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Mass Readings: 2 August – 9 August, 2026

Liturgical CalendarYear A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday August 2, 18th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIs 55: 1-3/ Ps 145:

By Bridget Adams, Parish Secretary, St Stephen’s, Rocklands, Mitchells Plain – When most people turn 50, they celebrate with cake,

Born in troubled Northern Ireland, Holy Cross Sister Maureen Rooney faced apartheid when she was sent to South Africa more

By Thabile Mbhele – St Anne Sodality from the Archdiocese of Durban have launched a booklet about the history of

Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, Liberty Square – Piazza Della Libertà (Castel Gandolfo), Sunday, 26 July 2026 Dear brothers and sisters,

Question: In your December 2025 edition, I read that St Francis Xavier is buried in Goa, India, but that his

By Fr Nicholas Leaka CMM, Parish Priest of St Aidan’s, East London, Mdantsane – The pews of St Aidan’s Parish

Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, Liberty Square – Piazza della Libertà (Castel Gandolfo), Sunday, 19 July 2026 Dear brothers and sisters,

By Judy Figland – Fr Siyabonga Mbeje, Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (CMM), met with the