Father Mbaka Reveals What Nigerians Should Do To Overcome Coronavirus

 

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Reverend Fr Ejike Mbaka, has called on Nigerians to embrace prayer, fasting and charity rather than fear over the pandemic.

 

The man of God who revealed that he has suspended his weekday open ministrations, urged people to curtail their growing apprehension over the development so that fear of the virus does not surpass the virus itself.

 

He asked people to stay at home and continue to pray to God if they want to overcome the virus.

 

He stressed that “God loves us and will answer our prayers and grant healing and deliverance to the whole world over Covid-19 pandemic”.

 

According to Vanguard, a statement from Mbaka’s Media Spokesman, Maximus Ugwuoke, titled ‘Message To All Adorers’ indicated that the postponement is in adherence to global efforts and official measures by the Catholic Church towards containing the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

It read: “The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has postponed the weekly Wednesday  Adoration prayer Programmes, a.k.a “E no Dey Again” as well as Friday  All Night Adoration Programme of the Ministry to two weeks from today 24th March 2020 pending further directives.

 

The statement further noted that Mbaka also assured of his continued spiritual intervention over COVID-19 global threat and urged the general public to do a lot of charity, while fasting and praying ceaselessly for God’s mercy, stressing that “Worshippers are urged to stay safe at home and continue to pray for God’s intervention in the pandemic”.

 

Meanwhile, the Catholic Diocese of Enugu had earlier on March 22, 2020, issued a 10-point COVID-19 official pastoral guidelines banning exchange of sign of peace (handshake or hugging) during the Holy Mass as well as reception of Holy Communion by mouth, among others.

 

The statement which was signed by Bishop Callistus Onaga also advised all priests and people residing outside Enugu State not to return for Easter celebration and afterwards “until the deadly virus clears”.

 

It also advised that all funerals, weddings and other social functions should be put on hold, adding that where such cannot be suspended, that it should be restricted to only close family members.

 

“To ensure social distance, only three or four persons should be in a pew, depending on its length; no Sunday Mass should last more than 45 minutes,” the statement said, among others.