ARCHBISHOP ASKED CHRISTIANS MOTHERS TO EMULATE VIRGIN MARY

ARCHBISHOP ASKED CHRISTIANS MOTHERS TO EMULATE VIRGIN MARY
The archbishop of Tamale Rt. Rev. Philip Namey has asked Christian mothers to as a matter of fact emulate the shining paradigm of the mother of God Virgin Mary in other to see success and wonders in their pursuit to strengthen women in the society. The archbishop said as Christian mothers they are the makers of the society and should emulate the silent, obedient, patient and resilient nature of the holy mother of Jesus Christ in a way to keep a better and peaceful society. According to Rt. Rev. Philip Namey, women are seen as the gateway to a successful family and should live beyond this expectation in this current global village. This statement was made by the Rev. Fr. Carolus M. Gambogi, Priest at the holy cross parish on behalf of the Archbishop of Tamale at the 1st ever ecclesiastical provincial Christians Mothers Association conference held in the northern regional capital, Tamale. The conference which brought together 5 dioceses from the three northern regions was aimed at deliberating on issue bordering women in the north and how they can come together to the better advancement of women challenges in the north. The man of God said the Virgin Mary never spoke much and anytime she spoke was backed with meaning saying that if women can emulate her then there will not be any family misunderstanding in the society. He however related his emphasis to most women having marital problems explaining that if women are able to deal seriously into the ideals of mother Mary and taking the word of God serious, there will always smiling faces in their marriage homes. He also called for unity among the association urging them to be ready to forgive each other whenever one goes astray adding that mother Mary was able to forgive those who crucified his only begotten son. The National President of the ecclesiastical Provincial Christian Mothers Association, Mother Clare Cynthia Derry, said as an association and the largest women group in Ghana as far as the Catholic Church is concern is geared towards tackling penitent issues bordering women and intervening into government policies for the betterment of women in the country. She enumerated that through the effort of the association in advocacy has made women who were sideline to participate in decision making process in the country. The President called for support from development agencies, civil society organizations and Non-Governmental organization to join hands to empower the Ghanaian women in decision making process in the country.