Na di season wey joy dey burst everywhere, my paddy people! As we dey enter Christmas period, make I gist una wetin some big heads dey yarn about this festive time.
First, our Catholic schools dem don drop beta message, dey remind us why dis season matter. Di strong family wey dey gree say ‘make we celebrate Jesus’ no be joke. Dem talk say each lesson wey our teachers dey teach na to help our pikin dem sabi Christ wey come bless di world as fine baby. You fit imagine as di whole school dey shine with joy?
Di Bishop sef don travel go Rome dey witness plenty sweet things wey dey happen for di Jubilee for Educators. Na so he bring beta news come back home. E talk say we need to nurture our interior self, make we sabi wetin e mean to be Catholic educator – no be work wey no fit shake us!
Dis Christmas, dem talk say make we shine di light of Christ well well, especially for di dark moments wey we dey face. Na when di days dey short, di light go come strong! And abeg, no forget say di growth wey we dey see for di Catholic schools na clear sign say things dey happen, families dey embrace di education wey align with wetin dem believe.
As we dey prepare for dis Christmas, let’s no forget our vulnerable ones. Bishop Rowe don call on all of us say make we support di ministries wey dey help our people wey need am most – from refugees to communities wey dey suffer. E talk say Christmas no be about fine dress alone, na about di action wey we go take to help di people wey dey under di radar.
Now, LWF President, Bishop Stubkjær, too don yarn beta things about hope wey di Nativity story carry come for us. E don share how e visit di Church of di Nativity and wetin e witness. Di message na say, if we no fit see di light, we gatz be di light. Dis na di spirit wey fit change anything!
So, this Christmas, make we shine our light, make we bring hope and peace to dis divided world. Whether you dey feel like di shepherd wey dey awe or like di Magi wey dey careful, remember say Jesus bring joy to our lives no matter wetin dey happen. Go bless una families dis season, and make di light wey Jesus bring shine for una hearts!
Merry Christmas to una, and make we all stand strong together in di new year wey dey come!
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