Lenten Pastoral 2019: In the Beginning

Rediscovering Our Igbo Traditional Family Values. In this Lenten Pastoral 2029, Bishop Augustine Ukwuoma reflects on the family as the first gift of God, the domestic Church, and the foundation of both society and Christian life. Drawing from Scripture, Catholic teaching on marriage and family, and the richness of Igbo traditional family values, the letter calls the faithful to recover the virtues that once strengthened family life: parental presence, family prayer, respect for elders, work ethic, cultural formation, generosity, unity, and responsible moral guidance. It invites families in the Diocese of Orlu to renew their homes as places of faith, love, discipline, prayer, cultural identity, and Christian witness