Moving Date of Ascension Wrong
Leslie Selbourne, Cape Town – I find it very strange how easily the bishops could have allowed and applied to Rome to have the solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ be...
Category: Feast Days
Is This The Church Christ Wanted?
In preparation for the feast of Ss Peter & Paul, FR RALPH DE HAHN asks if the Church today is what Christ had in mind when he entrusted it to Peter. A meaningful story comes down to...
Why the Sacred Heart of Jesus Matters
On June 28 this year, the Church will mark the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with that beautiful image in so many homes around the world. The Sacred Heart issues a call...
Christ is Gone to Set Up a Place for Us
For the feast of the Ascension, Fr Ralph de Hahn reflects on the meaning of Christ’s physical departure from earth. The beautiful feast of the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven strikes a triumphant note to all believers....
The Five Saturdays Devotion Explained
The Five Saturdays devotion has been adopted in many parishes in South Africa. PAUL DE MARCO explains the background of this personal devotion. We’ve all heard of Fatima and know something about the apparitions that occurred there...
Plans for Benedict Daswa 30th Anniversary Underway
The year to prepare for the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Bl Benedict Daswa is now underway, with parishes making pilgrimages to his tomb in the church at ṄNweli in Tzaneen diocese and...
Bishops urge faithful to pray through Bl Daswa
The feast of Bl Daswa has been approved by Rome for February 1, and may be celebrated in all dioceses and parishes as a memorial in the pastoral region of the Southern African Catholic...
Feast of Mary, Mother of God
More Stories: Pray for the Feast of the Holy Family Bishops urge faithful to pray through Bl Daswa Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians in the Street! Fr Chris Townsend: I’m More than...
Pray for the Feast of the Holy Family
Lord Jesus Christ, who, being made subject to Mary and Joseph, didst consecrate domestic life by Thine ineffable virtues; grant that we, with the assistance of both, may be taught by the example of...
Pope: First Martyr Offers Us Lessons
While “it may seem strange” to celebrate the feast of the first Christian martyr on the day after Christmas, Pope Francis said it serves as a reminder that Jesus came to offer his life...
Feast of Christ the King Reflection
Paradox and contradiction confound us, unsettle us … set of teeth on edge. We want to be on the leader board, we want to stand out and be recognised, yet at the same time...
Christ the King!
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, it’s appropriate that the church designates the last Sunday as the Solemnity of Christ the King; for it calls to mind the last day of history, when Christ the King of the universe will come in all his glory to judge the living and the dead.
