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(Below) Fr Vincent Hoang
Quang Thai SDB was ordained
at St John Bosco parish,
Robertsham on Saturday, 15 June.
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale
presided. Pics by Mark Kisogloo.
Continued on page 5
(Above) Archbishop Buti
Tlhagale presents newly ordained
Deacon Rev Joachim Malunga
to the congregation on
Wednesday 13 July the Cathedral
of Christ the King. Rev Joachim
was a parishioner of Our Lady of
Lourdes, Rivonia, for four years
before being accepted to study
St John Vianney Seminary to
become a Diocesan priest.
Parish priest, Fr Peter Doherty,
was on the altar as were the
seminarians of the Archdiocese.
Deacon Malunga will go to the
Bethlehem Diocese to study
seSotho.
Visiting the retired
Sisters
H
oly Rosary Grade ones recently visited the Holy Rosary
Sisters at Rosary House, next to their school. The girls
loved meeting the Sisters, who told them they must love
Jesus as He loved all people. The girls commented how
kind the sisters were, and how quiet it was in the convent.
In the photo are: Erin Roy, Katie Thomas, Francesca Gore
and Jessica Walsh, with sisters Ursula, Máirín, Gemma and
Brendan.
AUGUST 2013
Year of
Faith meeting
in Rome
happiness, and not the way to
inner riches.
“Becoming a
priest, religious
or nun, isn’t
about a choice we
make entirely
ourselves,” he said. “Our response
is triggered by a call to love. It’s
ope Francis met with
something you feel inside, somethousands of semithing that's unsettling. To this, you
narians and novices on
respond, ‘yes,’” said the Pope.
8 July who came to Rome More than 6 000 seminarians and
for a four-day meeting celebratnovices, took part in the gathering,
ing the Year of Faith. During his
with about nine from our local St
speech, the Pope was very direct, John Vianney Seminary attending.
according to seminarians who
Pope Francis explained that
attended.
there would be challenging times
He reminded the group
ahead of them, but it was during
that, following God’s call isn’t
those times then that they should
a temporary or part-time option,
look deep inside and transmit the
joy that comes with proclaiming
especially in the light of temptations of the modern world. As part the Gospel. He told them that they
of his drive to focus the Catholic shouldn’t give into a culture of
gossip. He admitted that there was
church on the poor, the Holy
Father told attendants that having a time, when he himself, gave into
it. Lucky Mvula, a seminarian of
the latest smartphone or fashion
the Kroonstad diocese, described
accessory was not the route to
the event as “very educational and
spiritually uplifting.”
He said the event was a re-call
to be genuine and consistent in his
vocation. The answer to a happy
vocation lies in building a
fraternity, Mvula said.
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Lebo WA Majahe
Our Diocese
represented at
World Youth Day
Above: Fr Mohohlo Maselwane (left) from
St Peter Claver Church in Pimville with a
group of South Africans in Rio de Janeiro
who were there to attend World Youth Day.
Millions of youths from all over the world
were there to meet Pope Francis. At the
International Mass on Sunday 21 July,
pilgrims gathered in Aparecida where our
own Archbishop Buti Tlhagale concelebrated Mass with Pope Francis and other
bishops and clergy.
June 2013
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they work in spreading the
word of the Lord with the gift
of Holy Spirit they received.
Confirmations
His Grace, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale will administer the Sacrament of
Confirmation to young people of the following Parishes in August.
Pray for them.
Sunday
Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Saturday 11 August 16 August
17 August
18 August
23 August
24 August
25 August
31 August
08:30
18:30
10:00
09:00
18:30
16:30
11:00
16:00
St Paul
St Joseph the Worker
St Andrew
St Francis of Assisi
St Anthony
Regina Mundi
St Gabriel
St Andrew Kim
Tsakane
Bosmont
Noordgesig
Vanderbijlpark
Coronationville
Moroka
Khutsong
Korean Church
Family and Faith theme for August
FAITH AND GENDER
Managing gender relationships is
a key to building healthy families.
For more
www.marfam.org.za/blog
Thursday 1 August 09:30
Clergy On-going Formation
Dr N Hadebe on Ad Gentes Divinitus,
Vatican II document
St Augustine College
Contact Fr Tony Nunes
011 788-5226
5 September Presbyterorum Ordinis
Rev Fr Thomas Plastow
APC GENERAL MEETING
SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 13:00
Cathedral Place
FAITH RENEWAL IN THE
SPIRIT OF VATICAN II
Talks at 18:00 in the parishes
below on the dates in August
The Sacraments presented by
Fr Victor Ngwenya
St Pius St Angela Molapo Tuesday 6th
Wednesday 7th
Thursday 8th
National Women’s Day
Friday 9 August
Catechetical Training Course
Our Catholic Faith; Christian
Morality
Saturday 10 August 11:00-16:00
French Mass
Sundays 11 & 25 August 11:15
Our Lady of Lourdes, Rivonia
Every Sunday 10:00
Our Lady of Lourdes, City Deep
Catholic Francophone Community
Chaplain Fr Blaise Mambu
076-211-5232
Sunday 11 August 18:00
PRH Workshops
9-11 August in Observatory
Learning to be Helped
with Verena Kennerknecht
011648 3456 / 072 375 9053
NGOME YOUTH
PILGRIMAGE
Christ the King, Orlando East
10–11 August
Enquiries: Dudu 073 277 4449;
Keke 073 987 8358; Hloni 079 461 2216;
Obakeng 071 40703365;
Motlatsi 073 733 7976
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St Philip Benizi, Meyerton
St Dominics, Boksburg
St Clare, Orange Farm
Our Lady of the Assumption, Molapo
St Pius X, Mofolo
Mary Queen of the Apostles, Munsieville
St Rose of Lima, Botleng
St Augustine, Germiston and Orange Farm
St Augustine College, Victory Park
St John the Baptist, Brakpan
Wednesday 21 August 10:00
Morning of Recollection
for Diocesan Clergy
***
Thursday 22 August
Council of Priests
Pray for our Priests
Charismatic Mass
Thursday 15 August
Feast of Our Lady
Assumed into Heaven
A Holy Day of Obligation
FAITH RENEWAL IN
THE SPIRIT OF VATICAN II
Talks at 18:00 in the parishes
below on the dates in August
The Sacraments presented by
Fr Victor Ngwenya
St Margaret Tuesday 13th
St Albert
Thursday 15th
St Pius
Tuesday 20th
St Angela Wednesday 21st
Molapo
Thursday 22nd
St Margaret Tuesday 27th
St Albert Thursday 29th
17/18 August
Assumption Vigil
17:00-05:00
20:00 Mass celebrated by
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale
Cathedral of Christ
the King
St John the Baptist, Brakpan
Celebrant - Fr Michael Murphy
For more info contact
Joan Paul on 0793964616
or email [email protected]
Saturday 17 August 12:00 to 16:00
THE SCRIPTURES IN THEIR
JEWISH CONTEXT
Bat Kol Institute. Year theme is Book
of Genesis: The Beginnings:
Persons and Personalities.
