in their proportion are _______  mineral matter 45%, organic matter 5%, air 25%, and water 25%.
  7.  a vertical cross-section of the soil (from top to bottom is known as _____ A soil profile 
  8. The various layers of soil are also called ______ soil horizons
  9. Each horizon of soil may be different from the other horizons in ____  physical or chemical ways.
  10. There are four types of soil namely_________  loam soil, sandy soil, clay soil, and humus soil.
  11. Humus soil is also referred to as ___ Manure
  12. The best soil for agriculture is _________ loam soil
  13. The most fertile soil is _________ Humus soil
  14. Fertile soil carried by rainwater to the banks of rivers is called _____ alluvial soil
  15. A thick heavy soil that water hardly penetrates is called ___ clay soil.
  16. A type of loose light soil that is permeable by water is known as __________________ sandy soil.

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Responsorial Psalm And Gospel For Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Psalms 117

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Psalm and Gospel.

Responsorial Psalm For Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Psalms 117

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/9PttxBbq2T8

 

R.(Mk 16:15) Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.

or:   R. Alleluia.

1 Praise the LORD all you nations;

glorify him, all you peoples!

R. Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.

2 For steadfast is his kindness toward us,

and the fidelity of the LORD endures forever.

R. Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.

 

Gospel For Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C – Luke 13:22-30

22 Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.

23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them,

24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.

25 After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.

26 And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’

27 Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’

28 And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out.

29 And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at a table in the kingdom of God.

30 For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

Related:

 

  • Responsorial Psalm and Gospel for Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
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Responsorial Psalm and Gospel Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Responsorial Psalm Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

 – Psalms 98:5-6, 7-8, 9

R. (cf. 9) The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

5 Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn
sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
R. The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

7 Let the sea and what fills it resound,
the world and those who dwell in it;
8 let the rivers clap their hands,
the mountains shout with them for joy.
R. The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

9 Before the LORD, for he comes,
for he comes to rule the earth,
he will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with equity.
R. The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.

Responsorial Psalm Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Gospel – Luke 21:5-19

5 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said,

6 “All that you see here, the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.”

7 Then they asked him, “Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?”

8 He answered, “See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them!

9 When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end.”

10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

11 There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.

12 “Before all this happens, however, they will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name.

13 It will lead to your giving testimony.

14 Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand,

15 for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

16 You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends and they will put some of you to death.

17 You will be hated by all because of my name,

18 but not a hair on your head will be destroyed.

19 By your perseverance, you will secure your lives.”

 

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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Responsorial Psalm and Gospel for Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Responsorial Psalm  for Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

  – Psalms 40:2, 3, 4, 18

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/fHhKdzedFmw

R. (14b) Lord, come to my aid!

2 I have waited, waited for the LORD,

and he stooped toward me.

R. Lord, come to my aid!

3 The LORD heard my cry.

He drew me out of the pit of destruction,

out of the mud of the swamp;

he set my feet upon a crag;

he made firm my steps.

R. Lord, come to my aid!

4 And he put a new song into my mouth,

a hymn to our God.

Many shall look on in awe

and trust in the LORD.

R. Lord, come to my aid!

18 Though I am afflicted and poor,

yet the LORD thinks of me.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O my God, hold not back!

R. Lord, come to my aid!

Gospel for Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Gospel – Luke 12:49-53

Jesus said to his disciples:

49 “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!

50 There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!

51 Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.

52 From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three;

53 a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

 

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Prayers of Faith, My July With The Lord

Prayers of Faith

Podcast

Prayers of Faith

Standing on the Rock of faith, the fruits of my daily endeavor to pray.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PBoQKHX6iFak77avFXmdm?si=015aad76d36743ac

When you pray daily and put your trust in God, you are like standing on a rock that holds your life, a rock that holds your life. A firm foundation that can never be shaken or moved; ” … like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.” (Ps.27:1)   

I share my experience here, as I termed it, “fruits of my daily endeavor to pray”  with you as dear friends with whom I journey on this earthly pilgrimage. This usually occurs on days I am inspired to write down my prayer as opposed to days I am dry. The consoling thing here is that on those dry days I would resort back to my written prayers to pray with. I would read them through with new zeal, full of surprises here and there as if I weren’t the writer.  Whenever I pray with this July 2022 set, I feel like standing on a rock, the rock that holds my life the Rock that is God. As you pray, dear friends, think of me as I think of you too. Let us pray.

