[email protected]May 2020 Volume 35 No 2 1 PHOTOGRAPHIC/EDITORIAL WORKSHOP CANCELLED Please note the ADNews photo- graphic / editorial workshop, scheduled for Saturday, 9 May has been postponed because of the Covid-19 virus. We apologise for any inconvenience. A new date will be announced after the lockdown has been lifted. A publication of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg news news AD AD Telephone (011) 402 6400 • www.catholicjhb.org.za MAY 2020 7 Easter celebrations Easter celebrations 3 7 Letters to the Editor Fr Michael Nkosinathi Nkabinde is pictured alone in the church conducting Mass. See message on this page. Greening of parishes Greening of parishes W hile the founders of Little Eden, Domitilla and Danny Hyams are currently being considered for beatification, the society is under- going severe financial constraints during this lockdown period. Little Eden takes in people with profound intellectual disabilities and has numerous facilities to assist their “angels” who have mild to severe disabilities. Nursing staff are on hand 24-hours a day, taking care of their patients, giving them the appropriate therapy to enhance their lives. The application for beatifica- tion has been approved by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference. It is a process that will take some time, because of bureaucratic processes. One of the hurdles is that the couple is buried in Bapsfontein, the area where the society has a farm which residents’ assist in, including the growing of vegetables and nuts. Bapsfontein does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Archdio- cese of Johannesburg, so permis- sion has to be sought for exhuma- tion and reburial of the couple. The process has been further lengthened during the Covid-19 lockdown period. Said Xelda Rohrbeck, CEO: “This is a time of great uncer- tainty, both globally and within our own country. Every one of us is experiencing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. “As we face this pandemic, our resilience is being tested to the limit. Financially we have already been hard hit. On the one hand, costs have gone up – with the need to provide additional hygiene products, personal protective equipment, and cleaning staff. “At the same time our income has taken a huge dive, with the postponement of our annual fête – a major fundraiser – and the closure of our charity shop, which provides a steady revenue. Also, restricting external access to our home has a direct impact on donations received. “All this means that we will end our current financial year in a deficit – and the pressure will impact the upcoming fiscal period, in which loss of income from donations is expected to be between 30-50%,” she said. To mitigate this, the society has embarked on a series of decisive actions – including trimming expenses, speaking with its private partners and the government to expand their funding, and request- ing peoples’ urgent support to help the society reach the R10 million needed to keep the doors open. “It’s a BIG ask, I know. But a necessary one, if we are to continue providing this essential service. My heartfelt thanks go to our funders, partners and stake- holders – as well as to all those who have reached out to us with messages of support and offers of help. With you by our side, I have no doubt that we will come out of this stronger. “Our ability to unite when faced with challenges has always defined us as a nation. During this difficult period and as our ‘angels’ look to us for continued quality care, I appeal to your spirit of ‘ubuntu’ and commitment to our cause. As I wait and look forward to your favourable response, let us continue to pray for our country and the vulnerable people in our care,” she concluded. I t has now been several weeks since our country, like many others around the world, decided to do a lock down as a response to the Covid-19 crisis. Although separated during the lockdown, we are called to remain united in faith and to be in solidarity with the most vulnerable among us, the homeless, the elderly, the orphans, the migrants and refugees, domestic violence survivors and all the neglected. Our faith in Christ can sustain and empower us through these difficult and trying times. The Spirit of God calls on all of us to believe that our God is in charge even in these chaotic and frightening times. Faith in the Resurrection is a sure sign that God is still in charge. For many, there may be some confusion in these challenging times. Some may raise questions about the loving and saving power of God, the Resurrection, life after death and Covid-19. Friends, I am convinced that God’s light cannot be overcome by darkness. His love is stronger than virus and death. Therefore, do not be afraid. It is important for us to remem- ber and find solace in God’s love which continues to conquer death in our daily life. The Resurrected Christ will be with us during and beyond this Covid-19 crisis. As we struggle with the national Domitilla and Danny Hyams “Our angels need your help” Message of hope from Bishop Duncan Tsoke lockdown, let our faith give us a strong sense that we are not alone but interconnected. My prayers are with those infected and affected by the virus during this difficult time. I invoke God’s blessings on all of you. Vicar Fr Nkosinathi Nkabinde's Message Vicar of Communications, parish priest of St James, Magaliesburg and Rector of the Mother of Mercy Shrine: "I have no silver and gold, but I give you what I have, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise and walk." (Act 3: 6). Peter and John are so concerned about the lame beggar, they are willing and wishing to give him something but neither had silver or gold to give. At the same time, the beggar seems to be expecting something from the 'holy men' going to the Temple to pray. God seeing their empty hands and their willing hearts, He steps in. They give what they have, they give what the beggar needs most 'wellness'! Continued on page 2. R4 563 973 R3 396 078 R11 445 726 R13 274 571 R16 275 129 May Jun Dec Jun Dec Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar ’17 ’17 ’17 ’18 ’18 ’19 ’19 ’19 ’19 ’19 ’19 ’19 ’20 ’20 ’20 R17 845 114 R18 232 442 R18 388 723 R18 576 682 R18 457 482 R18 914 598 R19 791 627 R20 331 757 R 19 988 815 R19 389 137 Are you looking for a tranquil place to spend time with God or a venue for your retreat? Why not try the Mother of Mercy Shrine in the Magaliesburg. Conference rooms, accommodation and breakfast are available throughout the year. For bookings contact Fr Nkosinathi Nkabinde 072 918 6192 [email protected]Themba Nkomo 083 585 5813 Target: R25 million Donations to date including expenditure
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newsnewsADADTelephone (011) 402 6400 • www.catholicjhb.org.za MAY 2020
7Easter celebrationsEaster celebrations
3 7Letters to the Editor
Fr Michael Nkosinathi Nkabinde is pictured alone in the church conducting Mass. See message on this page.
