We welcome Fr. Jude Adejoh, CSSp. to St. Francis Xavier Mission - St. Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine as our new pastor. Fr.Jude Adejoh C.S.Sp, belonging to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) hailed from Ankpa local government area of Kogi State Nigeria. I was born to the family of Mr and Mrs Andrew Adejoh (K.S.M); a family of Nine (4 boys 5 girls) where I happened to be the fifth child.

Studies and Formation

I had my Postulancy and Novitiate in the Spiritan postulancy and Novitiate Nigeria. After the novitiate, I proceeded to the philosophy house in Nigeria. After my philosophy, I had my Prefecting (pastoral year); and this was done in Brazzaville Congo and Nigeria respectfully. At the completion of my Prefecting I continued with my theological studies at the Spiritan

International School of Theology (SIST) Nigeria. Upon the completion of my theological studies, I was ordained a Catholic Priest on the 16 th of July, 2022 at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church Idah in the Catholic Diocese of Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria.

Pastoral/mission

As required by the Church, every priest ordained is charged with a pastoral engagement. To this effect I was sent on mission to Canada where I will discharge my duties as a priest. Although, while waiting for my Visa, I assisted for a year a couple of parishes in the celebration of the Holy Mass and the sacraments.

On arrival to Canada in the year 2023, I was appointed to work with Pope Johnpaul II pastoral unit on the 1 st of January 2024 as priest collaborator for a year and nine months in the pastoral unit. We had eight parishes where I performed my duties as a priest and at the end of October 2025, I was appointed the Pastor of Saint Francis Xavier Mission Kahnawake.

Behold the Lamb of God

Message from Fr. Jude Adejoh CSSp.
January 18, 2026

If you need help spotting Christ, you can always count on John the Baptist.

“Behold, the Lamb of God!” he cried out when he saw Jesus. But that wasn’t enough. He needed to explain. He made a point of telling anyone who would listen, “This is the one I was telling you about! He’s here!”

When John pointed out Jesus to those around him, he was not only telling them that the one they had been waiting for had arrived; he also signaled that the great work was now beginning.

Things were about to change. It was time to live, pray and love differently. In the same way, all of us these days need to refocus our energies after the frenzy of the holidays. Most of us are probably ready to move beyond the fruitcake and the decorations.

But behold! The Lord is here. How will we make that matter?

For starters, we need to keep the message of the season going, cherishing the reminder we got just a couple weeks ago that God is with us. Our world is different because of that. We need to realize that the Incarnation was not a one-time event; Christ continues to be born, to live among us, as long as we seek him and help make him visible ourselves.

Do we recognize Christ when he approaches us? Do we acknowledge him in the way we live our lives? Do we see him in those around us? Do we live in a way that tells the world we are his followers?

“Behold the Lamb of God!” John said those words with awe and with love and, undoubtedly, with joy, the same joy that caused him to leap in his mother’s womb when the unborn savior entered his life. Let it be our prayer to experience that awe and love and joy daily and to behold the

Lamb of God the same way in those around us.