July 1, 2022. You are a marvelous God, Jesus

What a marvelous God are you dear Jesus? You proclaim your love for me each morning and expose the beauty of your glory. Though weak, I feel loved and happy because you declare you came for me. There is great hope and joy that I have a divine physician checking on me, protecting and healing every moment I turn to you. Oh precious Jesus, what a marvelous God are you? Oh my God, I love you, let me never loose sight of the splendor of your glory,  Amen

July 2, 2022. Your presence keeps me free sweet Jesus.

No save place in this world, Lord,  but your presence. Your presence keeps me free sweet Jesus. I am confident, I am sure, I am peaceful when in your presence oh my Lord and my God. What a sweetness, what joy in abundance when surrounded by your presence. Then, I need not fear, not fast, not worry, I’m serene inside out. That is why I must fast and pray at the least feeling of the absence of your divine presence oh Lord. Help me Jesus not to too often miss your presence because of my brokenness. Thank you, my sweet Jesus. I love you. Amen.

July 3, 2022. Let me be humble and attentive to the truth oh Lord.

It is truth dear Lord that would lead me to freedom. How can I know the truth in distraction? Sweet Jesus, let me be humble and attentive to what is right and true always. Let me be true dear Jesus for if I’m fake, how can I be your friend, who are the way, the truth, and the life? Loving Jesus, I want to be your friend your true friend. Teach me how to oh sweet Jesus, beginning with me being true to myself. Dearest Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.

July 5, 2022. You can’t do everything for me Lord

Lord, your raised the death, chased the demons, heal the sick, calm the tempest sea just as easily as you do it. There is nothing you can’t do.  You can do everything for me, Lord. You are a marvelous God. All-powerful, all-knowing, and always present. Nothing happens to me without your knowledge, I believe and trust in your mighty power for you are my God and my all. Amen.

July 8, 2022. Help me go through Lord.

Dear Lord, trying to resemble you in a hostile world is a thing to achieve only by your grace. By your grace, oh Lord lead me through hostile moments successfully. I keep my ears and heart open lord to listen to you, to get from you what I have to say, and do when the time comes. Fill me Lord with your wisdom and love, that I may be able to love and do only your will even in hostile moments. Dearest Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.

July 9, 2022. Come and make my heart your dwelling place oh Lord.

I invite you, dear Lord to come and make your dwelling in my heart. Let dirt be seen on my body and never in my heart. Make my heart like yours oh sweet Savior and preserve it from the influence of negative thoughts and acts. I need your grace dearest Lord to preserve my heart as your dwelling place and not a seat for sin. Save my soul and whole being from what comes from outside; my mistakes and shortcomings. Thank you, Jesus. Amen

July 11, 2022. You teach me every day Lord

My Lord and my God, every day you revealed yourself and your glory to me. Help me to believe what you teach me each day and do it. You are the only source of truth and happiness. You assure me there will be obstacles in sticking to the truth and following you. Whatever may be dear Lord, help me keep focus and let not my faith dwindle. Lord Jesus, you are my friend, I trust in you. Amen

July 12, 2022. You Chastise Me, Lord

Loving Father, you gave me your commands as a lamp to my feet and a smooth, pathway that leads to you I must journey on. They are neither a task nor punishment but statements of love coming from your loving heart to chastise me to remain fully yours. You chastise me every day with your words that give me reason and understanding in life. Help me by your Holy Spirit to listen to your loving and corrective words each day and live them, Lord. Give me the grace to correct others lovingly too. Thank you, Jesus. Amen

July 13, 2022. My security is sure oh my God

As a child who depends on his father, clings to him in every situation even when scolded,  as he believes his father can do all things and has the answer to all his difficult questions, so do I depend on you oh my God and my security is sure. You are a place of refuge for me and your plan for me is clear in your sight. I can ask a million questions about life’s complications but all wisdom belongs to you, I am yet a child, depending on you who are the way the truth and the life. Supported without my efforts, Lord, I know my life is in your hands. I would be peaceful, I would be joyful and feel secure in your loving arms. Lord, my hope is in you and I depend on you. Amen

April 15th, 2022 In you is all gain Lord

What would I gain in revenge? What would I gain from criticizing, judging, and condemning others? Oh, see how much gain I have in you dear Lord if I show mercy and love. How fulfilling, how rewarding,  how refreshing, and energizing is it to show mercy and love. Yes, dear Lord, you deserve mercy from me toward my fellow man and not hate. Grant me the grace dear Lord to be merciful as you are merciful. Dearest Jesus, have mercy on me too. Amen

July 16, 2022. In your presence, Lord.