Greening of parishesGreening of parishes
While the founders of Little Eden, Domitilla and Danny Hyams are
currently being considered for beatification, the society is under-going severe financial constraints during this lockdown period.
Little Eden takes in people with profound intellectual disabilities and has numerous facilities to assist their “angels” who have mild to severe disabilities. Nursing staff are on hand 24-hours a day, taking care of their patients, giving them the appropriate therapy to enhance their lives.
The application for beatifica-tion has been approved by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference. It is a process that will take some time, because of bureaucratic processes. One of the hurdles is that the couple is buried in Bapsfontein, the area where the society has a farm which residents’ assist in, including the growing of vegetables and nuts.
Bapsfontein does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Archdio-cese of Johannesburg, so permis-sion has to be sought for exhuma- tion and reburial of the couple. The process has been further lengthened during the Covid-19 lockdown period.
Said Xelda Rohrbeck, CEO: “This is a time of great uncer-tainty, both globally and within our own country. Every one of us
is experiencing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
“As we face this pandemic, our resilience is being tested to the limit. Financially we have already been hard hit. On the one hand, costs have gone up – with the need to provide additional hygiene products, personal protective equipment, and cleaning staff.
“At the same time our income has taken a huge dive, with the postponement of our annual fête – a major fundraiser – and the closure of our charity shop, which provides a steady revenue. Also, restricting external access to our home has a direct impact on donations received.
“All this means that we will end our current financial year in a deficit – and the pressure will impact the upcoming fiscal period, in which loss of income from donations is expected to be between 30-50%,” she said.
To mitigate this, the society has embarked on a series of decisive actions – including trimming expenses, speaking with its private partners and the government to expand their funding, and request-ing peoples’ urgent support to help the society reach the R10 million needed to keep the doors open.
“It’s a BIG ask, I know. But a necessary one, if we are to continue providing this essential service. My heartfelt thanks go to our funders, partners and stake-holders – as well as to all those who have reached out to us with messages of support and offers of help. With you by our side, I have no doubt that we will come out of this stronger.
“Our ability to unite when faced with challenges has always defined us as a nation. During this difficult period and as our ‘angels’ look to us for continued quality care, I appeal to your spirit of ‘ubuntu’ and commitment to our cause. As I wait and look forward to your favourable response, let us continue to pray for our country and the vulnerable people in our care,” she concluded.
It has now been several weeks since our country, like many others around
the world, decided to do a lock down as a response to the Covid-19 crisis.
Although separated during the lockdown, we are called to remain united in faith and to be in solidarity with the most vulnerable among us, the homeless, the elderly, the orphans, the migrants and refugees, domestic violence survivors and all the neglected.
Our faith in Christ can sustain and empower us through these difficult and trying times. The Spirit of God calls on all of us to believe that our God is in charge even in these chaotic and frightening times. Faith in the Resurrection is a sure sign that God is still in charge.
For many, there may be some confusion in these challenging times. Some may raise questions about the loving and saving power of God, the Resurrection, life after death and Covid-19.
Friends, I am convinced that God’s light cannot be overcome by darkness. His love is stronger than virus and death. Therefore, do not be afraid.
It is important for us to remem-ber and find solace in God’s love which continues to conquer death in our daily life. The Resurrected Christ will be with us during and beyond this Covid-19 crisis.
As we struggle with the national
Domitilla and Danny Hyams
“Our angels need your help”
Message of hope from Bishop Duncan Tsoke
lockdown, let our faith give us a strong sense that we are not alone but interconnected.
My prayers are with those infected and affected by the virus during this difficult time.
I invoke God’s blessings on all of you.
Vicar Fr Nkosinathi Nkabinde's MessageVicar of Communications, parish priest of St James, Magaliesburg and Rector of the Mother of Mercy Shrine: "I have no silver and gold, but I give you what I have, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise and walk." (Act 3: 6).
Peter and John are so concerned about the lame beggar, they are willing and wishing to give him something but neither had silver or gold to give. At the same time, the beggar seems to be expecting something from the 'holy men' going to the Temple to pray. God seeing their empty hands and their willing hearts, He steps in. They give what they have, they give what the beggar needs most 'wellness'!
Continued on page 2.
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R3 396 078
R11 445 726
R13 274 571
R16 275 129
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R18 232 442
R18 388 723
R18 576 682
R18 457 482
R18 914 598
R19 791 627
R20 331 757
R 19 988 815
R19 389 137
Are you looking for a tranquil place
to spend time with God or a venue for your retreat?
Why not try the Mother of Mercy Shrine in the Magaliesburg.
Conference rooms, accommodation and breakfast are available throughout the year.
For bookings contactFr Nkosinathi Nkabinde 072 918 6192
During this lockdown, many fami-lies are in need. Our government and many people of goodwill are moving up and down, making sure that no one will die of hunger dur-ing this time. You and I are also called to offer something. Yes, you may have no silver or food parcels to give, but what about prayers and moral support to our brothers and sisters. Even those who provide parcels, if they do with a sincere hearts, full of love and prompted by the Spirit, they'll never tire nor lose themselves in the midst of all the chaos.
Like Jesus in our Gospel, they recognised Him through the breaking of the bread. He offered Himself to them and their eyes were opened. He knew what they really needed on their way. He was there to listen, comfort and provide.
During these difficult moments in our lives, let's look up to Him and say: 'Stay with us Lord ...'.