Rape of Dinah; Jacob's family
Cathedral Place
Catholic Bible College, 082-760-0809
[email protected]
Solidarity
Catechetics Department
3 August
8 August
11 August
15 August
21 August
22 August
23 August
28 August
29 August
Corpus Chri
celebrations sti
in
Carltonville
Community Notices
Chancery
011 402-6400
For all departments
Cathedral Place
186 Nugget St, Berea
Calendar of Patronal Feasts
Pray outside the abortion facilities
Gandhi Square
Saturday 17 August 10:30-12:00
Randburg
18 Peter Place near Sandton Clinic
Saturday 7 September 10:30-12:00
Contact Marie Nichol 011 618-2489
Sunday 18 August 12:30
Mass for Ethiopian and
Eritrean Community in
Amharic
at St Francis of Assisi, Yeoville
Followed by Bible Study
Hailu Adalo 072-357-7185
[email protected]
Saturday 24 August 09:30-14:30
At St John’s, North Riding
Lay Leaders
Conference
The year of Faith –
a challenge to my faith
as a Lay Leader
For PPC members, leaders of
Sodalities, Youth and everyone
in Leadership.
RSVP to Odilon Molapo,
department of Evangelization.
SATURDAY 24 AUGUST
CREATIVITY DAY
FOR CATECHISTS
On-going formation for
catechists
Cathedral Place
Sunday 25 August 14:00
Mass for Zimbabwean
Community
at St Francis of Assisi, Yeoville
011 339-5954
25 August
Bible Sunday
[email protected]
Sunday 25 August 10:00
VOCATIONS MASS
Cathedral of Christ
the King
Discernment group for School
Grades 10 to 12 and Young Adults
meets afterwards in the Small Hall.
Contact Susan 011 402 6400
[email protected]
Father Thabo 082 8246 394
Facebook Thabo Motshegwa
GOLF
DAY
Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Vereeniging
Maccauvlei Golf Club
Sunday 1 September
Morning field followed by lunch at which
non-golfers are welcome.
Contact Anita 083-208-7360
Saturday 31 August 10:00-15:00
PARISH FAMILY MINISTRY
FORMATION DAY FOR
NEW PPC MEMBERS
Contact Toni 082 552 1275
or Department of Family Life
1st September
Social
Communications
Sunday
Our Lady of
the Angels
Chapel
Edenvale, 011 609 7246
6 September First Friday Mass
10:30; Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament one hour before.
7 September First Saturday
Devotions 15:00-16:00
J&P Sunday
22 September
Share ideas with J&P
department
PRH Workshops
21-25 September in
Observatory
Freeing Life within Me
with Verena Kennerknecht
011648 3456 / 072 375 9053
Saturday 5 October
St Martin de Porres,
Orlando West
Annual Charity
Golf Day
at South Downs Country Club
T-off from 11:30. 4-Ball alliance.
Players and Sponsors wanted.
Contact Musa Shangase
082 442-7204
[email protected]
Fr Bruce Botha SJ 081 500-1863,
[email protected]
Mbali Ndaba
[email protected]
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CHRIST THE KING
011 023-1501
Sunday 11 August 11:30
Mass for Nigerian
Community
Chief Sylvester 083-727-6401
Sunday 25 August 11:30
Mass for Malawian
Community
Felix on 0745167705 or
0718289967
Saturday 24 August 20:00 to
Sunday 25 August 05:00
Charismatic
all-night vigil
Saturday 1 September 13:00
Wed 28 August
Feast of St Augustine
18:00 Mass
19:00 Talk by Rev Dr Rodney Moss
“Augustine on Christian Education:
Back to the Future”
St Augustine College, 53 Ley Rd, Victory Park
RSVP [email protected]
Val Thornton 011 380-9031 by 21/8
Culture of Life campaign
Holy Hour
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
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Collect from 28 August
June 2013
Finding the right
words
Welcoming new
members in Katlehong
Children of Mary added three new
members to their sodality at Holy
Trinity, Katlehong on Sunday
19 May. Back row from left:
Theresia Moeketsi, spiritual leader,
Amanda Mahakoe, Cecilia Maphanga,
Busisiwe Ngcobo.
Front row: Rethabile Makapa,
Phindile Ubizi and Elizabeth Seala.
The priest-in-charge, Fr Malesela
Dikgale, conducted the proceedings.
Father Thomas Plastow S.J.
Answers Liturgy Questions
W
hen you are at Mass,
or at a service in the
absence of a priest,
do some of the people around
you make the responses in
words different to your own?
Here are questions about this,
including some from a religious Sister.
Has the prayer “I confess”
been dropped from the
penitential rite at the start of
Mass? I haven’t heard it in a
long time.
No, changes have been made
to the structure of the penitential rite. The presiding minister
has four options. The first of
these is for all to recite the “I
confess” and the “Lord, have
mercy” follows it. The second is the shortest, consisting
of only two invocations and
responses. It begins “Have
mercy on us, O Lord.” The
third (and very ancient) form is
growing in popularity. This is
the “Lord, have mercy” prayed
as a litany in which sentences
in praise of Christ are sung or
said in between the people’s
responses. The fourth option
is to replace the penitential act
with the rite of sprinkling with
holy water which is especially
relevant in the Easter Season.
The opening rites should not
have more prominence than
the Liturgy of the Word that
follows, so the second and
third options of the penitential
act are often favoured when
the Gloria is to be sung.
My parish is confused when
we pray the “Holy, Holy”.
Some people are saying
“Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God
of hosts …”while others
make this into a full sentence:
“Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord
God of hosts”.
The first of these is the correct
form. This mix up resulted
from the interim translation
of the Mass texts which our
bishops introduced ahead of
the official version. This chant
is supposed to be an acclamation. We are addressing the
Lord directly, using the words
of the seraphim in the vision of
Isaiah chapter 6. If we insert the
words “is the” we are making a
description, not an acclamation.
Once introduced, bad habits are
hard to break!
I have noticed that when we
pray the Our Father, some are
using “thy” and others “your”.
What is correct?
In the early 1990s, the late
Bishop Orsmond introduced a
version of the Our Father that
changed the old second person
singular (thee, thou, thy, thine),
to a more modern usage. This
caused a lot of confusion and
so, some time later, we were
asked to revert to the earlier
version. In other parts of Anglophone Africa, the old style
was abandoned completely, so
people newly arrived in Johannesburg have brought their own
custom with them. If and when
we pray the Lord’s Prayer in
modern English, we will most
likely revise the entire prayer,
changing not just “thee” and
“thou”, but other archaic words
like “hallowed” and “trespass”.
We should not alter the words in
an ignorant manner that changes
their meaning. In some parishes
“Our Father who art in heaven”
has become “Our Father, you
are in heaven” which skews the
form of address given in the
Gospels.
