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 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...
Church / Feast Days / Parish Life
by Kilian SC · Published March 16, 2019 · Last modified March 15, 2019
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...
Benedict Daswa / Church / Feast Days / Prayer
by Jael SC · Published January 28, 2019 · Last modified January 27, 2019
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...
Church / Feast Days / Prayer
by hazelelponiSC · Published January 1, 2019 · Last modified December 31, 2018
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...
Church / Feast Days / Prayer
by Tamar SC · Published December 30, 2018 · Last modified December 28, 2018
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...
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...
Church / Feast Days / Scripture
by Fr John Allen Green OFM · Published November 25, 2018 · Last modified November 23, 2018
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...
Church / Feast Days / Jesus / Magliano
by Tony Magliano · Published November 24, 2018 · Last modified November 19, 2018
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.
Christian Living / Feast Days / Holiness and Sanctification / Pope Francis
by hazelelponiSC · Published November 4, 2018 · Last modified November 3, 2018
Saints include simple people “from next door, our relatives and acquaintances who now are part of that ‘immense multitude’” in heaven, he said, which makes the feast of All Saints “a family celebration.” “Saints...
Lord God, you are the glory of believers and the life of the just. Your son redeemed us by dying and rising to life again. Since our departed brothers and sisters believed in the...
By Michael Ogunu – According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, all those who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death...