In your presence oh Lord my God, there is anointing. In your presence anointing breaks the yoke.  How I wish to remain in the presence of my God all day long. To savor His anointing, His sweetness, and His love?  Loving Father, your grace and only your grace I need. Help me, Lord. Amen

July 17, 2022. You reign oh my God

Doubts not my soul for your God the Almighty reigns. You reign oh Lord in the heavens, on the earth, in the firmament, and under the earth. When I see the heavens, the moon, and stars, the earth and all its creatures I believe my God reigns. Who but you God, can make day and night, rain and dew, sun and moon, mountains and seas, animals and plants that grow? The sign of your presence is all around me Lord, and your mighty hand at work in my life. I need no other sign to tell you are with me always. Ever Present Father, to you belong all praise, thanksgiving, and adoration now and forever. Amen

July 18, 2022. You reign oh my God.

Doubts not my soul for your God the Almighty reigns. You reign oh Lord in the heavens, on the earth, in the firmament, and under the earth. When I see the heavens, the moon, and stars, the earth and all its creatures I believe my God reigns. Who but you God, can make day and night, rain and dew, sun and moon, mountains and seas, animals and plants that grow?  The sign of your presence is all around me Lord and your mighty hand at work in my life. I  need no other sign to tell you are with me always. Ever Present Father, to you belong all praise, thanksgiving and adoration now and forever. Amen

July 19, 2022. You claim me your sister Jesus

Loving Mother Mary, your Son my Lord Jesus claims me for His sister today and forever. What a privilege to have Him as a brother and you as my mother too. Mother, I cherish your faithfulness to grace that led to your spiritual and physical Motherhood to us. Oh Mother, Teach me to be faithful and accept the will of God for me. My Mother and model, I love to be like you. Amen

July 20, 2022. My heart like soil I must prepare oh Lord

Loving Jesus, you are telling me today that only seeds that fall on fertile soil would bear good fruits and in plenty. My heart like soil oh Lord, I need to prepare. I need to cultivate it, manure it and make it fertile ready to receive your word to grow and bear good fruits. Help me dear Lord in this process. On my own I am not able but Lord I trust in you. Give humility of heart to begin with. Amen

July 21, 2022. You give knowledge and wisdom to your friends Lord.

Loving Jesus you reveal yourself more to those who are open to listen and follow your words. You give them knowledge and wisdom to understand the mysteries or things of heaven. Dearest Jesus, come visit me Lord, give me the ability to understand the mystery of your kingdom. I open my heart for you Lord, teach me your ways, the ways of truth. Wonderful Jesus, I trust in you. Amen

July 23, 2022. Judgment belongs to you oh God.

Good and evil surround your children everyday Lord, like wise truth and falsely. Like crops amongst weeds they are in danger of death everyday but you keep them protected and safe for judgement belongs to you oh my God. You protect their going out and coming in and guard them like a shepherd guards his sheep. Without my knowledge oh Lord, I believe you will lead me through every weed surrounding me till the harvest day. For your great protection oh Lord, I say thank you. Amen

July 26, 2022. My eyes on you dear Lord

Day by day I journey on with the grace you give me Lord. I stare around to see the beauty and wonders of your creation, how you are protecting your people and giving them life. I try to spot you out, listen and hear you, and follow the direction you are leading me. With my eyes fixed on you dear Lord I head on towards your final promise. I need your continuous grace dear Jesus to be up to this task; to follow your commands and be under your protection till the end. Help me Lord. Amen

July 27, 2022, Not enough I need more Lord

How prescious you are oh Lord my God.  I have been searching and searching to find you, seeking and seeking to know you and knocking at your door and yet not tired. I desire to continue until I have my pearl of price. when shall I ever have you enough dear Lord, for the more I discover you, the more I thirst, need and long for you. Please God give me the grace of patience and perseverance in my desire to have you more. Amen

 

July 28, 2022. That I may grow in holy fear Lord

You give me counsel every day dear Lord that I may grow in holy fear and know you truly. Help me to discern what is right or wrong every moment of my life and to repent when I need to. May I be able to love all but never their sins. Sweet Jesus, I trust in you. Amen

 

July 29, 2022. You always give good things to you friends Lord.