When do we omit the “Amen”
from the end of the Our Father?
We usually say “Amen” when
we are praying the Lord’s
Prayer on its own. At Mass the
priest follows immediately with
“Deliver us Lord …” so there is
no concluding “Amen”.
At morning and evening prayer
there is no need for an “Amen”
as the person leading will pray
the prayer concluding the hour
directly after the Lord’s Prayer.
When we have a communion
service in the absence of the
priest, do we pray the “Lamb
of God”?
I have been told different
things. The chant “Lamb of
God” is sung during the breaking of the bread at Mass. When
we receive Holy Communion
outside of Mass, we are given
the consecrated hosts that were
broken formerly, so there is no
need to sing or say the “Lamb
of God”. One day when we
once again partake from the
“one loaf and one cup” and no
longer consecrate a bowl of
individualised hosts, this
symbolism will come through
so much more clearly.
Lay Leaders
Conference
F
or the past three years the
Department of Evangelisation has held a Lay
Leaders’ Conference at different
deaneries of our Archdiocese.
This year, the conference will
take place in the West Deanery on:
August 24 at St John North Riding
Parish from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm.
PPC members, leaders of
sodalities, youth and everyone in
leadership from every parish are
invited to attend this important
and informative gathering which
will be facilitated by Fr Paul
Beukes. The theme is: “The year
of Faith – a challenge to my
faith as a Lay Leader.”
Kindly inform the Department
of Evangelisation about the
number of members attending
from your groups or parishes.
Odilon Molapo
(HOD department of Evangelisation)
St Anne’s
unveil
their flag
hoist it under the cover of darkness, but in the daylight where
everybody could see it. In this
Members of St Anne’s Sodality
Pentecost Mass – the day that
at Holy Trinity in Katlehong
is regarded as the birthday of
unveiled their flag on Sunday,
the Church – the priest’s hom19 May. Present at the unveiling ily was on accepting the Holy
were members of the sodalSpirit to work on us so that we
ity from the sister parish of St
could always be at peace with
Joseph’s and executive
ourselves, with fellow parishmembers from the region and
ioners and with the community
the Archdiocese. After blessing at large. He explained that the
the flag, parish priest Fr Maleday marks 50 days after Jesus
sela Dikgale warned them not to Christ rose from the dead.
Mandela Day Magic
D
onations of cake and fruit
and other food poured
into the Immaculata
Shelter for the Homeless in
Rosebank on the morning of
Mandela Day.
Immaculata serves a morning
and evening meal to about 300
people every weekday. The
Justice and Peace group of the
L-R Michael Ntuli, Shelter
Rosebank parish appealed for cake and
manager, his assistant
fruit to make the Mandela Day meal a
Junior Dumezweni and
festive one. The response was overcake-cutting volunteers
whelming. “We will be able to have Madiba
Jenny
Tanesse with Max
month,” said Michael Ntuli, manager of
and
Bella Tanesse.
Immaculata.
In the background is
The homeless enjoyed the festive
Claire Glover.
atmosphere and appreciated the cake, the
soup and stew provided
by a local hotel and
nearby restaurant. Some
who came to help on
the day have volunteered to help at the
soup kitchen regularly.
Welcoming new members
to the CWA
The Catholic Women’s Association of St Joseph’s in
Katlehong celebrated the acceptance of 12 new
members into the sodality on Sunday 10 May.
June 2013
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Inauguration
of diocesan
committee of
Children of
Mary
St Antony Day
celebrations
St Anthony's and Fathers' Day
were celebrated at Evaton
West on Sunday 9 June
Standing up for Jesus
O
n Sunday, 30 June, about
180 Soldiers of Christ
came to our Shrine at
Bedfordview. Last year, deacon
Tony Bishop taught the children
a song about being true soldiers
of Christ. “Stand up, stand up
for Jesus ... put on the gospel
armour.” (George Duffield 18181888) Brigitte Kganyago, with
a few helpers, accompanied the
children on the pilgrimage to the
shrine. The children were asked
to attend Holy Mass in their
parishes before they arrived.
Guided by “Grace builds on
nature”, a well-known principle
of Thomas Aquinas, a meal
was provided. The children's
T
exuberant joy was expressed in
their singing and dancing. The
day concluded with devotion and
benediction.
Sr Mary Clare
Vicar, Dean and
Deanery Changes
he parish of St Andrew Noordgesig now falls into the South
West Deanery and Fr Samuel Anjah is priest-in-charge of both
St Andrews and nearby St Michaels, Meadowlands. Fr Patrick
Mohohlo Maselwane is the new dean of the South West, commonly known as the Soweto deanery.
Fr Ronald Cairns has been appointed dean of the North deanery and Fr Raymond McQuarrie dean of the South deanery.
New vicars are Fr Michael Fitzpatrick, vicar for Priests and
Fr Stanslaus Muyebe, vicar for Education.
T
he Children of Mary made
history by inaugurating the
first-ever Johannesburg
diocesan committee on June 22
at Regina Mundi. Members of
the sodality gathered for Mass as
their chaplain, Father Tom
Segami blessed the committee
which will serve Mary, and the
sodality members. The celebration was moving as Ansina Mokoena, the coordinator, and
Sr Nurse Tladi, the sodality’s
spiritual director, said that they
saw their dreams turn into reality.
It is now up to the committee
to ensure that our Blessed Virgin
Cut and
Dried?
W
inter Living Theology, the
Jesuit Institute’s annual
contribution to on-going faith
formation, was held in July. Over
three days at the Pauline Centre,
Fr John Moffatt SJ, delivered
nine lectures with the title “The
Faith Delusion?”
The lectures were recorded
and CDs can be purchased from
the Jesuit Institute. Email
[email protected]
Mary, through her sodality, will
be known, respected and loved at
our homes, in our community and
the nation.
The committee members are,
pictured from left: Humphrey
Mutazile, chairperson, Vincent
Mashifane, vice chairperson, Kati
By Kati Dijane
Leadership Workshop
Fr John Moffatt, a British Jesuit,
makes a point during a workshop on Faith and Reason at
Holy Trinity Braamfontein on 16
July. After an interesting talk on
rules, laws and living together,
spanning the ages
from Exodus, and
the 10 commandments through the
classic Greek and
Roman philosophers
to the modern era,
he led a workshop.
Through discussion on examples of
moral dilemmas and
feedback, the 60 participants concluded
that we are moral
reasoners.
Bella News now out
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Dijane, secretary, Bongiwe Mngomezulu, vice secretary, Thobile
Ndimande treasurer, Dintle
Mahlatsi disciplinary committee
with Mandisa Khosi and Lerato
Maduna as additional members.
T
he newly elected
committee members
of St Cecilia attended a
leadership workshop at Our
Lady of Mercy at Emndeni
in Soweto, on the 15 June.
The workshop was facilitated
by the executive committee
under the leadership of Mr
Mokwevbo (vice president of
the sodality). For our
sodality to go from strength
to strength, we need leaders
who are mentally and
spiritually strong, and
committed to take our
sodality to higher level.
