Catholics in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Abuja, Nigeria, in a mass today join the rest of the world to participate in the Ash Wednesday ceremony, the beginning of Lent this year.
The period of Lent is considered as one important period in the Catholic Church, the beginning of a forty days prayers, fasting, and almsgiving. Christians strive to imitate the life of Jesus and prepare for the celebration of Easter as they reflect on His life, death, and resurrection.
The Ash symbol on the foreheads of all Catholics is a reminder that everything on earth is vanity, “dust to dust,” man was made and to dust man shall return hence, the Assistance Parish Priest Revd. Fr Cliffort Lambar Oyati tasked members to sacrifice for the betterment of Nigeria.
The Lent period which is capitalized with Fasting, Almsgiving, and prayers, members were asked to participate by sharing all they have with others and
also pray for Nigeria.
“Go to your wardrobe, pick the cloths that you don’t longer use and sacrifice them to the poor, keep away from your old ways of life and embrace Jesus. This is a period not to open any fix deposit account, but a period to sacrifice, abstain not only from food but from evil ways, and love one another as yourself” he added.
The day’s readings were taken from the book of Joel 2: 12-18, 2 Corinthians 5: 20-6:2, and the Holly Gospel, from the book of Mathew 6: 1-6, 16-18.
Christians were asked to use this period of Lent to study the scripture all the times, pray for peace in Nigeria and pray that God will grand President Buhari health of mind and body.
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