Make use of our Archdiocesan websiteLooking for church contact information about the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, events and organ-isations? We have a comprehensive list of parishes, priests, schools, homes, creches, shelters, sodalities and secular orders. All are welcome to submit upcoming events and news for the website.
The addresses are:www.catholicjhb.org.zawww.catholic-johannesburg.org.za
Pope’s Intentions: MayPope Francis’ prayer intention during the Covid-19 pandemic“I pray for the elderly, they are isolated in nursing or old age homes. They are afraid to die alone. They have the acute experience of the pandemic. The elderly are our roots, they have given us our faith, traditions and the sense of belonging. Lord please be near to them.”
For Deacons, his intention for the month of May“We pray that deacons, faithful in their service to the Word and the poor, may be an invigorating symbol for the entire Church.”
PATRONAL FEASTS: MAY1st St Joseph the Worker, Boipatong (1956); Bosmont (1969) and the Polish
community in Norwood; St Peregrine Laziosi, Alra Park (1982)3rd St James, Magaliesburg (1933); Vlakfontein9th Our Lady of Loreto, Kempton Park (1967)13th Our Lady of Fatima, Brentwood Park (1945); Dube (1959); Sharpeville (1960)20th Nyolohelo, Sebokeng (1988); Holy Spirit, Dobsonville (1991)24th Our Lady of the Wayside, Maryvale (1938)26th St Philip Neri, Moletsane (1962)27th Holy Trinity, Braamfontein (1886)29th St Eugene de Mazenod, Eldorado Park (1979)30th St Hubert, Alexandra (1919)Also all Marian parishes
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hours a week post for a registered social worker with 3 or more years’
In his remarks after the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the Pope reflected on the contribution
women are giving today during the coronavirus pandemic.
After reciting the Regina Caeli in the library of the Apostolic Palace on the Monday after Easter, Pope Francis continued reflecting on how women are contributing during the coronavirus crisis.
After hearing about the women who “proclaimed Jesus's Resurrec-tion to the disciples”, “I wouldlike to call to mind the efforts” of so many women, “during this health crisis”, Pope Francis said.
He specifically mentioned women who are "doctors, nurses, members of security forces, prison guards, employees in stores provid-
ing basic necessities …, and moth-ers and sisters who are confined to their homes with their entire family, with children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities”.
Then he acknowledged that some are at risk of violence "due to a living situation in which they bear a burden that is way too heavy".
His prayer for them was that "the Lord might grant them strength, and that our communities might support them together with their families".
The Pope then turned his atten-tion once again to the current Co-vid-19 crisis. "During Easter Week", he said, he wishes to renew his affection and nearness to all those countries suffering the worst of the crisis. He named Italy, the United
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States, France and Spain. “The list is long. I pray for all of them. And don’t forget the Pope is praying for you. He is near you”, he continued.
Before bidding a final fare-well, the Pope renewed his Easter greetings and invited everyone to “remain united in prayer and in the commitment to help each other as brothers and sisters”.
He then went to the study window where he generally delivers the noon Angelus and Regina Caeli addresses. After looking about the empty square, he blessed the city of Rome.
by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp
Kholofelo Ya Josefa Community Care
Centre (Kholofelo) is a home-based and orphanage project of St Hubert, Alexandra.
We are currently looking for volunteers
as Care Givers, Fundraisers, Treasurer and Board of Trustees. For more info contact
Poshela Kekana 0760627499
Nomvula Mokonyane with fellow members of St Anne’s Sodality of our Parish, Our Lady of Peace. Kagiso, celebrated Freedom Day through sharing food parcels with some of the elderly and child-headed families.
Eucharist. The bishop or priest asks the Holy Spirit to transform the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ which is then given to us as sacramental food. This belief runs throughout these verses. Another image used in the First Letter to the Corinthians is that of the Church as the Body of Christ: we are one body made up of many parts with Christ as our head. We see how Paul weaves this idea into our text as well.
During their assemblies some of the Corinthians got drunk, some sat in cliques and others were left hungry, so Paul warns they are eat-ing and drinking unworthily. Not showing fraternal love, they failed to reflect the humble service of Jesus who washed the feet of his followers. Lacking decorum, they failed to respect Christ’s self- sacrifice of his body and blood. They would be answerable for that.
How often have we too not been unworthy participants at Mass?
The liturgy is meant to show us that we are in communion with Christ and with one another. We are quick to take Holy Commun-ion, but slow to treat one another as brothers and sisters. We per-suade ourselves that we are clean enough to receive the Body and Blood of Christ, but refuse to see the Body of Christ present in the gathering of diverse people. Some people leave as soon as they have swallowed the host so as to avoid the community announcements and the chance to greet one ano-ther after church. These people might believe in the real presence of Christ in the sacrament, but they fail to help make the Christian community Christ’s real presence in the world.
This interpretation of the text is borne out by [1] the fact that Paul is writing about divisions in the community and [2] by the way he uses his words: all through the text he mentions the body and the blood together until the final time when the word “body” appears alone. In other words, if we receive the Body and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion with-out recognising the Body of Christ in the people, then our eating and drinking condemn us. We fail the new commandment given by Christ as he instituted the Eucharist: “Love one another as I have loved you”.
ADNews has been sent a series of questions based on a couple of verses from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, so I will begin by quoting that text.
Whenever you eat this bread, then, and drink this cup, you are pro-claiming the Lord’s death until he comes. Therefore, anyone who eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily is answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone is to examine himself and only then eat of the bread or drink from the cup; because a person who eats and drinks without recognising the body is eating and drinking his own condemnation. 1 Cor. 11: 26-29 [NJB].