Some 196 committee
members from 36 parishes
attended the workshop.
Vera Monyatsi St Cecilians
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n May 2012, inspired by Our Lady and guided by the
Holy Spirit, I was given a task from above to start a
magazine and name it “Bella News.” The aim was to
evangelise the values and teachings of Jesus Christ and
the beauty of being Catholic.
I believe God never gives us something we can’t
handle, as I was new to the world of publishing, but
deeply moved by the Holy Spirit.
What makes Bella News so unique is the positive
message for young people who have a calling to step up
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Bella News encourages young people in their faith
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It is a monthly and costs R30,
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he Zimbabwe community will be holding a three-day workshop and
We would like to get the
prayer session from August 23 to 25 in Meyerton, in celebration of
magazine into schools. Anyone
Year of Faith.
interested in advertising should
Three Archbishops – from Harare, Johannesburg and Pretoria will
phone Francesca on
073 070 5120 or email
attend and celebrate Masses. Talks on social justice and faith will be given.
[email protected].
For bookings and information telephone Leslie Mhangwa on
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Towards Priesthood
New Salesian
From page 1.
Fr Quang Thai
conducting his
first blessing
as a priest on
Archbishop
Buti.
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O
n Sunday, 2 June, we, at St Francis of
Assisi, celebrated Corpus Christi, the feast
of the Body and Blood of Christ, a celebration of the special significance of the Eucharist.
During this celebration, six children were baptised and 18 candidates received Jesus for the first
time in the form of bread and wine. The children
took part in the liturgy of the Word and led the
Angelus and Regina Celie.
The candidates led the offertory procession
with singing and dancing. The gifts were symbols
– grapes, wheat and flour, the Bible, the Rosary, a
candle, flowers and a cross.
The main celebrant of this special Mass was
Fr Justin Inandjo, parish priest. Fr Sebastian
Roussow concelebrated with him.
Butie Marteens
Bernadette Marteens, the teacher, Fr Justin Inandjo, and Fr
Sebastian with those who received their first Holy Communion.
A
bout eight Superior
Generals from South Africa
attended the General Assembly of International Union of
Superior Generals (UISG) in
Rome which takes place every
three years. This year, it was
from May 3 to 8. UISG seeks
to promote collaboration and
support amongst congregations
of women religious, and amongst
conferences at national, regional
and continental levels. A council
of delegates’ meeting is held
mid-term between the UISG
General Assemblies and again
after the General Assembly.
The Council of Delegates is
a body elected of delegates from
the various UISG constellations
throughout the world.
International Union Superior
Generals and the Union of Superior Generals (USG) for men
religious have joint commissions.
The two unions – UISG and
USG – while different in their
structures and independent in
the operation, maintain excellent
relations and have established
joint commissions with the aim
of aiding the male and female
Superior Generals in their reflection on the various apostolic
fields of activity.
About 840 women religious
congregation leaders gathered at
June 2013
We have to be
spiritual mothers
Ergife Hotel. Simultaneous translations were done in different
languages like Portuguese, Spanish, French and English. We were
represented by five continents.
The theme of the assembly
was “the service of authority
according to the Gospel, based
on Matthew 20:26 ... it must not
be so among you ...” Christ is the
model leadership for women religious leaders. Some characteristics of the servant leadership were
mentioned such as listening and
being available. A religious leader
should be a healing leader, should
be visionary and enable others to
grow. Jesus connected himself to
the suffering servant. The authenticity of servant leadership begins
with leaders. On 8 May we had
an audience with the Holy Father,
Pope Francis. He first thanked all
the women religious for all they
... and another
ordination
Archbishop
Tlhagale blessing the new
Fr Quang Thai.
do. He shared three thoughts for
our personal and communal
reflection. He mentioned the
three foundations of religious
existence which are the three
vows: obedience, poverty and
chastity. Obedience, as in listening to the will of God through the
help of the Holy Spirit. Poverty,
which is learned by touching the
flesh of the poor in Christ, in the
humble, the poor, the sick and in
children. Chastity, which widens
the freedom of the gift of God
and to others. Religious women,
said the Pope, should be “mothers
as the figure of mother Mary and
the mother of the Church. Mary
cannot be understood without her
maternity – the Church cannot be
understood without her maternity
and you are icons of Mary and the
Church”. As religious women we
have to be spiritual mothers, said
Pope Francis.
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Double celebration
at St Francis of Assisi
Preparing
the oils
3
Mr and Mrs Tshabalala with
“I tremble when I ordain somedeacon Joachim Malunga
one. I know from my experience
…” said Archbishop Buti leaving
the sentence unfinished as he
began the Rite of ordination.
Fr Thabo Motshegwa, Vicar for
Vocations, had presented the
Candidate to the Diaconate and
testified that he found him
worthy, after which the Archbishop addressed the candidate
in the presence of all.
Archbishop Buti exhorted
Joachim to be attentive to the
voice of God and be guided by it; to pray every day obey you in the ministry. I am here to work according to your orders.”
and devote himself to the community he serves.
Rev Deacon Joachim Malunga’s ‘parents’
“It gets harder as you grow older,” the Archbishop
warned him. Renew your commitment continuously. Christine and Moses Tshabalala of Holy Family,
Spruitview brought forward the candidate for the
The Archbishop listed the faculties he was now
Diaconate and vested the new deacon. They took
competent to perform once assigned, and urged
Rev Mahlangu under their wing about year ago
him to do these things himself as much
when on a visit to the seminary they learnt he was
as he can. “Be merciful and zealous. Love God.”
In his address at the conclusion of Mass, new an orphan. Deacon Joachim was born in Mozambique. His mother, a devout Catholic, died when he
deacon Joachim thanked all who had supported
him in his eight-and-half-years of study, especially was young so he lived with an uncle in Malawi. The
the Archbishop. He was particularly grateful for the Malawian choir of the Cathedral was in attendance.
So too were the choir from Rivonia and parishioners
trip to Rome which had “lifted my faith”. He had
from Maryvale. Rev Joachim expressed appreciataken good note of the promise of obedience he
tion of the presence of all at his ordination.
had just made before God and reiterated, “I will
Above: Fr Vincent Hoang
Quang Thai receiving Holy
Communion.
3Fr John Thompson, Fr Quang Thai
and Fr Francois Dufour, Salesian
Provincial Superior, Johannesburg.
Praying with Pope Francis
O
n Corpus Christi Sunday Catholics around the world
joined Pope Francis in Eucharistic adoration. At the
Cathedral of Christ the King, a few hours in advance of
the 5 o’clock starting time in Rome, Fr Paul Beukes
led Catholics of the Archdiocese in a Holy Hour ending with
Benediction.
