Bishop-Mathew-Ishaya-AuduNasarawa,
April 30, 2016 (NAN) Most Rev. Mathew Audu, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese
of Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Saturday in Masaka wedded 109 couples and urged
in-laws not to interfere in their affairs.
Audu,
who was on his third pastoral visit to St. Martin’s Catholic Church, Masaka,
appealed to relatives of the new couples to allow them to build their
marriages.
“As
newly wedded couples, you must love each other just as Christ Jesus loved the
church and died to set souls free.
You
must respect each other’s feelings; care for...
each other, share views and reason
together in peace and unity.
You
must not allow a third party to come into your matter; always invite God to
intervene in your case.
Ensure
that you are coordinated in all your dealings and make the word of God your
standard, your pillar, your faith and your hope.
If
you can keep these entire commandments, your marriage will be perfect and other
couples will want to copy from you,” he said.
The
Bishop, who also confirmed 1,390 faithful, blessed 56 Eucharistic Ministers and
76 lectors, saying the blessing would strengthen their faith.
He
said that the confirmation and the blessings the members received would energies them to evangelise to people and win more souls into the kingdom of
God.
Audu
said that confirmation in the Catholic Church was the sacrament which
reaffirmed a person’s status in the church.
He
advised the members who were confirmed to keep doctrines of the Catholic Church
and ensure that they carried out responsibilities given to them diligently.
“The
Catholic Church sees confirmation as a rite in which grace falls on the person
confirmed as they announce their commitment to God and the Church,” he said.
Earlier,
Rev. Fr. Jude Maigari, Parish Priest of the parish, said that the mass wedding
was a culture imbibed by the church to enable couples with little finances wed
in the church.
He
encouraged the couples to heed the advice given by the bishop saying it would
help them to live in peace and harmony.
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