COMMENT | A layman’s Covid-19 'homily' on Holy Week

COMMENT | We are now in the Holy Week. The Holy Week, which is the culmination of the 40-day Lenten period, is the most solemn period for Christians who celebrate the sacred mysteries of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection.

We are also living in strange, difficult and challenging times. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a stranglehold on us all, turning our lives topsy-turvy.

The scariest part is that we are far from being out of the woods. The worst is yet to come, so we have been told.

Globally, Covid-19 has claimed the lives of more than 60,000 so far, with over a million people having been infected.

At home, we have 4119 positive cases with 65 deaths, as of April 8...

We have also been forewarned that this pandemic could possibly kill one million people, worldwide. Add in those in the Third World who could be victims of starvation and malnutrition as a result of the virus outbreak and the global economic meltdown - and the death toll is likely to mount...