Catholics asked to make maximum use of Eucharist

The Most Reverend Mathias Kobina Nketsiah, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast Diocese, on Sunday, urged catholics to make maximum use of the Holy Eucharist instead of moving to other churches looking for power and protection.

He said the Holy Eucharist, the true body of Christ Jesus, was a unique gift the catholic church had and that it was powerful enough to address both the spiritual and physical needs of people who receive it in faith.

Archbishop Nketsiah, who is also in-charge of the Takoradi diocese, said this in a sermon to mark the celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi in Cape Coast, which was jointly celebrated by the St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, Our Lady of Apostle’s and Amanful St Joseph’s Catholic Parishes.

It was under the theme: “Jesus, the Bread of Life” (Jn.6:35).

Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ) is celebrating the tradition and belief in the body and blood of Jesus Christ and His real presence in the Eucharist. It also emphasizes the joy of the institution of the Eucharist.

Archbishop Nketsiah pointed out that the Holy Eucharist was the sacrament of the communion that took catholics out of their individualism and brought them to a larger family, who together lived the discipleship of Christ and urged them to allow their lives to be transformed by Christ’s presence in the Eucharist.

He, in this regard, urged those who for one reason or the other did not receive Holy Communion, to endeavor to have the problem solved so that they could also receive the body of Christ which symbolizes healing, protection and redemption.

He said those already receiving the Holy Communion should keep themselves pure and clean or else if they took in the body of Christ wrongly, they would be calling for a curse or poisoning themselves.

The Archbishop expressed concern about the fact there were a lot of Christians and churches in Ghana, but the nation was still saddled with a lot of problems.

He called on catholics to allow the church doctrines and teachings to reflect in their daily activities and that they should endeavor to live in peace with their neighbors.

At the end of the holy mass, a procession through some streets in the Cape Coast Metropolis was organized with the Blessed Sacrament displayed in a Monstrance, which was followed by a Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.