As with all Scripture, if we are to have a better chance of under-standing this text, we should read the entire section which, in this case, is 1 Cor 11: 17-34. Reading the whole letter will also help us situate these verses within the context that Paul is dealing with throughout.
The city of Corinth was a very cosmopolitan, worldly place, but also a centre where every type of religion and philosophy could be found. Once a community of Christians had been established there, Paul had to remind its mem-bers to practice a higher standard of morality than that of many of their neighbours. The First Letter warns against sexual misconduct, but also deals with social issues between rich and poor. The verses quoted above are part of Paul’s commentary on how Christians should behave when they gather for worship.
We know that the Lord Jesus instituted the Eucharist during the Passover meal. In the years that followed, Christians continued to pray in the context of a shared meal, remembering Christ as they broke the bread and shared the cup. Paul denounced the Corin-thians because their “bring-and-share” suppers are divided people more than united them. Those with plenty shared with their friends and family while others did not get enough to eat. This angered Paul who wrote to tell them that such gatherings could not be called the Lord’s Supper. Then, in relaying to them what he had been told by others, he gives us our oldest text on the Last Supper: written even before the Gospels had been written.
What does the writer mean when he speaks about eating and drink-ing unworthily? What does it mean to be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord? How can you eat and drink your own condemnation?
As Catholics, we believe in the real presence of Christ in the
Right: St Theresa – two CMA members cleaning the church yard,
from left Hero and Styles.
Above right: St Theresa, Zondi – Thobane Nkosi lends
a helping hand by washing alter servers’ vestments. Styles
assisted with the packing.
Ramona Melwich Pillay, a catechist and member of St Anne Sodality from St Paul, Eden Park prepared a conducive environment for Divine Mercy virtual Mass.
Fr Francis Xavier AJ, Fr Valentine Katsigazi AJ and Fr Alex Wanzala AJ celebrated masses together as a community. This image was taken on Holy Saturday where they pre-pared a fire where they normally braai meat. After which they lit the pascal candle and celebrated the Easter vigil.
Fr Victor Ngwenya prior to the Good Friday service on Radio Veritas. He is accompanied by, from left, Thabile Mbhele, Thula-sizwe Ndlovu and Tiiso Mosoeu. Pic: Sheila Pires
The Vezi Family from St Theresa, Zondi, prayed the Stations of the Cross at home just before Radio Veritas ''Good Friday Service
Pic: Nekky Vezi
Fr Kgaogelo Ntsie reminded his social media followers of the important feast of Divine Mercy by posing with pictures at Good Shepherd in Protea North.
The Little Eden Society takes the well-being of their vulnerable residents and staff seriously and has taken immediate
precautionary measures to limit the risk of potential coronavirus infections within the Homes.
The society is monitoring the situation closely and is guided by global and local information sources including the World Health Organisation regarding the spread of the virus and has implemented the following precautionary measures:
1. Community service students and volunteers – Our volunteer and community service program has been halted for the time being. This means, with immediate effect, all local volunteers and community service students will not be allowed inside the homes until further notice;
2. Donors / external visitors – Regrettably tours of the Little Eden facilities will also not be permissible until further notice;
3. Next of Kin (NoK) – Resident NoK are kindly requested to limit visits to the home and, where possible, keep in contact via telephone or email with the nursing sister on duty to check up on their family members. NoK visitors at both homes are to first report to the nursing sister’s office when visiting. No visitors are allowed to go into the wings/sections. NoK are requested to refrain from entering the home if they are not well;
Covid-19 Precautionary Measures at Little Eden SocietyThe Little Eden Society is saddened by the news of
the passing of a long-term friend of the organisation, Fr Joseph Leathem OMI. Fr Leathem was an instru-mental member of our organisation and played an important religious role during the early days of
Litlle Eden providing religious support to the founders of the society, Danny and Domitilla Hyams. Until he took ill, Fr Leathem celebrated Mass for our residents at Domitilla and Danny Hyams Home at First Friday Mass each month.
How Fr Leathem became involved with Little Eden:Shortly after the founding of Little Eden in 1967, Domitilla said she experienced an apparition of Our Blessed Lady who smilingly offered her a group of children. This action Domitilla interpreted as the result of her prayers asking Our Lady to bless the work started for children with intellectual disabilities. Domitilla always spoke about the beautiful lady and decried the lack of enthusiasm from family and friends.
An early admission to Little Eden was Jean Marc Buret, from what was known at the time as Italian East Africa on the horn of Africa. He died after his short stay of four and a half months. The family, through their local acquaintances, requested a friend, Fr Leathem whom, we had not met, to conduct the funeral service. So Father’s association with Little Eden began in 1977, when he was parish priest in Yeoville.
When the second phase of the therapy buildings was planned in Edenvale, Jean Marc’s family and friends offered to finance the jacuzzi section in gratitude for the care given to their son. They requested Fr Leathem to bless the site; so he was again associated with Little Eden in 1981, seven years before his transfer to serve in the Edenvale parish.
As parish priest, Father proved a patient listener to Domitilla’s stories of joy or of sadness, always encouraging her to continue pray-ing for guidance in the way forward; particularly via the “Harvesters”. Father’s quiet support ensured the Bishop’s approval for the erection of Our Lady of the Angels Chapel (blessed in 1993) and for the preserva-tion there of the Blessed Sacrament. Every first Friday of the m onth Father celebrated Holy Mass attended by a group of the residents, and members of the public. After the gospel reading his interaction with them was always acknowledged with joy.