I will ask my Lord good things instead of hate or the head of John the Baptist for He gives good things when asked. I will taste and see that my God is good. The Lord hears and answers me; He gives me courage, calmness, vigilance and a good instructions to succeed. I do believe you always give good things when asked for a good reason. Thank you Lord, You are a wonderful God. I will praise and worship you now and forever. Amen

 

 

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Responsorial Psalm and Gospel for Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C  August 7, 2022 

Responsorial Psalm and Gospel for Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22

On Youtube:  https://youtu.be/T2yP00N3CPo

R. (12b) Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

1 Exult, you just, in the LORD;

praise from the upright is fitting.

12 Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,

the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.

R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

18 See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,

upon those who hope for his kindness,

19 To deliver them from death

and preserve them in spite of famine.

R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

20 Our soul waits for the LORD,

who is our help and our shield.

22 May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us

who have put our hope in you.

R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

 

Gospel for Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Gospel – Luke 12:32-48

Jesus said to his disciples:

32 “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33 Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy.

34 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

35 “Gird your loins and light your lamps

36 and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.

37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival.

Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.

38 And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.

39 Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40 You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”

41 Then Peter said, “Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?”

42 And the Lord replied, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward

whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper time?

43 Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.

44 Truly, I say to you, the master will put the servant in charge of all his property.

45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk,

46 then that servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

47 That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely;

48 and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”

 

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Poems About Life Set 2

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Forms Of Poems About Life
Forms Of Poems About Life
Forms of poems
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Forms Of Poems About Life

Poems About Life Set 2

1. Befriend Your Calendar

Alarms are for use by all. (Loop Poetry)

Fan Story

Befriend your calendar and set alarms.
Alarms are for use by all men.
Men who do not claim to know like Mr. Kan. 
Mr. Kan had trusted his mind.

Mind failed to announce his daughter’s birthday and then his.
His was five days later, daughter’s a week and messy.
Messy things would happen when alarms are not set.
Set your alarm daily to avoid embarrassment.

Embarrassments are caused by laziness.
Laziness, a thing to avoid.
Avoid laziness in your life.
Life goes well with good timing.

by Ngeche NT
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2. Radical Love

The Power Of Genuine Love. (Spiritual Writing)

When she goes radical
She can live with a pig
She can live with a gorilla
She can live with a lion
She can live with a goat
Love can move mountains.

When she goes radical
she can move with the blind
she can journey with the insane
she can talk with the doom
She can speak with the deft
Love can move mountains.

When she goes radical
she can befriend a witch
she can befriend a wizard
she can change a gangster
she can change an addict
Love can move mountains.

When she goes radical
she can convert the snake
she can straighten the fox
she can calm the gorilla
she can tame the tiger
Love can move mountains.

When she goes radical
she can surrender her right
she can surrender her leisure
she can surrender her food
she can give up her life
Love can move mountains.

by Ngeche NT
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3. Caterpillars and Butterflies

Caterpillars become butterflies (ABC Poetry)

At the beginning of summer, comes

Beautiful caterpillars that have survived the winter.

Caterpillars usually metamorphose into butterflies.

Dangerous caterpillars may turn out to be very beautiful butterflies.

Elegantly looking, they beautify our compounds when they are

Flying around colorfully in summer,

Gathering pests around and

Helping in the pollination of our plants.

In effect, they also fall prey to other animals like bats and birds, as food.

Just imagine them falling into the claws of these prey and can’t

Kindle their young ones for their procreation.

Long Live their generation, as some would always survive,

Making sure procreation is continued.

Not even God would end what he created

Or terminate their existence

Preying birds would always prey.

Quick and swift they go,

Resting not from food search.

Some would eat nothing

Than preying on insects.

Unless they meet fruits or chase

Very beautiful butterflies all day to eat.

Waxing strong, that’s how they live

Xello will let you choose to care for insects or animals like

Yellow Spotted

Zebras in the future.

by Ngeche NT

4. Mutual Love

Couples intimacy (Love Poem)

You would never know what it’s all about
Until you test and see.

Mutual love

You would wonder why couples fight
but are stuck together
Listen to critics but focus on their business
Until you test and see.

