Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the many restrictions that came with it, key among them suspension of public worship, the South African devout Catholic sisters who started singing at St Hubert Catholic Church in Alexandra decided to use social media platforms to spread the light of Christ through “prayer” and by “singing” Catholic hymns to inspire both young and old.
During the October 12 interview, the Light Twins told ACI Africa that the COVID-19 lockdown prompted them to be more frequent on social media platforms to inspire and give a message of hope.
Together with fellow gospel artists the Khunou, twin sisters released a song in response to the COVID-19 titled, “This too shall pass.”
“Lebone and I were always those typical Church girls that loved praying. At the start of COVID-19 we said to ourselves, ‘Church has stopped, but we need to continue praying’ and Lebone and I would go on different Facebook groups and pray the rosary every single day for an end to the coronavirus pandemic,” said Lesedi.
For the Khunou twin sisters, social media is a very powerful platform that can be used to draw the youth to love the Catholic Church.
Lesedi added, “What I've noticed is the fact that we need to be real as people, and I think that's where we have got it right; that we are real with people and the youth are able to resonate with us and speak to us. So, I think as a Church we need to learn to be open to the youth.”
With escalated cases of mental health challenges among children and youth in South Africa, the Light Twins say that the Catholic Church should be welcoming to “the youth that are facing mental issues”.
“It's up to us to bring the youth back to Church, to show the youth that the Church is cool; that's what we try to show people through TikTok. Social media is a very powerful platform that can be used to draw the youth in and say ‘Church is cool,’” said Lesedi.
The South African Catholic twins who officially began their music career in 2015 told ACI Africa that they have experienced many high moments in their music career but have also experienced challenges.
“It's very important to know that as confident as we are now, it was a journey. We have been ridiculed; maybe people didn’t necessarily find us worthy or talented enough. And I'm saying to someone out there who's a young person who wants to do something but is being ridiculed, that you're not going to make it, that you're not good enough,” Lesedi said.
