The Awka Catholic Diocese has joined their counterparts all over the world to commemorate the All Souls’ Day.
The commemoration featured prayers of the faithful on earth to help cleanse the souls of the departed to fit into fit their vision of God in heaven.
The mass which was officiated by the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, the Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor took place at the cemetery of St. Patrick Cathedral in Awka and witnessed heavy presence of Bishops, the Clergy, government functionaries and parishioners among others.
All Souls’ Day, observed every November 2 marks a day for commemorating all the faithful departed, those baptized Christians who are believed to be in purgatory because they died with the guilt of lesser sins on their souls.
In the Roman Catholic doctrine, requiem masses are commonly held, and many people visit and sometimes decorate the graves of loved ones to mark the day.
According to Bishop Ezeokafor, the mass is to remember those in purgatory through intercession of prayers and preparing those on earth the various commandments of God to shun material things of the world that would lead them to eternal life.
The Catholic Prelate noted that most Christians acknowledged that all will account for their stewardship on earth which clearly identifies the existence of hell and heaven and as such all should be encouraged in all their good deeds.
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