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Focus on Vocations
A Vocation Story “It can be confusing”, is usually my go-to response whenever I’m asked what it’s like to discern if God is calling you to the priesthood or religious life. It can be a difficult feeling to describe – and often one can feel a great uneasiness and uncertainty – but there is a […]
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion training
Leaders involved as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion that couldn’t attend training earlier this year are encouraged to join. Please RSVP via the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLU158f69BUjh0hmsMg-rz9AouA6aiYBWL8uXTtxDIJNZooA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Ministers of Hospitality Training
Those involved in the Hospitality / Ushering / Wardens ministry that couldn’t attend the training earlier this year are encouraged to join. Please RSVP via the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKeIT-J8LV4BLPXk6c8n5_aBeo8LtMgbGUEwXxAUqkTObTRg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Consistory and Thanksgiving Mass videos and homily
For those who didn’t get to see them, here are the videos of the Consistory, at which our Archbishop was made a Cardinal by Pope Francis on 30 September 2023, as well as Cardinal Brislin’s Thanksgiving Mass in St Stephen’s Chapel in the Vatican gardens. Bishop Sithembele Sipuka, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ […]
Caring for our Common Home
On this feast day of St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the environment, we celebrate the works of God our Creator. As the Season of Creation comes to a close we are encouraged to continue the good work begun during this time – making our earth a common home for all God’s creatures. To […]
Snapshots of the Consistory
Consistory Reminder
Be sure to watch the live-streaming of the Consistory on the Vatican website, 30 September at 10 am, at which our Archbishop will become a Cardinal: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2023/9/30/concistoro.html See also a live-stream to YouTube on Shalom World: https://www.youtube.com/live/ACSV_USCp8E?feature=shared Cardinal Brislin’s Thanksgiving Mass, which will be held on Sunday 1 October at 09.00 am at St Stephen’s […]
Thanksgiving Mass
Consistory and Thanksgiving Mass live-stream
The Consistory, as which our Archbishop will become a Cardinal, will be live-streamed from the Vatican website at 10.00 am (our time and in Italy) on Saturday 30 September at this link: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2023/9/30/concistoro.html Cardinal Brislin’s Thanksgiving Mass, which will be held on Sunday 1 October at 09.00 am at St Stephen’s Chapel in the Vatican […]
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Archdiocesan News 3 of 2023
HOT OFF THE DIGITAL PRESS: Consistory and Thanksgiving Mass to be live-streamed; three new Deacons ordained for Cape Town; World Youth Day 2023; On the Red Carpet…; Overwhelmed by generosity…; Book of Tributes launched in honour of ‘Reluctant Prophet’ Albert Nolan OP; Catechist Alive!; The Letter Screening and Laudato Si’; A Vocation Story; Go tell […]
Happy Birthday Bishop Sylvester!
Our auxiliary bishop, Bishop Sylvester David OMI, celebrates his 70th birthday while at the Bishops’ Conference Plenary Session at Mariannhill, KZN. Here he is seen cutting his birthday cake while his fellow bishops sing “happy birthday“.