{"id":325219,"date":"2024-01-25T10:34:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T09:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itakaescolapios.org\/?p=43762"},"modified":"2025-03-07T18:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:28:29","slug":"english-father-meya-ferdinands-thanksgiving-mass-for-the-gift-of-his-vocation-to-coscabic-bafia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itakaescolapios.org\/en\/2024\/01\/english-father-meya-ferdinands-thanksgiving-mass-for-the-gift-of-his-vocation-to-coscabic-bafia\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Meya Ferdinand's thanksgiving Mass for the gift of his vocation to COSCABIC Bafia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lord’s call is a grace, a free gift; at the same time, it’s a commitment to go out and bring the Gospel. Today, January 25, 2024, at COSCABIC Bafia, Father Meya Ferdinand celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving for the gift of his vocation. It’s a gift and a burden. There is no vocation without a mission. And there can be no happiness or full self-fulfilment without offering others the new life we have found. It is only in relationship with others that each specific vocation in the Church is fully revealed with its own truth and richness. So what could be more noble than to begin this mission with a Mass of thanksgiving for the little ones. During his sermon, Father Meya (assisted by Father L\u00e9onard, Father Brandon and Brother Platine) spoke to us of conversion, as a change of life to follow Christ. He also drew our attention to the ministry of the priest as a servant of Christ who proclaims the good news that is the word of God, baptizes, celebrates marriages and blesses. It was a beautiful Eucharistic celebration. Let’s keep him in our prayers, so that the Lord may accompany him on his journey during the mission he has entrusted to him.<\/p>\n