Several churches with their congregation stepped out on the streets of Lagos on Sunday, to celebrate Palm Sunday, which usually occurs a week before Easter celebrations.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that church members were seen in processions in parts of the state, waving palm fronds and singing.
At Jubilee Christian Centre, a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), located in Surulere, chidren, in celebrating, paraded the streets of Aguda with palm fronds, with one of them sitting on a donkey.
Mr David Olorunishola, a pastor in the church, said: This is mainly about the grand entryof Jesus into Jerusalem, but sometimes some people relate it to the position of God in our lives.
“Many people go round with palm fronds today because palm fronds were used when Jesus was entering Jerusalem.
“It is usually celebrated in remembrance of what Jesus did, but…
Read More…..Punch Newspapers
