Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 58th World Day of Peace
The following is the text of the Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 58th World Day of Peace, to be held on 1 January 2025 on the theme “Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace”:Message of the Holy FatherForgive us our trespasses: grant us your peaceI. Listening to the plea of an endangered humanity1.…
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Our next Faith Cafe will be held on Tuesday 14th January
Guest Speaker: Cardinal Wilfred Napier Theme: Collegiality and Synodality Born in the small midlands town of Matatliele on 8 March 1941, Wilfrid Fox Napier is one of seven children – five boys and two girls, who remain close to this day. He attended the Ixopo Catholic School. At the end of his matric year he…
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Pope’s December prayer intention: ‘For pilgrims of hope’
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of December, and invites Christians to pray that each of us may become pilgrims of hope as a result of the 2025 Jubilee. By Devin Watkins “Let us pray that this upcoming Jubilee may strengthen us in our faith, helping us to recognize the Risen Christ…
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Our next Faith Cafe will be held on Tuesday 10th December 🎄
Guest Speaker: Dr Keith Chappell Theme: The Colours of Christmas – getting through the high and lows of a time of year that brings many joys and challenges to family life. As we come together at Christmas families celebrate together but it can often mean different things for each of us. This can put strains…
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Pope’s November prayer intention: For those who have lost a child
In his prayer intention for November, Pope Francis prays that all parents who mourn the loss of s son or daughter might find consolation in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation. By Christopher Wells “There are no words” that can console a parent who has lost a child,…
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Our next Faith Cafe will be held on Tuesday 12th November
Guest Speaker: Father Lambert Ramos Theme: “What I did for Love” Fr Lambert was ordained a priest last June 1, 2018, 55 years after meandering through 2 seminaries namely San Carlos Seminary, where he obtained his philosophy degree and Loyola School of Theology, where he took up his theological studies. In between: regency, a happy…
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World Rosary Day: A Global Prayer for the Jubilee Year 2025
On October 7, 2024, Catholics around the globe will unite in a profound act of faith and solidarity by participating in World Rosary Day, a pivotal event designed to spiritually prepare the faithful for the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025. This special day of prayer has been initiated in response to Pope Francis’ call for a “symphony of prayer”…
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Pope’s October prayer intention: ‘For a shared mission’
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of October “for a shared mission,” and calls on all faithful in whatever vocation they may have to do their best to contribute to a sense of co-responsibility in the Church. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Pope Francis’ monthly prayer intention for October is for “a shared…
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Our next Faith Cafe will be held on Tuesday 8th October
Guest Speaker: Archbishop Dermot Farrell Theme: Prayer Archbishop Dermot Farrell was born in 1954, the eldest of seven children of the late Dermot and Carmel Farrell, in Garthy, Castletown-Geoghegan, Co Westmeath, in the Diocese of the Meath. After his primary education in Castletown-Geoghegan and Streamstown, he attended Saint Finian’s College, Mullingar. In September 1972 he began…
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Pope’s September prayer intention: For the cry of the earth
In a video message accompanying his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis prays that “each of us might listen with our hearts to the cry of the earth and of the victims of environmental disasters and climate change, making a personal commitment to care for the world we inhabit.” By Christopher Wells Considering rising temperatures…
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