80 Couples Get Married In A Mass Wedding In Abuja

St. Sylvester Catholic Church, which is located in a town called Nyanya, gave 80 couples the sacrament of matrimony by the Catholic Bishop of Lafia Diocese in a mass wedding. New Nyanya is a town in Nasarawa State.

It is a district of Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, and is among the towns that make up the Karu Urban Area, a conurbation of towns stretching into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). New Nyanya is loosely considered as part of the metropolitan area of Abuja.

The Most Reverend Mathew Ishaya Audu. Mr. Ewache John Ajefu, who is the public relations personnel for the church, noted that the event was unique and historic in the annals of St. Sylvester Catholic Church’s history. Speaking at the occasion, the Bishop admonished the couples to cloth themselves with the love of Christ in order to have a sustainable marriage life, stressing that marriage without love is meaningless.

Bishop Mathew Audu called on them to avoid pitfalls that would lead to regrets, adding that exemplary Christian life was key to successful marriage. giving them many examples and reasons as to why some marriages fail in the first place.