Three Lessons From The Annunciation
On March 25 we mark the feast of the Annunciation, the moment when the story of the Incarnation begins. PROF EMMANUEL OGUNU explains what lessons we can learn from that event. The feast of the...
Category: Feast Days
Feast of Mary, Mother of God: A Victory for Women is a Victory for Humanity
By Cindy Wooden – The world will not know peace unless there is an end to violence against women, the exploitation of their bodies and the denial of their dignity, Pope Francis said on...
Mary: Meeting Place Of Human And Divine
On January 1, the Church observes the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. FR RALPH DE HAHN reflects on Mary, the Queen of All Creation. The Catholic Church universally throws herself into the arms...
Pope: Immaculate Conception is a Feast of Hope for Sinners
Pope Francis leads a prayer service at a Marian statue overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Mary, conceived without sin, is a “masterpiece” who reflects...
Celebrating St Francis at St Francis Parish, Vanderbijlpark!
St Francis of Assisi parish in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, celebrated St Francis’ feast day starting with Mass said by parish priest Fr Tony Thouard OFM together with OFM provincial Fr Sphelele Gwanisheni and Fr Paddy Noonan...
We Are Saints
Guest Editorial by Michael Shackleton Celebrating the memory of the great saints of the Church is an annual time to be happy, as it is on All Saints Day, which in South Africa is...
Prayer for the Feast of All Souls
Prayer for the Feast of All Souls Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy...
The Feast of All Saints Reflection
The other disciple also went into the tomb and saw the cloth which had covered Jesus head lying nearby, neatly folded….and he believed! Why did he believe when he saw this cloth neatly folded?...
All Souls Day Prayer
We commemorate the souls of Christians who have died especially our deceased family and friends
Feast of All Souls Reflection
Preparing For Lord; Making Myself Ready This is the time and now is the hour of great upheaval within the world, within the church, within communities as also within all Franciscan entities around the...
Do We Sin When We Don’t fast?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells me that the Precepts of the Church have an obligatory character (2041). I can understand that I am obligated to attend Sunday Mass because God commands me...
Marist Linmeyer Celebrates School Founder Feast Day
Marist Brothers Linmeyer in Johannesburg celebrated the life and work of the Marist Schools’ founder, St Marcellin Champagnat, on his feast day with a Mass celebrated by Fr David Dryden.
