The Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar Fr. Joseph Ekalimon said that Christ is present in the lives of people in various forms. Fr. Ekalimon said this today at St. Augustine's Cathedral parish when celebration corpus Cristi. Fr. Ekalimon led the procession from the Mikeka grounds to the Cathedral Church with the Blessed sacrament.
Fr. Ekalimon also said that Jesus was human like them and was born and brought up like any other child in an African setting who was socialized according to the traditions of the community. He added that the nativity of Jesus was like of any other person.
Fr. Ekalimon also added that Jesus reveals himself to them as the Eucharistic Body of Christ which they eat and drink every day during mass and satisfies them both spiritually and materially. Christ also makes himself present to them through the sacraments. He urged them to unite as the body of Christ irrespective of their various affiliations and status since the church is one holy and apostolic.Fr. Ekalimon urged the Christians to respect the Eucharist and prepare themselves well before receiving the body of Christ through penance. He added that Christ offers them what they cannot get from any other person and challenged them to receive with disciplined hearts. Christ to be the king and shepherd of their lives now and forever.
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