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Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said materialism and the get-rich-quick syndrome cause some people in society to kill and destroy.
He said there was a need for the Catholic Church and faith-based organizations to help the government tackle the problem of materialism and the “get-rich-quick” syndrome that was rapidly eroding the moral fabric of Ghanaian society.
He called on leaders of the Catholic Church and faith-based organizations to put more emphasis in their sermons on the need for people to stand up for high values, such as hard work, honesty and integrity.
Dr Bawumia said this in a speech delivered on his behalf by Mr John Peter Amewu, Minister of Railway Development, at the culmination of the centenary celebration of the construction of the minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Navrongo, in the Upper East region.
The celebration was themed; “100 years of existence of the Minor Basilica, celebrating our belonging to the house of God, (Eph 2, 19).”
The history of the Minor Basilica dates back to 1906 with the arrival of three Missionaries from Africa, namely the Reverend Fathers Jean-Marie Chollet and Oscar Morin and the Reverend Brother Engene Gall from Burkina Faso.
They were given a place to settle in Navrongo where there was a colonial military presence, and they planted the seed of Catholicism and built a chapel, now known as the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows.
The Vice President congratulated the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga on the centenary of the construction of the first Catholic Church in northern Ghana from 1920 to 2020.
Dr Bawumia said: “For a Church that has existed for 100 years, I must congratulate you for maintaining this beautiful building which has become one of our national tourist centers. I am informed that this Church is the Mother Church and the cradle of Catholicism in northern Ghana.
He urged the faithful to follow the good example of the missionaries and remember that while good and sacrificial work may not be easily recognized, “Posterity will speak favorably of your good deeds in due time.
In his sermon, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, Bishop Henryk Mieczyslaw Jagodzinski called on the congregation to reflect on the painful times of the mother of Jesus Christ, Mary, when she went through suffering at the death of her son.
“Today it will be good to stop for a moment and think about the pain and sorrow of our lady. She is our mother, it will be good to stop for a moment and say to our lady, thank you for accepting to be a mother when the angel told you.
He said, “It was there, on Calvary, that Jesus gave us Mary as a mother, not only to take care of us, but also so that we could feel that we are the offspring of this woman who must overcome Satan.
“After all, this is why the Lord Jesus defeated Satan on Calvary so that each of us may present the fruit of this victory in his life,” said the apostolic nuncio.
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