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale concluded a moving homily with four
implications that flow from our belief in the presence of Jesus Christ
in the Eucharist. If we truly believed we would continually seek to
be in his presence, there would be perpetual adoration in all communities, he said. All would live a life of virtue, “if you love me keep
my commandments,” we would love, widely bringing about God’s
Kingdom of earth: and we would become missionaries, evangelising and giving witness as we are invited to do, he said.
Archbishop Buti lamented
that the Cathedral was less
than half full. “Catholics, rise
up!” he urged.
The intentions of the
world-wide Holy Hour were:
that the church throughout
the world, united today in
adoration of the Most Holy
Eucharist; that the Lord
makes her ever obedient to
His word so that she appears
before the world as “beautiful,
without spot or wrinkle, holy
and without blemish”; for
people around the world who
are suffering from violence,
drug addiction, human trafficking, economic insecurity,
and for those who have been
pushed to the margins of
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F
St Augustine
College
Graduation
or the first time in
college history, the
annual graduation
ceremony was
held off campus at neighbouring De La Salle Holy
Cross primary school on
Friday 7 June.
Twenty four undergraduate degrees were awarded, nine
students received MPhil degrees
and, for the first time, three doctoral degrees were conferred. This
is the largest number of graduands
in the 14-year history of the college and bodes well for the future.
Brothers, Dr Brendan and
Mr Gavan Ryan were honoured
at the ceremony. After Dr van
Heerden read the citation the
Grand Chancellor presented them
with the Bonum Commune Award.
Speaking for both, Gavan Ryan
expressed appreciation
for the honour. They were
thanked for their continued
support, both to St Augustine over the years, and for
their interest and support
which they give to other
worthy causes, many of
them in the Cape Peninsula
area. Gavan Ryan gave a stimulating and challenging graduation
address, recommending confidence, caring and conscience as
cornerstones of the future. Both
the address and the citation can be
found on the college’s website –
www.staugustine.ac.za
Below: An academic Mass of thanksgiving was
celebrated before the graduation with Fr James
Ralston, parish priest of St Charles, presiding.
Serving at mass (left) was Sheldon Rose-Reddiar.
Patrick Nkululeko Tembani (right) led the Prayers of
Intercession. They were among the 10 undergraduates who received their degrees of Bachelor
of Theology. Seven Bachelor of Arts degrees were
conferred and seven BCom (PPE).
arlier this year, 45 Holy Rosary
High School girls and four teachers
embarked on a trip of a lifetime to Switzerland and Italy, aimed at expanding
O
n 11 July St Benedict’s celebrated its 55th birthday amidst a
lot of pomp and ceremony. The school had the privilege of
celebrating Mass with Bishop Buti Tlhagale, Fr Terry Barnard,
Fr Vitalis Morale and Fr Tony Daniels.
It was thanks to the Oblates, back in the late 50s, who made the
decision to open the school, which has grown immensely over the
past five decades.
It is due to their
vision, and, more
recently, that of the
headmasters who
have led the school,
that the school is
the success it is
today.
Youth Day
careers and
Home
Affairs visit
T
Grand Chancellor, Archbishop Jabulani Nxumalo
(second right), convenes the 12th graduation assembly
of St Augustine College, the Catholic university of South
Africa. From left: Dr Bredan Ryan, Prof Charles Simkins,
Vice President, President Dr Michael van Heerden, The
Grand Chancellor, Dr Judith Coyle, Head of School of
Philosophy and Theology. Dr Ryan and his brother
Gavan Ryan each received St Augustine College’s
Bonum Commune Award for their continued support
over the years and their interest in and support of many
other worthy causes.
A trip to be E
remembered
St Benedict’s celebrates
its 55th birthday
the tour members’ religious, historical
and art knowledge. The trip started
in Lucerne where the girls enjoyed a
walking tour of the historic centre of
the city including
the famous Chapel
Bridge and the beautiful Jesuit church.
One of the days
started with Mass at
a small church near
to their hotel where,
although the Mass
was in German, it
was a special time
and they were all
welcomed by the
priest. In Florence, the group enjoyed a
walking tour which included climbing
the 416 stairs of the Duomo Cathedral,
and visiting the Santa Croce.
The highlights of the visit to the
Vatican Museum were the Papal
Gardens and the Sistine Chapel, but
unfortunately no one caught sight of
the new Pope. The group also had
some time to marvel at St. Peter’s
Basilica including Michaelangelo’s
Pieta before they joined the 5pm Mass.
The final stop on their amazing tour
was the Catacombs of St. Callixtus.
he first thing I noticed was
the excitement that was
in the air at St Francis,
Yeoville on Youth Day.
People, including youths,
were in their uniforms, including
doctors and nurses.
The programme started
after the 9am Mass with a presentation from a Home Affairs
officer who explained the new
unabridged birth certificate.
He told us about refugees and
their rights to documentation.
Thereafter, he spoke to individuals to discuss their issues
and what can be done. During
the day, a mobile unit was
outside where applications
could be processed.
The youth weren't forgot-
ten – there were representatives
from mining companies, different
institutions, and from all work
fields such as engineers, doctors,
entrepreneurs and many more
who made presentations to the
young people.
We are grateful to all that
came to support the Justice and
Peace group of St Francis of
Assisi, Yeoville, for without
them, nothing would have been
possible. Let's not give up on our
communities.
Nala Baluza
Brescia supports Nazareth House
P
upils from Brescia House School donated a huge pile of handmade blankets and babies jerseys to Nazareth House in Yeoville.
Nazareth House offers residential care and support to 80 elderly people
and 30 orphaned and vulnerable children.
Winter Camp for the youth
A winter camp was held in Kadesh Barnea, near Hartbeeskop,
on Sunday July. Fr Benno is seen here with the St Therese youth
choir of Zondi. Participants reflected on the seven steps for
teenagers. Besides this, there was a lot of joy being together and
being in nature. The bonfire at night warmed up the cold evenings.
Serious
concentra
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he departments of Pastoral Care for Migrants and
Refugees and SPRED, with the Sunshine Association,
a non-profit organisation that supports children with
intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities, their
families and communities, have entered into a joint project at
St Francis of Assisi, Yeoville. They meet weekly.
The programme teaches mothers skills to stimulate their
children and prepare them for school at the appropriate age.
Volunteer Claudia Mwaco cooks a meal for the children.