Little Eden takes this opportunity to bid farewell to Father. May his dear soul rest in eternal peace and may God welcome his spirit and bless him for his contributions to the lives of one of His creations, people with profound intellectual disability. His involvement will be missed by residents and staff at Little Eden.
4. Events – The Little Eden fête, the society’s main annual fundraising event, scheduled to take place on May 9, has been postponed until further notice due to the volume of supporters that the event normally attracts and potential high-risk of cross-infection;
5. Hygiene and cleaning – Additional controls and protocols have been implemented with regular communication (and signage) to enhance hygiene practices, such as washing and sanitising hands frequently throughout the day, and any staff member who is ill to stay home and consult their healthcare providers;
Due to this additional pressure, the Society appeals to the community for financial support to assist with the unexpected additional costs. The indirect implications of the precautionary measures implemented such as postponing the annual fundraising event and sourcing additional hygiene products and cleaning staff to limit the possibility of infections have a major impact on the financial status of the organisation.
To make a financial contribution towards the Home or for more information about the preventative measures in place, please contact Nichollette Muthige on 011 609 7246 or [email protected].
Please also pray for our homes and our precious ‘angels’.
Nichollette Muthige, Little Eden
Little Eden pays tribute to the Late Fr Leathem
During this time, as families are forced to spend more time together,
parenting has taken on a different dimension. This requires patience and at times a need for more skills. Exploring on-line parenting tips can be a big help.
The Marfam family theme overview
Whether it is a study of botany, biology, human physiology or spirituality, the gift of co-creation with God, in nature, should be recognized as one of God’s greatest gifts. It is the male and female in many areas of nature, a man and woman, ideally through a loving committed relationship, who continue God’s creation as well as its sustenance and nurturance.
Human, as well as animal parents, have the task of forming and educating their offspring. This has taken different forms
throughout history. An intimate bond is created by parenting figures and their offspring. The ideal of the love of their father and mother for each other too is an important gift to children.
Effective human parenting is amongst the most complex relationships today because of changing conditions and values. We also dare not forget the human capacity for good and evil seen so clearly in relationships. Unfor-tunately little training is offered
for this all important task. The gift of a new child
entrusted by the Lord to a father and mother, begins with accept-ance, continues with lifelong protection and has as its final goal the joy of eternal life. God allows parents to choose the name by which he himself will call their child for all eternity. AL166.
Only if we devote time to our children, speaking of important things with simplicity and concern and finding healthy ways for them to spend their time will we be able to shield them from harm. Vigilance is always neces-sary and neglect is never bene-ficial. Parents have to help prepare their children and adoles-cents to confront the risks of aggression, abuse or drug addic-tion. AL260
For more resources, use the Family Year Planner, family prayer and sharing or to register for a daily email visit www.marfam.org.za. Call Toni 082 552-1275 for information.
In the name of all the bish-ops I send you greetings of the risen Lord and wish you
blessings of peace and hope.As we know, when the news
of Christ’s resurrection was announced by the angel to the women followers of Jesus it was met with disbelief as they were still in great shock about his execution the previous day. They were in the total silence of fear and doubt. The silence that we observe on Holy Saturday, with no activity, is a symbolic joining of these first followers of Jesus who were mourning and confused because the one they believed was the Messiah, Jesus, had been killed.
This year our silence was also symbolic of the total silence and social isolation that has befallen the whole world because of the
unexpected killer-Coronavirus that has brought fear to all hu-manity. With the announcement of restrictions followed later on by the declaration of a lockdown, we too in Southern Africa joined the world in the fearful silence of the Coronavirus.
In this atmosphere of eerie si-lence, we would like to remind all who believe that our silence is not that of despair but of hope. While Jesus was hanging, dead and silent on the cross, his power was working. The passion narrative of St.Matthew read on Palm Sunday tells us that when Jesus died, “the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom”. The divide between God and human-ity was removed and so God is not far from us during this time of fear and anxiety.
As he hung on the cross in silence and apparent defeat, the
power of Christ’s love was pres-ent and operational in the women, who though from a distance were in solidarity with Jesus and keep-ing watch. It was present and op-erational in the courage of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus who claimed the body of Jesus and gave him a descent burial. After His resurrection, this power and courage would be characteristic of all the followers of Jesus, bring-ing the victory of Christ over evil to the whole world.
In the midst of this darkness, there has been and continue to be present signs of final victory over the pandemic with heartwarming gestures of solidarity in dealing with the Coronavirus. We ap-plaud the cooperation among all people in observing the directives that come with a lot of sacrifi-cial restrictions that are meant to curb the spread of the virus. We commend the government in its decisive leadership and wide consultation in its response to the pandemic. It is also touching to notice how individuals and organizations are trying their best to come to the rescue of those hard-hit by the pandemic.
We note the generous gesture of care by members of Government to make significant and generous donations to the common good. We recognize too, the generos-ity of Business Leaders, Groups, Sportsmen and Women and other Celebrities. It is heartwarming to hear that even some Gangs have declared a truce among them-selves and decided to participate in distribution of food to the poor. And so even in this hour of a fear-
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ful silence, we are witnessing the good human qualities of care and cooperation among people, and this is consoling!
We call upon those who are ignoring the directives, (as if they are the only ones negatively impacted by this situation) to consider the common good that informs these restrictions. We join the Holy Father in his Easter mes-sage in calling for strong bonds of solidarity among us during this time. Social distance in our every day life has often meant division between the poor and the rich, but the social distancing we are being called to now is that of mutual care and cooperation in eliminat-ing the virus.