Mutual love

You would wonder why couples
Say, “You mean the whole world to me.”
Lose appetite but fulfilled close together
Until you taste and see.

Mutual love

You would wonder why couples
Abandoned their jobs just to stay close together
Die for each other to defend their stand
Until you taste and see.

Mutual love

You would wonder why couples
would say, “I’ll die for you.”
“I’ll never find another you.”
Until you taste and see.

Mutual love

You would wonder why couples
Say, “I would never be satisfied having you.”
“I would love you even in the next world.”
Until you taste and see.

Mutual love

You would never know what it’s all about
Until you test and see.

Mutual love

by Ngeche NT

5. My God

He Is Worthy Of My Praise (Faith Poetry)

My God is so big, no one can enfold him
My God is so round, no one can go round him
My God is so tall, no one can go above him
My God is so deep, no one can go beneath him
My God is worthy of praise.

My God is so beautiful and made me beautiful
My God is love, he fills me with himself to share
My God is merciful and wants me to be merciful
My God is forgiving, he pardons all my wrongs
My God is worthy of praise.

My God is all-powerful, there is none like him
My God is always present, he never abandons me
My God is all-knowing, he knows everything about me
My God is a great counselor, he directs me on the right paths
My God is worthy of praise.

When my God opens the door, no one can close it
When my God says yes, no one can say no
When my God brightens, no one can darken
When my God unites, no one can separate
My God is worthy of praise.

6. Nature Ways

Indicators of the seasons (Minute Poetry)

If you see trees shedding their leaves
Fall is around
Winter is soon
Snow might appear

If you see the birds migrating
The weather’s cold
Snow is around
Snowflakes would fly

If you see trees sprouting their leaves
Spring is around
Summer will come
Hot weather then

by Ngeche NT

7. Goodness Menu

Being good (Acrostic Poetry)

GOODNESS

Get yourself organized first
Offer yourself as a living sacrifice
Offer gifts to others
Do the best you can to others
Never discriminate
Earnestly counsel others
Serve others first
Sincerely put your trust in God

by Ngeche NT

8. Happiness

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Happiness is just around but difficult to find. (Free Verse Poetry)

She’s around you and your desire to be
But you have to watch out dear
So difficult she is to get
You may just lose her and regret it.

Embed in every tiny thing
But yet so difficult to fine
And surrounds all nature
Yet so expensive to explore.

She lingers in humans hearts
Waiting to be recognized
Yet they search out in the world
Where she is difficult to find.

Dig deeper, with sincerity, honesty
You might just find her deep within
Laying golden down so deep
Pull her out, and feel her joy.

Use her then, sorrow and fears gone
Love, joy, peace, and health would be yours
Then you may just see her around
Emanating from your good deeds.

by Ngeche NT

9. I Carry On Lessons

I only proceed with lessons learned from all ought. (3-6-9 Poem)

Fear go far,
My lessons I carry,
Please, Come not again another day.

Sadness, go!
You have disgusted me
Please, come not, I carry on lessons.

Abuse, go!
For God’s sake, I’m done, man
Please, come not, I carry on lessons.

by Ngeche NT

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Talking in Nkwen Language – Mǝ̀bòŋnǝ̀nǝ̀

Talking in Nkwen Language Mǝ̀bòŋnǝ̀nǝ̀

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1. Mǝ̀tsὲ’ὲtənǝ̀: Common Greetings

Titles

  • Ndə̀ – Madam/Sir ( short form of Ndə-ŋwa’arə̀ – Teacher or Instructor)
  • Mma, Mabrә – mother
  • Әtàà – Father
  • Ndәmә wà – my brother/sister
  • Ndì/Ndiwì – older sibling/relative
  • Muwì – younger sibling/relative
  • Tanka wà – my friend
  • Ndә̀ – Instructor

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a) Yǐ nshiˀinә̌ – Welcome
  • Yǐ nshiˀinә̌ – À a (Ndə) Yes (Madam/Sir)
  • Bù yǐ (lo) (You are welcome. Pl.) – À a (Ndə)̀. Yes Madam/Sir.
  • Ò yìi (You are welcome. Sg. ) – À a. (Title or Name)
  • A bù yǐ nshiˀinә̌. (You are welcome. Pl.) – À a. Mәyà. Yes. Thanks.
  • Yǐ nshiˀinә̌ (Name): Mma, Mabrә – Welcome Mother
  • Әtàà – Father
  • Ndәmә wà – my brother/sister
  • Muwì – younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì – older sibling/relative
  • Tanka wà – my friend
  • Ndә̀ – Instructor

