The Catholic Bishop of Lafia Diocese, Most Rev. David Agang, has ordained two priests with a charge on them to be prayerful to succeed in their chosen vocations.
Ajang gave the charge on Friday during the ordination of two priests of the diocese at St William’s Cathedral, Lafia.
The bishop urged priests to prepare adequately for the task ahead of them and work hard at developing their relationship with God.
“Model your live after Jesus to be able to win souls for Christ.
“The call to priesthood was divine, hence the need for you to dedicate your time to the service of God and avoid anything capable of destroying your reputation and that of the Catholic Church,” he said.
He called on the congregation to support them with prayers to enable them to succeed in their vocation.
” Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other men in their dealings with God. He is not an angel.
” He, therefore has emotions, fears and can make mistakes. Often times priests are perceived by people in non-human terms but the fact is that they also have weaknesses because they are ordinary human beings.
” We must therefore encourage our priests because being ordained does not make them super humans.
“When they make mistakes, we should correct them appropriately, ” he said.
The bishop also cautioned parents against making choices of vocation for their children, saying that the call to serve in God’s vineyard was divine and should not be influenced.
He appreciated parents, guardians and family members of the newly ordained priests for their financial and moral support and charged them to continue to pray for them.
On his part, the Chancellor of the diocese, Rev. Fr Matthew Ofoku, appreciated God and Bishop Ajang for performing the sacred ordination of the priests.
He thanked all the priests, parents, benefactors and those who contributed to the ordination of the priests and prayed God to bless them.
The two priests ordained are Rev. Fr. Joseph Ogbonna and Rev. Fr Gabriel Egah.
Immediately after the ordination, the bishop posted Fr Joseph Ogbonna to St John Bosco College Doma, Doma Local Government Area of the state as a teacher and Chaplain of the school.
Fr Gabriel Eggah was posted as an Assistant Priest at St Peter’s Parish Keffi, Keffi LGA of the state.
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