GMOs
Harmful to
Biodiversity
From left: William Shoki, Daniel
Peter and John Paul Da Costa,
Rebecca Potterton, Uchechukwu
Izegbu and Aaliyah Pillay. These
debating teams from St David’s
Marist Inanda and St Teresa’s
School, Rosebank opposed each
other on the topic “Genetically
Modified Organisms are Harmful to
Biodiversity”. Adjudicator Rev
Tim Grey of St
Francis Anglican church in
Parkview, and
convenor of
the Johannesburg Anglican
Initiative for
the Environment, declared
St David’s, who
spoke for the
motion, to have
carried the day. The debate was
hosted at St Teresa’s and organised
by the Justice and Peace task team
for the environment to mark World
Biodiversity Day on 22 May.
r Michael de Klerk
(right), chairperson of the
Catholic Schools Board,
addressed representatives of the
Catholic schools network at a
special consultation meeting on
1 June at Brescia House. The
purpose of the session was to
review the work of the Catholic Schools Office and identify
priorities to take forward to the
strategic planning session. It
is hoped that through a better
knowledge and understanding
of each other’s achievements,
aspirations, challenges and
struggles, we can deepen our
commitment as ‘People of God’
St Catherine’s outreach programme
S
t Catherine’s has partnered
with Kids Haven in Boksburg
in a community outreach initiative. Kids Haven, co-ordinator
Sue Daly (above), was invited to
speak to the children about the
shelter and what they do for the
children in their care.
Work is done with children
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June 2013
from both
Ekurhuleni and
Johannesburg, to
assist them in changing their
circumstances.
The outreach programme is
about caring and giving back to
those who do not have. It
teaches our St Catherine’s
children about helping those let
fortunate than themselves.
The response to this initiative
has been overwhelming and the
Kids Haven vehicle was at the
school two weeks in a row to
collect clothing, books and toys,
all donations from St Catherine’s
pupils and their parents.
Carmel Ann Calore, Marketing Manager
Below: In the lucky draw,
Sylvestrina Hlalele (Deputy
Principal of Immaculata
Secondary School) was delighted
to receive a hamper from Rosa
Calaça, (Director of the Catholic
Schools Office)
"Let the
children
come to me"
T
his is the motto of
the Catechism team
of St Phillip Neri in
Moletsane. In June, a
month dedicated to the youth, the
catechists encouraged youth to
read the Catechism of the church,
encyclical letters and other
religious and faith-based books
so that they could get a better
understanding of their faith.
The Catechism classes at the
parish cater for everyone from
children in the grade R-3, as
well as preparation for baptism,
reconciliation, Holy Communion,
pre-Confirmation, for adults and
RCIA. The SPRED programme
is also available. Classes take
place on Saturday mornings and
afternoons.
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The Catechists pictured after
Mass, from right to left: Nomvula
Lentsoane, Lucy Mashinini, Lindi
Matabane, Mbali Mahlangu,
Thipe Phiri and Deborah Sebuse.
From left: Humphrey Mutazile, Vincent Mashifane, Kati
Dijane, Thobile Ndimande, Mandisa Khosi and Dintle
Mahlatsi. Behind is Fr Tom Segami.
Now it is up to the committee to ensure that our
Blessed Virgin Mary, through her sodality, will be
known, respected and loved in our homes, in our community and the nation.
A call to serve the church
he Sodality of the
Children of Mary responds
to the Virgin Mary’s call to
honour her Immaculate
Conception. The sodality has been
in existence for more than 150
years. St Catherine Laboure from
the missionaries of The Sisters of
Love in Paris, before whom our
Lady appeared, helped form this
sodality.
Today our aim is to live up to
the values that the sodality aims
to instil, not only in our members,
but in the youth at large. These
values are humility, obedience,
purity and love. The sodality is
found in almost every parish in all
to accept responsibility for the
future of our Catholic Schools
with renewed vision, hope and a
common strategic plan.
Staff members who
have served in
Catholic Schools
for the past 25 years
received Long Service
Awards certificates
from Br Michael de
Klerk.
Inauguration of Johannesburg
Diocese Committee of
Children of Mary
he Children of Mary have made history by
inaugurating their first-ever Johannesburg
diocese committee on 22 June at Regina
Mundi. Members of the sodality gathered for Mass
as their chaplain, Fr Tom Segami, blessed the
committee which will serve Mary and the sodality
members. In a moving celebration Ansina Mokoena,
coordinator and Sr Nurse Tladi, the sodality’s
spiritual director, said they saw their dreams turn
into reality. Humphrey Mutazile is the chairperson,
Vincent Mashifane the vice chairperson, Kati Dijane
secretary, Bongiwe Mngomezulu vice secretary,
Thobile Ndimande treasurer and Dintle Mahlatsi,
the disciplinarian committee member. Mandisa
Khosi and Lerato Maduna are additional members.
Catholic Schools’
Board special
meeting
the regions in the Archdiocese, as
well as other parts of the country
and even in Lesotho.
The challenges we face,
especially as young people
threaten the quality of our lives
and future too. Hence, as the
Children of Mary, we believe that
if we spread these values through
our actions, we are helping our
church reduce the challenges
of the spread of HIV, substance
abuse and teenage pregnancy.
Being a young Catholic can
pose a lot of challenges,
especially when our peers
question our faith and our
devotion to Mary and the saints.
Kati Dijane
We address this by acting upon
our mission, which is the call
of Jesus to evangelise about his
Kingdom. And we best do this
through works of mercy, such as
visiting the sick and the elderly
with whom we share the love
of God and Mother Mary. We
also help the needy by donating money and clothes and also
counsel the weary at heart.
Praying the Rosary is an important part of our spiritual journey.
We also encourage others to
recite it because we believe it is
a powerful prayer, which pleases
Mary and helps us obtain all we
Kati Dijane
ask from God.
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WAYS INTO PRAYER
Growing a
discerning heart
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Frances Correia of the Jesuit
Institute-South Africa, explores
Ignatian Spirituality.
iscernment is one of those
topics that is always in
the background of our
lives. We live in a post-modern
society where advertising, the
Internet and other media bombard
us constantly with information. It
is then easy to forget that we are
called to discern each decision,
especially important decisions in
the light of faith.
St Ignatius of Loyola (whose
feast we have just celebrated
on the 31 July) offers us some
simple and practical approaches
to discerning the will of God in
our lives.
Firstly, he advises that we
need to become discerning people
- taking some time on a regular
basis to reflect on our lives, on
what we do and say in the light
of faith.
Often when I want to come
back to deeper sense of being
God’s creature, of being alive
because God gifted me with my
life I start by praying this text from
Deuteronomy:
Deuteronomy 30: 19 and 20
‘This day I call heaven and
earth as witness: I have set before
you life and death, blessings and
curses. Now choose life so that you
and your children may live and
that you may love the Lord your
God, listen to God’s voice and hold
fast to the Lord.’
The other tool I frequently use
is the Prayer of the Examen: that
prayer of praying over my day or
week reflectively. St Ignatius gives
some points that help us to move
through this prayer: (Normally
takes 15 mins)
I spend a moment becoming aware of God who is with me
always and ask God to help me as I
pray this prayer of the Examen.
I remember everything that I
have said or done or experienced
that was life-giving, that led to an
increase in faith, hope or love, in
creativity, or understanding.
I give thanks to God for these
gifts.
Then I remember their
opposites: anything that left me
feeling alienated, irritated, or
limited, with myself, with others
or with God.
I bring these more difficult
memories into the compassionate
gaze of God.