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Ǹjwelǎ?  –  Good morning
  • Ǹjwelǎ  –  Ǹjwelǎ   Good morning
  • Ǹjwelǎ      –    À a. Ǹjwelǎ (Name)    Yes. Good morning
  • Ǹjwe zù lǎ/zinә lǎ  Good morning to all/us –  À a. Ǹjwelǎ (Name).  Yes. Good morning, (name/title).
  • Ǹjwelǎ (Name/title):  Mma, Mabrә   –    mother
  • Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor
  • Tanka wà – my friend   

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C. Ò zǐ? Good afternoon
  • Ò zǐ   –  À a
  • Bù zǐ    –    À a Ndə̀.  Yes Madam/Sir.
  • Ò zǐ   –  À a. Ò bǔ. Yes. Welcome back
  • Ò zǐ (Name/title): Mma, Mabrә     –    mother
  • Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor 
  • Tanka wà – my friend  

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d. Ò bǔ? –  Welcome back.
  • Ò bû (welcome back sg.)  –  À a.
  • Bù bû(welcome back pl.)  –  À a Ndə̀.  Yes Madam/Sir.
  • Ò bû(welcome back sg.)   –  À a. (Ò zǐ ?)   Yes. (Good afternoon)
  • Ò bû (Name): Mma, Mabrә     –    mother
  • Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor 
  • Tanka wà – my friend  
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e) Bù sa’à kə̀? How are you doing?
  • Bù sa’à kə̀? How are you? Pl.   –  Bì bonə/Bì dzwi nshi’ìnǝ̌, We are fine, (Kə̀ sà’a bù lə?) and you?
  • Ò sa’à kə̀? How are you? sg.  –  Mə̀ bonə/ Mə̀ ndzwi nshi’ìnǝ̌, I’m well,  (Kə̀ sà’a bù lə?) and you?
  • Bù sa’à kə̀? (name/Title): Mma, Mabrә       –  mother
  • Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor 
  • Tanka wà – my friend  
f. Fəlye fwo/fu. Good night

Fəlye fwo/fu –  À a. Fəlye (la). Yes. Good night.

Fəlye fwo/fu.  –  À a, nə fwo. Yes. Good night.

Fəlye fwo (Name/title): Mma, Mabrә       –  mother

  • Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor
  • Tanka wà – my friend  Talking in Nkwen Language Mǝ̀bòŋnǝ̀nǝ̀

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g. A bәla?    –    How are you?
  • A bәla?   How are you?  –      A boŋə̀/ I’m fine
  • A bәla? (title): Mma, Mabrә     –  How are you mother?
  • Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor 
  • Tanka wà – my friend  

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  • Ò bәla? How are you?  –  Mə̀ ndzwi nshi’ìnə̀/ I’m fine.
  • ǝ̀boo bi bәla?  How are the children?    – Bwo dzwi nshi’ìnə.̀  They are well.
  • Bә̀lә̀mә bwo bәla? How are your siblings?   – Bwo dzwi nshi’ìnə.̀       
  • Bә̀ (Name) bәla? How are the children?    – Bwo dzwi nshi’ìnə.̀    
  • Mma wwo ̀̀ bәla?  How is your mother?   – À dzwi nshi’ìnə̀. She is well.
  • Әtàa wwo ̀̀ bәla?  How is your father?     – À dzwi nshi’ìnə̀. He is well.
  • Mma wwo ̀̀ bwo Әtàa wwò̀ bәla?  How are your mother and father? – Bwo dzwi nshi’ìnə.̀    

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 Məyà wwò/wwu. Thank you.
  • Məyà wwò. Thank you. sg.   –    À a. / À a, nə wwò. Yes, thank you too.
  • Məyà wwu.  Thank you. pl.   –    À a  Mma/ǝtàà, etc. Yes, mother/father
  • Məyà wwò (Name): Mma, Mabrә     –    mother
  • Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor
  • Tanka wà – my friend  

i. Ò/bù dzwi nshiˀinә̀? Are you well?

Ò dzwi nshiˀinә̀ /Bù dzwi nshiˀinә̀?    –  À a.   Yes. / Ngaŋǝ. No.  

