Ilorin Christians Mark Palm Sunday with Elaborate Processions and 'Hosannah' Shouts
Christians in Ilorin, Kwara State, marked Palm Sunday yesterday, commemorating the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago.
Large crowds of Christian faithful gathered to participate in Palm Sunday processions. The main procession began at Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Sabo Oke, Ilorin, and lasted over four hours. It wound through Murtala Mohammed Road, Maraba, Amilegbe, Ipata, Opo-Malu, parts of Emir's Road, Taiwo Road, Unity Road, the Post Office area, and concluded at the starting point for a final benediction.
A second procession started at First Baptist Church, Surulere, Ilorin, proceeding through the State General Hospital, Upper Taiwo Road, and joining other worshippers at Unity Junction before continuing to Saint Barnabas Cathedral.
Participants carried palm fronds, singing, dancing, and shouting “Hosannah” in joyful celebration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
The chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state, Bishop Sunday Adewole called on Christians to be humble, embrace peace and love themselves and their neighbours as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
Adewole urged Nigerians to be alive to their responsibilities and renew their faith to serve God wholeheartedly.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
MATTA Girls Foundation Atiku Abubakar Abdulrahman Iliasu AbdulRazaq Jiddah Kwha.gov.ng Elerinjare-Ibobo Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez Eleja Taiwo Banu Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim Shoprite Vasolar Consultoria Wahab Kunle Shittu State Bureau Of Internal Revenue Kwara Restoration Project Fola Consultant Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Mahmud Babatunde Baker Bayo Ajia Computer Based Test Mutawali Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency PharmAccess Foundation VADA Bashirat Bola Bello Leke Ogungbe Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi Yusuf AbdulRasheed Makama AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem School Of Nursing Kayode Zubair Rashidi Yekini Busari Alabi Alausa Kwara Teaching Service Commission Kwara Polytechnic CBT Taofeek Ibraheem Abiodun Abdulkareem Ayo Salami Saheed Akinwumi International Public Sector Accounting Standards Ahmad Ali Amos Sayo HYPPADEC Amasa Ayedun Adijat Adebiyi JAMB Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Tsaragi-Share Chikanda Sadiq Umar Modupe Oluwole Aminat Ahmed Gbemisola Saraki Iyabo Adewuyi Tafida Of Kaiama Kamoru Kadiri Sheu Ndanusa Usman John Kehinde Salako Imam Gambari Siraj Oyewale National Party Of Nigeria Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin Ahmed Shuaib Buranga Shettima MMWG Government High School (GHS), Adeta Pakata Development Association Jumoke F. Ajao National Association Of Nigerian Students Tsado Manman Amos Justus Sayo Kisra Millennium Development Goals Ilorin Metro Park

