GIRL CHILD, International Day of
Introduction to the Eucharist
With affectionate concern and hopefulness we today
would like to focus on the GIRL CHILD. Not only would we invoke God’s blessing
on his girl children but, by his grace, we commit ourselves to protect them at
every stage of their life, contribute our share to their educational, cultural
and physical development. The scenario today is a dismal one. In circumstances
of utter poverty, girl children are pushed into the flesh trade by heartless
adults, pressed into bonded labour by creditors and landowners, even forced-trained to be girl soldiers by terrorist groups. How many girl children are
marked out for dowry deaths and the horror of bride burning is a heart rending
tale, oft repeated in our country. And the entertainment industry manoeuvres
many little girls into certain roles that leave them devastated and bereft of
their childhood. This was not the way the Creator wanted it. This was not the way
our Saviour Jesus Christ, whose ministry was characterised by the affirmation of
life, the imparting of health, and the gift of joy and harmony. And this is
also what we want to happen in our time and will make happen. So with hopefulness
for the future of the world’s girl children, we ask our Heavenly Father to
allow us and our concerns into the mysteries of Jesus, that we are now about to
celebrate as a church community with sincere contrition for our sins and
failures.
“I confess.....”
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