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After being restored to its former glory, the magnificent Christ the King monument at the entrance of the St Patrick’s Cathedral and visible even from the far end of Shahrah-i-Iraq, has and will continue to bless the people of Karachi for many more years to come.
The 82-year-old monument was blessed on Sunday, which being the last Sunday of November also happened to be the Feast of Christ the King and the closing of the Year of Faith. Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, blessed the monument after completion of major restoration work.
The Vatican envoy said, “I pray for each of you, especially those who supported you in the renovation work of the monument to Christ the King and for their families, as well as the elderly people and the children and young people of the Archdiocese.
May this jubilee deepen your faith in God’s unconditional and caring love for you and every person. And may it strengthen your hope amid difficulties and renew your commitment to love your neighbours as yourself in active charity and witness to the truth in this beloved land of Pakistan.”
The idea of a monument was conceived in 1927 by the Apostleship of Prayer during the Papacy of Pope Pius XI as a manifestation of the love and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. But it was Fr Vincent Gimenez SJ who became the moving spirit behind the construction plan which was completed in 1931 and blessed and consecrated to the City of Karachi by Monsignor Leo Kierkels CP on Oct 17, 1931.
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