Finally, I look towards tomorrow – I think about the kind of
day tomorrow is likely to be and
what God desires for me and of
me tomorrow. I ask God for the
graces I will need to be the better
person God wants me to be
The philosopher Socrates
said that: ‘The unreflective life
is not worth living.’ What makes
us human is our ability to reflect,
to imagine, to reason. But these
are spiritual exercises. It can feel
easier to allow our minds and
souls to be lured by television or
Internet-browsing, to relax at the
end of the day. Yet, what we need
is time to process our day, time to
discern and so to discover where
the Lord may be leading us now.
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n June 9, Schoenstatt
celebrated Family Day with
Monsignor Barney (left). The
theme of the day was “Evangelisation within the family.” After
blessing mothers and fathers
during Mass, he gave a talk on
the importance of faith within
the family and how faith should
start within the home. Parents
and godparents should set the
example, followed by catechism.
From there, you can evangelise
to the whole world, he said .The
ethos of the talk also focused
awareness, acceptance and
living within limitations. He also
stressed the importance of
praying the family rosary,
because, he said, a family that
prays together stays together.
he new parish pastoral council of St Pater’s in Kagiso has
been installed. The induction ceremony was moving and
very symbolical. The parish priest, Fr Emmanuel, encouraged them to be humble and willing servants for the people of
God and emphasised that they should always ask God for
guidance. After Mass, the new committee was treated to a
scrumptious lunch prepared by Sheila Maaroganye, a parishioner.
New PPC
Kagiso
Above right: Back, from left:
Michael Ramaota (Family Life Desk), Ace Mabe
(Co-ordinator for Liturgy), Nthabiseng Maponyane
(Sodalities Coordinator), Fr Emmanuel Wafula
(Parish Priest), Ntombi Maseko (Communications)
Lydia Moloi (Evangelisation).
Front: Nthami Nkwase (St Vincent de Paul), Mapula
Mabe (Blocks Coordinator), Thabo Moanakwena
(PPC Chair), Mashawe Kobuoe (PPC Vice-Chair),
Oupa Mogoai (Spred)
Inset: Thabo Moanakwena,
the new Chairperson
signing his oath of office.
Four Daveyton parishes attended a formation
workshop on the Justice and Peace ministry.
The parishes were: St Nicholas, St Lambert,
St Martin and St Monica.
Formation workshop in Daveyton
BIB parishioners
celebrate Mandela
Day
Blessed Isidore Bakanja
(BIB) Catholic church
members spent their 67
minutes on Mandela Day
visiting families of Stein
Farm and providing them
with a cooked lunch,
clothes and some food
parcels.
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Women’s Centre
opened in Yeoville
From Catholic Bible College
to St Augustine College
A
call to establish a Catholic
Bible College was made
in the 1980s at the first
International Pastoral Consultation of the Catholic Church in
South Africa, at Hammanskraal,
Gauteng. In response to the need,
Bishop Daniel Verstraete OMI,
the founder president of the
Catholic Bible Foundation of
South Africa, established the
Catholic Bible College in 1997.
The college opened its doors to
full-time residential students,
young adults
preparing to be
youth leaders in
their parishes
and communities, in January
1999. In 2007,
the residential
course closed. But a Distance
Learning Biblical Studies’
Course commenced. In 2011 the
Certificate in Biblical
Studies was accredited as a
Higher Certificate with St
Augustine College. In 2012, the
board of governors decided to
close the Catholic Bible College.
Because of a previous
memorandum of understanding
between St Augustine College
and the Catholic Bible College
and, because of the accredited
course, the present Higher
Certificate in Biblical Studies is
now administered by St
Augustine College. Enquiries:
Bernadette Chellew @
011-380-9081 or
[email protected]
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Fr Rampe with Nthabiseng Likotsi, reading scripture shortly
before a blessing of the premises.
he Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) hosted the official
opening of the Arrupe Women’s Development Centre
on Friday 10 May in Yeoville. What started as a concept
which would improve and strengthen local integration of
women refugees, was finally realised, explained Fr Rampe
Hlobo, the country director.
JRS in collaboration with the Franciscan Missionaries
sisters are training both refugee and South African women
in sewing and beadwork. The women are trained to produce
items which will sold and hopefully, subsequently make a
living out of it. The women will, in future, be given intensive
business skills workshops for them to use when they start
their small businesses.
Corpus Christi
celebrations
O
Bernadette Chellew (in red)
with a group of bible scholars
at the Catholic Bible College in
Rosettenville. The Higher
Certificate in Biblical Studies,
which was offered by the CBC,
can now be done through St Augustine College in Victory Park.
n Sunday 2 June, the
parishioners and priests of
St. Anthony's Coronationville and St Joseph the Worker –
Bosmont, took Jesus to the streets!
A combined Coronation/
Bosmont Mass was concelebrated at St Anthony's with
Fr Cletus Onwudiwe, chief
celebrant and Fr Charles Uloko,
the homilist. In his homily, Fr
Charles drew our attention to the
centrality of the Eucharist in our
lives as Catholics. He encouraged
parishioners to spend more time
in prayer before Jesus in the Most
Blessed Sacrament. The Mass was
followed by a procession with the
Sacrament through the streets of
Coronationville, Newclare and
Bosmont, proclaiming our love for
St. Anthony's - Coronationville and St. Joseph
the Worker - Bosmont held
Corpus Christi celebrations.
the Lord. Hymns were sung, the
Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine
Mercy were prayed by all.
Amidst the hustle and bustle
of the world, we had various stops
along our journey, to pause and
reflect on the solemnity of Corpus
Christi and to give thanks to God.
F
ollowing Archbishop Buti’s
call for all men in the church
to stand up and be counted,
Holy Family Spruitview held a
blessing of all men. Through this,
Fr Malesela Dikgale managed to
resuscitate the dormant Men’s
Forum in the parish.
Altar servers and youths helped the Justice and Peace
group at Holy Cross, Zola to bring the Department of Home
Affairs to the people on June 28.
Give it a try!
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The Congregation of
Christian Brothers is a
world-wide religious
community within the
Catholic Church, founded
by Blessed Edmund Rice.
The Christian Brothers,
as they are commonly
known, chiefly work for
the evangelisation and
education of youth, but are
involved in many ministries,
especially with the poor.
If you would like to experience what life as
a Brother is like, we’d be happy to arrange
a visit for you, where you will spend time
with a Brother, in a ministry, being part of
a community.
Experiencing first-hand the ‘spirit’ of our
Congregation is the best way to find out
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Men’s Forum
resuscitated
Bringing Home Affairs to
the people
Who we are
Those who were not able to
walk, were ferried in vehicles.
One community member
remarked, upon seeing all the
people in the street: “These must
be Catholics.” Praise God that
we can be identified for what we
believe in!
New
Appointments
Fr Setlakala Stanley
Masilompana, the Adjunct
Judicial Vicar, is the judge of
the inter-diocesan tribunal
and parish priest in Orlando
East.He studied Canon
Law in Rome at the Pontificia Universita della Santa
Croce.
