ASSUMPTION OF MARY INTO HEAVEN. SA PATRONAL FEAST
August 21st Sunday 21C. Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven. Patron Feast of SA. The Catholics in the group were given a chance to explain their devotion to Mary to the others. Different people shared how they saw her as a powerful queen, a mother, a sorrowing...
PATRONS AND MARY, QUEEN AND PATRONESS
Feastday transferred from 15 August to Sunday 21 August. What is the significance of patrons or patronesses in the church and society today? Are they to be seen as good guys or bad guys? Wikipedia describes patronage as the support, encouragement, privilege, or...
2022 SEASON OF CREATION SEPTEMBER DAILY THOUGHTS
2022 OUR WORLD, A FAMILY OF FAMILIES MARFAM DAILY THOUGHTS WITH THE SEASON OF CREATION 1 SEPTEMBER TO 4 OCTOBER. FAMILY YEAR PLANNER SEPTEMBER THEME “OUR WORLD OF FAMILIES” and OCTOBER THEME “FAMILY ON MISSION.”...
THE WOMEN IN ONE’S LIFE
In South Africa 9 August has become a very important day. Dare I say for the wrong reasons, i.e. gender-based violence, rather than celebrating and honouring women in our families and society. Much of the violence against women and girls too in fact...
WOMEN’S DAY SOUTH AFRICA 2022
August 9th. Women’s Day. An interdenominational workshop for women and men on the subject of “the Power of Femininity” had been organised that would be followed by lunch. “Is women’s struggle for liberation from oppression and freedom of...
2022 AUGUST OVERVIEW
AUGUST OVERVIEW. God looked on his creation and was pleased. Particularly good was the ability for creation to evolve through its reproductive capability. Because of the special attributes of humans, including free will, human sexuality...
OH TO BE A GRANNY. ask yourself.
After a variety of grandparent/elderly articles this month, herewith something of a summing up. You've possibly heard those words or maybe thought those words expressed in different tones of voice, possibly with very different emotions behind them. Take a moment...
2ND WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND ELDERLY
For blessings and prayers visit http://www.marfam.org.za/grandparents July 24. Sunday 17C. Fr Patrick said, “When Pope Francis gave us Amoris Laetitia, his letter about the family, he also wrote about the elderly in their families. They should be cared for...
GRANDPARENT DAY 24 JULY 2022
A simple MOVEMENT OF PRAYER OF GRANDPARENTS FOR GRANDCHILDREN We know how grandparents are seriously concerned about their grandchildren, young and older. They are often close but also often find it difficult to understand one another. Older people may have more time...
IN OLD AGE THEY WILL STILL BEAR FRUIT. PS 92:15
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela Day 18 July I came across an article from a Family Matters weekly...
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