CATHOLIC CHURCH HONOURS 100 ELDERLY PARISHIONERS OF 80 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE IN DELTA

CATHOLIC CHURCH HONOURS 100 ELDERLY PARISHIONERS OF 80 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE IN DELTA

BY MAGNUS EMUJI / CHUKWUDI ASOYA

St. Joseph PRO Cathedral, Asaba has honoured a total of 100 elderly parishioners who have attained 80 years of age and above with a call on individuals in the society to always show love and care for the elderly.

In his sermon, Rev. Fr. Cyril Anene admonished Christians to emulate the virtues of Jesus Christ whom he said was a shepherd to every man on earth, adding that caring for the elderly attracts blessings from God.

He urged the younger ones to learn and draw inspiration from the olders ones  so that they could teach them the secret of growing older .
Rev. Fr. Anene told Christians to strengthen their relationship with God through prayers, explaining that the only way to live well in oldage was to live within God and abstain from sins .

He  said that the celebration was a pointer to the fact that the old people were important aspect of their lives in the parish and stressed the need for people to encourage the participation of the older persons in the society and in the church.

While describing oldage as a very critical point of life of individuals, Rev. Fr. Anene stated that celebrating them would give them more reasons to be stronger.

Earlier, some of the awardees including Ogbueshi Paul Chukwurah and madam Uzonicha Anene Roseline said that they were overwhelmed by the gesture and lauded the church for deeming it fit to celebrate them .

Ogbueshi Chukwurah, who enjoined the younger ones to do things moderately ,  respect their   elders and do things that would please God , prayed for members of the church to attain their age for celebrating them .

Madam Uzonicha specifically  recalled how she was baptized in the church 79 years ago, adding that Christians should embrace the doctrines of Jesus Christ at all times.

Also speaking, Rev. Fr. Jonathan Allanah of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Oduke said  that celebrating the elderly was an indication that one hoped to live up to their age and described the initiative as a welcome development.

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