RELIGIOUS VOCATION IMPLICATIONS
May 28. When Sibusiso after much reflection decided to study for the priesthood his parents felt very proud that there could be a priest in their family. However when it was explained to them that as a member of a religious congregation even though he was the…
WHAT SHOULD THE RICH MAN DO?
May 27. The Busisabas were a well off family, doing their best for their children to make up for their earlier losses when they had really had to scrape the barrel. They had also become faithful church goers. Sheila shared with Adam after Mass how each year when the…
TRINITY SUNDAY. CLOSE OF LAUDATO SI WEEK
May 26. Trinity Sunday. Laudato Si Week. Fr Brian shared his message, “The Blessed Trinity has always been a powerful image of God to me, even if I will never fully understand it. There is a kind of aura of greatness about this idea of God and three in one. I did grow…
INTERCESSORY PRAYER GOOD FOR SELF AND ANOTHER
May 25. Laudato Si Week. Bruce had been a very troublesome teenager, got into drugs and dabbled a little in Satanism. His parents shared their experience in the group. Mom said, “Surely it must be our prayers of intercession that rescued him. I truly believe that…
THE SAINTS IN OUR LIVES
May 24. Laudato Si week. “How does one become a saint?” Christopher asked. “let me first ask what kind of saint,” his dad replied. “The ones we pray to.” “No, first of all we pray to God, through the saints, but only a few famous, good and deserving…
THE MEANING AND VALUE OF WORK
May 23. Laudato Si’ Week. Catholic Social Teaching has long spoken out against unjust labour practices and exploitation of workers. Justice and Peace Desks in dioceses and parishes too have taken up that message which on the whole has not always been well received,…
LAUDATO SI WEEK IS ABOUT LIFE. “TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL”
MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 22 MAY 2024 There are a number of topics to focus on this week between Pentecost and Trinity Sunday. IYF +30 with the theme Families and climate change and Laudato Si week are about life and hope. When the UN decided to choose FAMILIES…
LAUDATO SI WEEK. It’s about what I do and fail to do.
May 22. Laudato Si Week. Belinda shared that she was quite shocked one day when she was saying the “I confess” and she suddenly realised that the words “I have greatly sinned in what I have done and in what I have failed to do” applied to her personally too. Not…
MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH. LAUDATO Si week
May 20. Mrs Davies shared in her prayer group, “What has happened to the strong devotion to Mary that was so much part of Church life and also in families. We used to pray the Rosary together when I was a child but that now seems to be done mainly women, or…
PENTECOST. Christian unity Day 8. Lord, may our fellowship be a sign of your Kingdom
Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise” (Lk 10:37) Reflection. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, whose coming we celebrate once again, we are sent out to be “other Christs”, reaching out to suffering humanity in compassion and mercy. The words “Go and do likewise” – are…
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