-Ngaŋǝ. Mǝ̀ mbikakǝ nshi’inǝ̀ dzwi. No. I am not  well.

-Ngaŋǝ. Bì bikakǝ nshi’inǝ̀ dzwi. No. We are not  well.

Ò dzwi nshiˀinә̀? (Name/title): Mma, Mabrә       –  mother

  •  Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor
  • Tanka wà – my friend 

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Short conversation

Ò dzwi nshiˀinә̀ Ngu’u?  – Ngaŋǝ. Mǝ̀ mbikakǝ nshi’inǝ̀ dzwi.

A zaŋǝ adi’i kǝ zhǝ?      – Abwo za zaŋǝ.

Are you well Ngu?  – No, I am not well.

What is hurting you?  – My hand hurts/ pains.

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j. Mə tsὲ’ὲtə̀ wwo/wwu

-Mə tsὲ’ὲtə̌  Greetings  –   À a. Yes./À a. A bə la?

-Mə tsὲ’ὲtə̌ wwò    Greetings to you sg.  –   À a. A bə la? Yes. How are you?

-Mə tsὲ’ὲtə̌  wwu  Greetings to you pl.  

-Mə tsὲ’ὲtə̌  (Name): Mma, Mabrә       –  mother

  • Әtàà    –    Father
  • Ndәmә wà  –    my brother/sister
  • muwì    –    younger sibling/relative
  • Ndì/Ndiwì    –    older sibling/relative
  • Ndә̀    – Instructor
  • Tanka wà – my friend  

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Mǝ̀bòŋnǝ̀nǝ̀   – Conversation
  • Ngǝmǝ̀nyi : Njwelǎ ǝ̀taa.    
  • Әtàà Azε’ε:   À a moo wwa. Abǝla?
  • Ngǝmǝ̀nyi:  Aboŋǝ̀
  • Әtàà Azε’ε :  ǝtaa wwò bwo mma wwò dzwi nshi’inǝ̀? 
  • Ngǝmǝ̀nyi : A a, ǝ̀taa.
  • Әtàà Azε’ε : Bǝ̀lǝ̀mǝ bwo mbǝ̀ la?
  • Ngǝmǝ̀nyi : Bwo dzwi nshi’ine Әtàà.
  • Әtàà Azε’ε : Tsε’εtǝ̀ wwa mba.
  • Ngǝmǝ̀nyi : Ò la. Fǝlyǝ fwo. (Ò la – ok)
  • Әtàà Azε’ε : Nǝ fwo.

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Responsorial Psalm And Gospels for Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Responsorial Psalm for Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Psalms 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 AND 17

 

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R.  If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

3 You turn man back to dust,
saying, “Return, O children of men.”
4 For a thousand years in your sight
are as yesterday, now that it is past,
or as a watch of the night.
R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

5 You make an end of them in their sleep;
the next morning they are like the changing grass,
6 Which at dawn springs up anew,
but by evening wilts and fades.
R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

12 Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
13 Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

14 Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
17 And may the gracious care of the LORD our God be ours;
prosper the work of our hands for us!
Prosper the work of our hands!
R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Gospel for Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

 

Gospel – Luke 12:13-21

13 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”

14 He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?”

15 Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

16 Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.

17 He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’

18 And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods

19 and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’

20 But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’

21 Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.”

 

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

 

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Psalm and Gospel for Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Psalms 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8

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R. (3a) Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.

1 I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart,
for you have heard the words of my mouth;
in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise;
2AB I will worship at your holy temple
and give thanks to your name.
R. Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.

2BC Because of your kindness and your truth;
for you have made great above all things
your name and your promise.

3 When I called you answered me;
you built up strength within me.
R. Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.

6 The LORD is exalted, yet the lowly he sees,
and the proud he knows from afar.
7ABC Though I walk amid distress, you preserve me;
against the anger of my enemies you raise your hand.
R. Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.

 

7C Your right hand saves me.
8 The LORD will complete what he has done for me;
your kindness, O LORD, endures forever;
forsake not the work of your hands.
R. Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.

Gospel for Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

– Luke 11:1-13

1 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”

2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.

3 Give us each day our daily bread

4 and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.”

5 And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6 for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,’

7 and he says in reply from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

 

8 I tell you, if he does not get up to give the visitor the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence.

9 “And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

10 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

11 What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish?

12 Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?

13 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”

 

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C