We have come face to face with the singular truth that, no matter what nation or race, what class or age, what economic power or weakness - rich or poor, all of us are in this together. This truth is undeniable. With this greater one-ness comes the absolute necessity of greater solidarity. While we must regularly wash our hands to avoid the virus, let us not wash our hands of our responsibility for each other, particularly the poor who feel the impact of the lockdown the most and who will be affected by the effects of the virus the most.
We remember those infected by this disease and are struggling for their lives, the healthcare workers who are at great risk of infec-
tion, those who are anxious about losing employment, the street vendors and those who survive by doing piece jobs, as well as those sitting at home without the provi-sion of basic needs. As bishops, we make a preferential option for people in such situations, not only in prayer but also to work with all concerned towards a relief of their situation, both during the lock-down and in the post-coronavirus period.
In the Easter Vigil we sing the Exsultet and bless the Easter Can-dle, a symbol of our risen Saviour who is with us and struggles with us. As we heard from the second reading of Good Friday, in him who has risen
We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Heb.4:16).
May the Lord who calls us out from the Sacrifice of Good Friday and the silence of Saturday lead us to the Sunday victory of his resurrection over this pandemic.
Yours in the Risen Lord+Sithembele SIPUKABishop of Mthatha and President of the SACBC
SACBC Pastoral Letter during the Covid-19 PandemicIssued by Bishop Sithembele Sipuka, Bishop of Mthatha and President of the SACBC
Missing attending Mass at Regina Mundi, Moroka as a family are Trevor Zakes Mlambo and Sibongile Mlambo and one of their children, Sandile.
Matsatsi Malesa wa Mashaba said this photo was taken on the day she
was enrolled in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Sodality. It was a few weeks
after her matrimonial ceremony to husband Aubrey Mashaba.
She says 2016 was exceptionally momentous for her as a Catholic.
On Wednesday, 15 April, Marist Brothers, Linmeyer welcomed back students and staff to term two through their distance learn-ing programme. Educators and therapists from the school will be engaging with the students each day through a distance learning model. Parents will also be more involved in this learning process
be at church preparing for a night vigil at Christ the
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by ensuring that the students are up and ready for 'school' by 07:45 each morning and that they submit all work as requested by educators. Marist Brothers, Linmeyer encourages the Marist Community to turn to the core Marist values for guidance, family spirit, which is a key characteristic as we are disconnected from each other socially and physically.
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COVID-19 FOOD PARCELS FOR THOSE IN NEEDWE WILL BE FEEDING– Families at St Charles Parish– Polokong Children’s Village– Frederic Place Home for Aged– Noordgesig Community– Mercy House– Kliptown & Freedom Park– Nazareth House– Zimbabwe refugee families– Sisters of Charity
Garden volunteers of the Parish of the Resurrec-tion, Bryanston are
potting up water-wise plants to plant in the church garden when they can get back there.
The parish has an ambitious vision of a water-wise garden, largely indigenous, bird and insect friendly, with flower beds and existing roses for church flowers, a food garden which includes indigenous food plants, a monas-tic labyrinth or formal herb garden which includes Highveld medici-nal plants, all efficiently irrigated with harvested rainwater.
After a lecture in March last year by Fr Anthony Egan SJ on Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyc-lical on the climate change crisis, subtitled Care for our Common Home those present agreed to do something; to begin greening the parish by, for example, using the church roof for water har-vesting and solar panels and by
providing a hybrid vehicle for the parish priest.
In May the PPC enthusiasti-cally supported the idea and the ‘Greening the Parish’ project was
Left: A desert Rose in a pot of mixed succulents which will be sold to fund garden expenses.
Left: Desert Roses
or Echiveria being
propagated in used
polystyrene tray by
garden volunteer,
Dillie Jakakody.
Above: Some of
the nearly 100 plant
cuttings the writer is
propagating for the
parish garden. Note
the containers.
All recycled.
Left: You don’t need a lot of
space to grow plants. On
the left is a tower of pots
that Dillie made by thread-
ing the pots onto a stake
driven into the ground.
Right: A neat
collection of
leaves for mulch
and compost.
initiated. The mission statement, ‘a Laudato Si’ inspired environ-mental project of the PPC and J&P to make the premises of the Catholic Church of the Resurrec-
tion, Bryanston, sustainable and an example to the parish and the wider community’ was adopted in June.
Since then a technical ‘Green
Team’ has been established to do feasibility studies on expensive interventions like the installation of solar power and water harvesting.
In the garden water saving has been implemented and progress made on planting aloes and other indigenous water-wise plants. The compost heap has been ‘mined’ and restructured and a 3-year plan developed. Instead of a hedge laby-rinth one will be painted on the top floor of the parkade.
Awareness tables have been held educating parishioners on the need to reduce, re-use and recycle. Hundreds of little Spekboom plants have gone to the homes of parish-ioners.
The J&P group hosted the Novena for Creation for the parish and regularly reflects on Laudato Si’, using both the document and the Jesuit workbook ‘Care for our Common Home’ and has adopted St Francis’ Canticle of the Sun as the group’s prayer.
There is much more to do at the church and the homes of the parish-ioners in response to Pope Francis’ call for a new lifestyle as a moral obligation to care for creation.
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COVID-19’s unintended (positive) consequence
South Africa, and indeed the world, is changing since the Covid-19 pandemic – literally. This pandemic has given Mother Nature a gap to take back the earth that humanity had taken from it with its as-
sault on her essential life systems. It appears that nature is taking a breath when the rest of us are holding ours.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) via their web-site advise that they are conducting research on how the earth is reacting to COVID-19 with the change in human behaviour. The European Space Agency (ESA) also provides astonishing colour-coded satellite pictures of our planet. Both these agencies confirm the sharp decline of carbon emis-sions since the lockdown has become the norm worldwide.
