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Rev. Fr. Amadi preaches unity as church celebrates St Patrick’s Feast Day

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It was pomp and pageantry on Sunday, March 17, 2019 when the leity and the religious of St Patrick Catholic Church Owode Ibeshe, Ikorodu Lagos stormed the parish in celebration of the church’s patron saint, St Patrick.

Tagged unity mass, the 2019 patron saint celebration of the church saw all the four out stations of St Patrick Church congregation at the parish center in a manner that evoked emotion in terms of what the officiating priest tagged unity of purpose.

The outstations of st Patrick Church comprise of St Anthony Mary Claret Ebute, St Anne Ibeshe, Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Ogolonto and St Francis of Assisi Igbo-Agbowa

Decked in colorful attires amidst jubilations, the congregation had danced to the melodious renditions from the parish choir as they offer prayers and sacrifice in hour of the church’s patron saint.

In his sermon, the Assistant parish priest had harped on the essence and relevance of the transfiguration of Jesus Christ at Mount
Talbo just as he linked it to the ultimate sacrifice which Jesus made at Mount Calvary.

The parish priest Rev. Fr Peter Amadi had used the occasion to emphasis the essence and relevance of unity among the various outstations of st Patrick parish in an honest effort to establish a platform for the worship of God in truth and spirit.,
The high point of the celebration was the special thanksgiving session which saw the various outstations of the parish, the Catholic Men Organisation (CMO), the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO), the Catholic Youth Organisation (CYON) which is the youth wing of the church making offerings for the growth and development of the church.

Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

Saint Patrick’s Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.

Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday’s tradition of alcohol consumption.

Saint Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival. Modern celebrations have been greatly influenced by those of the Irish diaspora, particularly those that developed in North America.

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