A Catholic Priest of the Archdiocese of Accra, has reminded Christians and Ghanaians in general that Marriage was a union between a man and a woman and not between a man and a man, or a woman and a woman, not many men and a woman or many women and a man.
Preaching the Sermon at a mass wedding of seven couples of the St. Joseph Nongtaaba Society at the Ss. Anne and Joachim Catholic Church at Teshie, Accra, Rev. Fr. Alphonse Bulloro, urged the couples to be affable in their marriages and always endeavour to have cordial relationships.
He entreated them to have mutual respect for one another, share issues with their partners, be responsible parents and raise their children to be responsible.
“Let your marriage continue to look young and new for the rest of your lives until death do you part,” he told the couples at the well-attended mass wedding.
The Nuptial Mass, the first in over a decade of the Parish was officiated by five priests including Rev. Fr. Anthony Asare, the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Daniel Attipoe, the Assistant Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Alphonse Bulloro, the main celebrant, Rev. Fr. Albert Apewe Amonzem and Rev. Fr. Richard Gilbert Arhin.
The couples who happily had their marriages blessed were Benson Dinko & Felicia Asam, Emmanuel Maadu & Beatrice Bagah, Julius Beku & Selina Kuulavi, John Dongpal & Gladys Banduri, John Kabanunye & Judith Anatakapa, Lawrence Bazoro & Cynthia Bazoro and Cletus Zaato & Gifty Zaato.
Addressing the couples as the Parish Priest, Fr. Asare commended his predecessor, Rev. Fr. John Patrick Tindana for starting the process of mass wedding for the members of the St. Joseph Nongtaaba Society.
He commended the leadership of the Nongtaaba Society for their hard work and dedication in making the ceremony possible.
The St. Joseph Nongtaaba Society is a traditional society comprising of citizens from all the five Northern Regions of Ghana.
Madam Rebecca Akolgo, the president of the society in an interview with newswatchgh.com disclosed that it was a problem she noticed in the society that many of them had not blessed their marriages, hence she took it as a project to help members bless their union in Church.
According to her, the initiative was also to help them partake fully in the Eucharistic celebration at every Mass since most of the affected were very active in both societal and church duties.
She also said the display of varieties of smock was because it is the most distinctive dress from Northern Ghana, adding “We are coming from the North and this is our kente, and kente is for festivals and happy moments. And today is a happy moment and we need to be proud of where we are coming from, hence the reason for the mass display of the northern apparel”.
Madam Akolgo noted the mass wedding was the first of a series of such ceremonies, but lamented, “Unfortunately, there were some who could not join the day’s event so we the executives will strategize to make their wishes possible. However, the next one would not be society-centered like today’s own. We will include other traditional societies since; the slogan of the church is One Family in Christ”.
