Finally we decided to make real the one thing that was important to deepen the communal life that already is being practiced in the Novitiate community: “the Novitiate free day.” So called because it is a day on which the novices and the director go out to visit interesting places and have the opportunity to breathe in some fresh air which is necessary to grace us with strength for the journey just begun. Since this was the first time, we decided to visit the cinemas and watch a Nigerian movie that has been the talk of the town for a while – “King of Boys.” It was simply good and very interesting and instructive to the extent that we found ourselves, together with a cousin of mine, talking about and analysing the various parts of the movie.

Seizing the opportunity to share my reflection upon the event of a little pause, I quickly talked about the scene where Inspector Gobir, having finally arrived the cell of Eniola amid the hot flames and suffocating smoke that filled the prison, lifted her up and carried her away to safety. This scene made real what Jesus did exactly for us: he risked his life by entering our prison of sin; broke it and carried us away. Unmerited grace made real in our being justified by the death and resurrection of Christ. Like Gobir risked his life to save Eniola, the gangster woman, Christ risked his life to save us sinners, accepting death that we be set free unto life. And this is what we celebrate in the Eucharist: our new life in Christ Jesus. The talk didn’t finish there, my people, we soon cracked jokes and commended the fact that Nollywood, in this movie, had set a magnificent pace and gave us all a window into an ideal of  how our action movies can actually be! And that was it; fraternity deepened and was graced with laughter – the very food our souls needed to keep journeying the path of discernment refreshed. This togetherness took place on the 18^th of November.