Rev Fr Bernard Kyei, the Priest –In –Charge of St John of God Catholic Church at Amrahia in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has advised Christians to treasure the reception of the body and blood of Jesus Christ in a worthy manner since it is acceptable and pleasing to God.

Preaching the sermonat the church on Sunday, June 19, 2022 to mark the solemnity of Corpus Christi,he said though the body and blood of Jesus Christ had undergone criticisms and subjected to series of tests by people who doubted the veracity of themystery, these could not discredit the value it contained.

Rev FrKyei explained that Corpus Christi was a mystery many people failed to comprehend and that it was unfortunate some Christians had grown weak and sick because of theunworthy manner in which they received the body and blood of the Saviour.

Hesaid the transformation of the body and blood was beyond what the physical eye could see and therefore, advised them to take advantage of the humility of Jesus Christ to feed their souls in order to promote their spiritual growth for eternal life.

He emphasised the need for Christians to always yearn for the reception of the body and blood of Jesus Christ because the Saviour of the universe promised, “I am the bread of life that has come down from heaven, and anyone who comes to me shall have everlasting life.”

He again said that the communion believers received was the true body and blood of Jesus Christ, adding that Melchizedech prefigured the coming of Jesus Christ as the Saviour of the world.

Touching on the celebration of Fathers’ Day, he said that marriages were fraught with a myriad of problems, some of which included childlessness after many years of marriage, the attitude of irresponsible fathers who had created problems for mothers, difficulty in getting mento marry, living in abusive and quarrelsome marriages, and men who engaged in polygamous marriages, among others.

Rev FrKyei praised fathers for the invaluable services they have rendered totheir families and the state and asked them to continue though the task was daunting.

He bemoaned the fact that though the world celebrated Fathers’ Day, some mothers had gone through serious problems due to the conduct of some fathers, adding that despite the challenges, they should be grateful to God.

He advised the faithful to look at the positive side of life and praise God in all circumstances because the Creator would work out everything good in their lives.

He called on Christian wives and families to pray for husbands who were irresponsible so that God would change their character saying that some fathers suffered in silence while the contributions of others were not recognised.

Mr Kodzo Mensah Vormawor and Mrs GertrudeAzumah, both senior members of the church, also commended the invaluable services fathers had rendered to their families and prayed that God would bless them and give them the zeal to do more.

They asked fathers who were not living up to expectation to turn a new leaf in order to attract the love and respect of their children.

In gratitude to God for their 20^th wedding anniversary, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Azumah donated new dress to the church choir.

Parishioners also witnessed the inauguration of the St Joseph Northern Society of the church under the Presidency of Mr Edward Adimazoya, who is the President of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC).

By Raymond Kyekye