Due to lockdowns in countries throughout the world, human behav-iour has changed extraordinarily. Lockdowns started with China with their localised quarantine from 23 January 2020 in Wuhan City and other neighbouring cities in the Hubei province. This is significant considering that Wuhan alone accounts for 11 million people. After that countries imposed similar lockdowns that restrict activities considerably. By mid-March the majority of countries and regions had instituted one or other type of lockdown.
Despite the relatively short time where humans have slowed down in every way, already the planet is reclaiming what belongs to it. ESA satel-lite images show less nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels compared to those in 2019. Bloomberg reported that there was a significant reduction of NO2 levels, or air pollution, over China. This reduction equates to almost 1.5 billion tonnes of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in China and could curb global emissions from air travel by 11% to 19%. An environmental resource economist, Marshall Burke calculates that the two months of pollution reduction has saved the lives of 4000 children under 5 and 73000 adults over 70 in China alone.
It’s early days so there is limited data, but already satellite images show a dramatic drop between 1 January to 11 March 2020 in air pollu-tion over northern Italy, particularly NO2 which is mainly emitted by cars, trucks, power plants and industrial plants.
Dr. Clare Noone from the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies claimed that air pollution is estimated to be responsible for 8 million deaths per year. She highlighted that if one lives in an area with poor air quality one is already vulnerable to many health effects, and the associated lung damage from air pollution which may worsen those infected with Covid-19.
Since social distancing practices were instituted in American cities, they appear to have shown decreased air pollution. The New York Times reported "huge declines in pollution over major metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Chicago and Atlanta."
To bring home the point on pollution, Jos Lelieveld, a physicist from the Cyprus Institute states that both the number of deaths and the loss in life expectancy from air pollution rival the effect of tobacco smoking and
are much higher than other causes of death, such as malaria, violence, HIV/AIDS, alcohol and drug abuse. There’s no disputing that air pollution is one of humankind’s greatest killers.
But that’s not all, thanks to reduced human activities, other unin-tended consequences are that the world is much quieter. Universities are finding that cities are noticeably quieter during lockdown than before lockdowns were instituted. Social media posts describe how people are hearing birds sing, and other sounds that they had not heard before. Quieter environments have positive bearings on not only on people but other creatures such as our pets, birds and other insects we take for granted such as butterflies.
Even our oceans are quieter. Michelle Fournet, a marine ecologist at Cornell University in New York, who studies acoustic environments, says just pulling cruise ships out of the water will reduce the amount of global ocean noise almost instantaneously. This is an unmatched pause in ocean noise that probably hasn’t been experienced in decades. This is important as ambient noise from ships and other maritime traffic can increase stress-hormone levels in marine creatures, which can affect their reproductivity.
It is too early to tell if the COVID-19 “pause” will have a long-term posi-tive effect on our planet and the environment – it really depends on how long lockdowns stay in place. I fear that once quarantines are lifted and productions are ramped up that we will quickly go back to our bad old ways of abusing our planet and her environment. As more and more data is collected from all over the world, it should be used as lessons for humankind to change its ways of doing things in a more sustain-able and greener fashion.
Manny de Freitas MP
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Divine Assistance – What can we do?
The following are inescapable facts. Almight God, although infinitely merciful, is also infinitely good and just, and is incapable of assisting the forces of evil in any way. thus, any nation which legalizes abortion, the murder of unborn infants, thereby proclaims itself a Godless and secular state, turns its back on its Creator and forfeits any right is has to divine assistance. Nations which have done this are the United Kingdom, which, with 220 000 abortions in a year, is the abortion capital of the world. Another is South Africa, with annual abortion numbers not far behind those of the United King-dom, and which legalized abortion on demand in 1996.
Our nation is in dire need of divine assistance at present and can return to the favour of our Creator by sincere and contrite prayer against abortion (e.g. through our Sunday Mass bidding prayers) and concerted public action against it (e.g. by voting to eliminite it in our national elections – we have 4 political parties who are directly opposed to it). To achieve this it is imperative that first, our clergy recommence their pro-life sermons which disappeared from our par-ish pulpits many years ago, and second, that our Catholic schools start again to educate our youth on these crucual issues.
Almight God is infinitely merciful, and will not abandon our nation in these troubled times if a sufficient number of God fearing persons start to act as above to eliminate the abomination of legalized abortion in our beloved country. He would not have destroyed Sodom of Gamorrah if he had found 10 good men there.
We have entered into the most joyful period of the Church’s
Liturgical calendar – namely Eastertide. We also happen to be in the worst global disaster the world has experienced – namely the Covid 19 pandemic. There is despair and fear about the present and the future both personally and globally. The real challenge we face as Christians is how can we live out our faith in an authentic fashion without succumbing to the virus of panic and confusion that is in the air?
The Easter story gives us hope and courage in our current situation. Mary Magdalene is at the tomb; she is weeping; two disciples are on their way to Emmaus, downcast and forlorn, UNTIL Jesus appears to them.
They had all just witnessed the most gruesome passion and death of their beloved Jesus. They were gutted and exhausted and at their lowest ebb, but Jesus gives Mary the message of hope: “go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee and there they will see me”. And after Jesus has
appeared to the two on the road to Emmaus, they exclaim: “did not our hearts burn within us!”
Jesus is asking each one of us, to have real hope midst the despair and uncertainty of the Covid 19.
We would do well during this time to recall the words that Pope John Paul the Great always reiterated during his Pontficate:
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair; we are an Easter people and Hallelujah is our song”
Can we sing this song of joy? With faith comes joy, and it should be the hallmark of every Christian.
