At the beginning of the new year 2023

by Bp José Luis IMC

(A reflection on Pope Francis 2023 message for peace prepared for our diocesan podcast service)

Livi laba yinyama!

Not sure you are aware, but in the Catholic Church, every year on January 1 which is the feast of Mary Mother of God, we dedicate that very first day of the year to pray for peace.

The Pope issues a message encouraging our prayer and helping us reflect on a special dimension of peace. Continue reading “At the beginning of the new year 2023”

Pope Francis: “No one can be saved alone”

by Pope Francis
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE
56th WORLD DAY OF PEACE
1 JANUARY 2023

No one can be saved alone.
Combating Covid-19 together, embarking together on paths of peace

“Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night” (First Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians, 5:1-2).

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The first 100 years in eSwatini

By Bp José Luis IMC

The first four “Mantellate Sisters” arrived in “Swaziland” on 05 December 1922
To celebrate the centenary of their presence we came together at Our Lady of Sorrows on 10 December 2022. Below is part of the bishop’s homily.


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