Lagos – Nigerian Catholics will join other
faithful worldwide on Sunday to mark this year
Solemnity of Christ the King celebration, a
statement said.
Monsignor Gabriel Osu, Director of Social
Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of
Lagos, in a statement on Friday said that the
event would mark the official closure of the
Catholic year of faith.
“The Year of Faith officially comes to an end on
Sunday and it is also a day which marks the
Corpus Christi celebration and to thank God
for the success of the year.
“It is a day set aside to celebrate and
remember Christ’s kingship over all creation as
well as remind us that all humankind must
submit to Christ’s rule.
“Here in the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos,
Archbishop Adewale Martins will be leading
representatives of the faithful and the clergy
on a procession from Holy Cross Cathedral to
St. Gregory’s College, Obalende, where the
event will be rounded up,” Osu said. (NAN)
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