Bishop Mwakhwawa Links Faith to Resurrection and Good Deeds durin Easter Mass at Likuni Parish

Posted on April 20, 2025
by Eric Mkwaira

The auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Right Reverend Vincent Mwakhwawa, today led the Easter Mass celebrations at Our Lady of Holy Rosary (Likuni) Parish, delivering a powerful message urging the faithful to embody the transformative power of Jesus Christ’s resurrection in their everyday lives.

In his homily, Bishop Mwakhwawa emphasized the opportunity for spiritual rebirth that Easter provides.

“Easter has renewed us. Easter has brought a renewal in our life. We have an opportunity to start again,” he said, highlighting the redemptive nature of Christ’s sacrifice.

*Rt. Rev. Vincent Mwakhwawa sharing his homily during the Easter Mass*

His Lordship underscored how sin creates a disconnect with God, disrupts life’s order, and contributes to the myriad problems facing the world.

“Most of the problems that we have in the world and in Malawi are because somebody somewhere is not doing his job very well because he’s been overtaken by evil.”

The bishop stressed that the Lenten season and Holy Week commemorations offer a chance for personal renewal, empowering individuals to strive for better with the strength of Christ.

“Now we have been given a chance to do things very well with the power of Christ. That is the most important thing,” he affirmed.

Addressing various aspects of life, Bishop Mwakhwawa called for Christ to be the central guiding force, inspiring and directing individuals towards ethical conduct.

“Whether you are a farmer, whether you are a civil servant, whether you’re doing business, whether in private sector, in the church, we need Christ to be our centre of life. We need Christ to help us do well in life. We need him to inspire us. We need him to guide us. He’s risen,” Bishop Mwakhwawa concludes.

Echoing the Bishop’s sentiments, the first vice chairperson at Likuni Parish, Mr. Patrick Liphava, emphasized the fundamental importance of the resurrection in the Catholic faith.

“Today is a great day. It’s a holy day. It has been so beautiful with the homily of the bishop, the auxiliary bishop of the Lilongwe Archdiocese. He has taught us that as Catholics our faith is based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and if Jesus Christ was not risen then I think our faith is baseless. So, our faith is totally based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and therefore we also believe that when we die, after our death, we shall also resurrect and live on.”