Our austere Lenten journey culminates in great Easter joy. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit – it is not all our own doing – it is a movement of the Spirit deep within that allows us to call God
Experiencing Easter Joy Midst Corona Pandemic:Choosing Faith over Fear and Joy over Despair
Abba and Jesus our Brother! This ioy is the catalyst for inner transformation that St Theresa of Avila was meaning when she said: “let this presence settle into your bones and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance praise and love”
We have to pray for this gift of joy, which is a manifestation of the grace and power of the Holy Spirit working within us.
However, as the death toll in SA rises, the reality of Covid 19 comes ever closer. Once it affects us personally with a close family member contracting the disease, our confidence will be shaken, and fear will be a reality. This is a natural human response. We remember the disciples on the Sea of Galilee with the raging storm rocking their small fishing boat. They were terrified.
But Jesus rebukes the sea and the wind and then rebukes the apostles for their lack of faith.
This is a time where we are called to really exercise our faith.
Just as muscles in the body can only be strengthened through exercise, so too our faith needs to be strengthened through exercising it. We need to activate our faith – to build spiritual muscle, so that we too can stand firm in the face of this passing storm.
Perhaps the threat of this Corona virus is the acid test God is giving to those of us who profess our belief in him.
Jesus’ words to Peter: “Do you really love me?” echo in our hearts at this time, and if we answer in the affirmative then we might hear Jesus say to us: “then spread my joy; live my gospel!”
“We are an Easter people and Hallelujah is our song!
This is a time where we need to hold fast to Scripture and let the words of Jesus sink into our hearts. Every word Jesus spoke had eternal value.
Since the lockdown started, I have been unable to shake off the feeling that
the coronavirus is not a passing phenomenon, but rather a catalyst or an agent for change that will propel us into a completely new future.
I think coronavirus is going to push us from maintenance to mission. In other words, when the pandemic is over, we will not be going back to life as normal. Rather, we will be going into a completely new normal. Already people are saying after the lockdown, the government must make serious efforts to remove all the shacks and replace them with decent houses. My dream is much more about changing what is going on in the home.
Some of you have already heard me saying that God is calling us to be a very different type of church. A church with living bricks, who do not make up a church when we are in a church building, but who are the church because we live and share our faith in our family.
In a way I see my childhood experience becoming alive again to inspire and guide me on the way forward. On a farm where I grew up, it was impossible to get to church some fifteen kilometers away when the weather was bad. So my father and my mother would assemble us in the bedroom for an extended Sunday morning prayer service. Sundays and indeed all
We need to repeat his words to ourselves and our families “be not afraid” and “Behold I am with you till the end of time” We have to remember that the Word of God is powerful: it is alive and active – the Word IS Jesus!
Amidst the Corona virus we have more reason than ever to experience this Easter joy – we know conclusively and with confidence that Jesus died for us and that he ascended into heaven in order to prepare a place for us.
We do not know if we will become the next statistic in the pandemic, but what we do know in faith, is that we will pass through death to new life in Jesus with the promise made to Mary Magdalene on our lips: “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God”.
May our souls rest in the peace and joy of the Risen Christ both now and forevermore.
Julia Hunter
Rekindling hope – His Eminence Cardinal Wilfrid NapierThe lockdown has offered us an opportunity to rediscover how our homes and our families are a domestic church where we have to give full meaning to the Resurrection of Christ
days were concluded by rosaries and night prayer together. This is why when I heard about the term domestic Church, it was not a strange idea. It was something that I lived and breathed when I was growing up. Enough of my dreams and my memories.
What do we do from here on?During the synod on youth
years ago, Pope Francis spoke a lot about the Resurrection of Christ. So it was no surprise when he gave his post synodal exhortation the title, Christus vivit, which means Christ is alive. In other words, his final message to the youth of the world is Christ is alive. Easter is for real.
I know some people regard the lockdown as a total disaster. They can see no good whatsoever coming from it. In a way, they are negative and despondent as the two disciples on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Everything that they had hoped for, everything that they had banked on, everything that they had invested their energies in, was over and done with. That was their mood as they decided to leave the church. But they could not have known and dreamed of is that Jesus would come to them at the very moment that they doubted Him most. In fact, they had given up on Him. That is when He came to them.
And what does Jesus do? He comes to them and meets them
where they are in their hopelessness and it is from there that He begins to rebuild their lives and their faith. He begins by bringing them back to the basics.
He begins with God’s words, first in the scriptures and then in the passion and resurrection of the word of God made fresh. Finally he goes with them into their home with them and share a meal with them, and thus celebrates the first house mass. Can you think of a stronger affirmation that Jesus sees every home and every family as a domestic Church.
It is sad to say that during these days of lockdown, there is an alarming increase in distressed calls of women and children who are being abused. I truly cannot understand how a man whom the Word of God regards as the head of the family, the defender and protector of his wife and children, can be the cause of misery and suffering to them?
This is one of the reasons why I regard the coronavirus lockdown as an opportunity for men to make a new start. Men, let us take responsibility for your family. I beg you, begin by making your home a real domestic church. That is what Jesus wants. That is why Jesus blessed a home on the very day that He rose from the dead. It is in the home that we must give full meaning to His resurrection,
being the way that we too are going to overcome every type of sin and evil. We will start in the home, and then move into the community of disciples, and through that community of disciples, we will move into the society.
So when we come out of the lockdown, let us begin to be a church of the future by bringing the fruits of the Resurrection from Jerusalem, the city of the temple and Church building, to Emmaus, the village of the domestic Church, of the home. May God bless every one of you with a happy and blessed Easter. Keep well and keep safe.
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