Where to find us
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Fr Stan
Muyebe is
Vicar for
Education.
He is from Malawi and
is a Vicarial Bursar for the
Dominicans. He is a parish
priest in Springs.
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World Refugee Day
I
n his homily, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale pointed out that the scriptures
are full of examples of migrations
beginning with the exodus. The
scriptures also make it clear that in
the eyes of God there is no distinction;
no slave, no free; no female, no male.
All are created in the image of God. He
urged that we receive immigrants not
as competitors. They bring strength,
skills; they build human rights and
break down barriers. Migrants are
(Above) Taryn Foley and her troupe of
belly dancers invite crowd participation.
There were also dances by the Rwandan
Community; children of Saint Francis
parish and the Bienvenu shelter and a
concluding unifying dance; music by the
Zimbabwean Community choir and the
Music Enlightenment Orchestra and a
poem.
Be Healed
and Set Free
“F
aith is at the heart of
miraculous healing,” said
Archbishop Buti in his homily at
the Healing Mass at the Cathedral
on Saturday 13 June. Citing some
of the many examples of the healing Jesus Christ performed while
on earth, he pointed out that the
faith of the person healed, and the
faith of those who bring the sick
person forward for healing, like
the four friends of the paralytic,
is important. He prayed, like the
father of the boy possessed by demons, that our “little faith” would
help us heal.
“We do believe in miracles,
but where there is no miracle, God
will give strength. Not only the
an asset to the receiving community.
Make welcome the stranger.
After Mass there was a cultural
programme. The event was a joint one
organised by the Department of Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees
in partnership with Bienvenu Shelter,
JRS, Justice & Peace and the City
S
L-R Fr Mike Deeb,
SACBC, Mike Rousoss,
facilitator and Br Neil
Mitchell, scribe at an
inter-faith colloquium
on water hosted by the
SACBC Justice and
Peace at Cathedral Place
on 11 July. Fr Victor
Phalana, VicarGeneral
of Pretoria led a faith
reflection focusing on
water.
peakers and water activists, Dr Anthony Turton, December
Ndhlovu, Mariette Liefferink, Liane Greef and Mathew
Rosmarin gave expert input on the topic before the plenary,
representing a wide cross- section of faith communities who discussed
the role religion in addressing water issues. Water, in all faiths, is
symbolic of life and creation, is a resource to be treasured and free
access to it is essential for human dignity. A statement was drafted
which will be released once agreed in detail.
Children of the Teddy Bear Crèche, a project of Bienvenu Shelter for Refugee mothers
and their children, perform the ‘Our Father’ during Mass on 22 June, celebrated by
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale for World Refugee Day on 20 June. With him on the altar were
Fr Ivaldo Bettin, Vicar for Migrants and refugees, Fr Rampe Hlobo of the Jesuit Refugee
Services, chaplains of various immigrant communities and priests serving parishes
with a high number of immigrants. The theme of the celebrations was “Migration: A
pilgrimage of Faith and Hope.”
physically sick need healing, but
all who suffer like, for example,
those who suffer pain in the family,” he said.
Fr Ronnie Cairns, Vicar
for AIDS, thanked the department’s HOD, Sr Claudia and
Ndivile Mokoena for organising this first-ever Archdiocesan
Mass for Healing, his brother
priests for their support and the
faithful for attending.
The Archbishop suggested
that a healing Mass, a Mass of
compassion such as this was,
should include all the sick
and afflicted and all who care for
them, like the Catholic Nurses’
Guild, doctors, health workers and
SPRED. It should be done jointly.
With the confidence in Jesus
Christ who preached “ask and you
shall receive, seek and you shall
find,” the Archbishop led the faith-
English Classes
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of Johannesburg.; The UNHCR was
represented by Sergio Calle Norena.
Jackie Mckay, Deputy Director General
of Immigration Services; Sicel’mpilo
Shange-Buthane, Executive Director at Consortium for Refugees and
Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) and
Rev. Thomas-Rene Kitutu; Chairperson
of Johannesburg Migrant Adversory
Panel (JMAP) also addressed the
gathering.
Just Water
ful in a prayer to Our Compassionate God for Nelson Mandela
who has become a symbol of pain
and suffering.
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale prays
for healing for one of the children
of the Mother of Peace Home in
Northriding. His ‘brothers’ and
‘mother’, Pat Prinsloo, await their
turn. Thirty children have found
a loving home there. Fr Ronnie
Cairns, Vicar for AIDS is the spiritual director of the foundress of the
home, Beverley Olders.
Migrants and Refugees who bear the costs.
More than 60% women who go to the Bienvenu
Shelter and Pastoral Care are from Francophonespeaking countries. Many do not
know how to speak English and
it is a constant challenge for them
to integrate themselves into their
host communities, and in finding
employment.
The course takes place at the
Cathedral Christ the King and
classes are given from Mondays to
Thursdays: 11:00 am–1:00 pm.
The Pastoral Care Department has moved its office to the Old MOTH Hall. It is as active as ever as
there are many newcomers.
Contact Sr. Kadia at Pastoral Care office on
Wednesday or Friday morning on 011 402 6400.
he Old MOTH Hall at the Cathedral is the
venue for English lessons for a group of
about 20 migrant women who gather 4 times
a week to be coached by Diane Beamish (centre
back) of Mercy House with volunteer Hernest
Wakandwa Musafiri (next to her)
translating.
The project is a joint one
between Bienvenu Shelter and the
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n terms of Archdiocesan
policy, every parish should
have a Family Desk as part
of its PPC. With new PPCs
now in place and beginning to
operate, everyone is beginning
to consider how to run their
portfolio.
A parish’s family desk can
operate in different ways. Some
do marriage preparation, or run
a workshop from time to time on
current topics. Some offer counselling for families, bereavement,
divorced people. Some have a
Culture of Life, Theology of the
Body or sexuality project.
The Parish Family Ministry
programme of the SACBC
Family Life Desk is approved for
use in all dioceses. It is a
comprehensive umbrella
programme that covers family
events in the parish, promotes
family prayer and faith sharing
at home, and addresses particular
needs such as marriage preparation and counselling run
independently.
The annual family calendar
with the monthly focus themes
and the MARFAM publications
e.g. Family Matters magazine
and the small Family Moments
and Faith Moments booklets
form part of the family education and enrichment side of the
programme.
Particular needs such.
marriage preparation and
counselling. run independently,
but form part of the overall
parish programme. Faily move-
ments and their programmes,
such as Marriage Encounter,
Retrouvaille and Equipes de
Nossa Senhora also run independently, but should be promoted
through the parish.
To discuss the possibilities for
a parish family desk and introduce the Parish Family Ministry
programme, PPC parish family
portfolio holders are invited to a
workshop on Saturday 31 August
10am – 3pm. There will be an
opportunity to find out more
about all family resources in the
diocese and plan some events for
the parish or even for the larger
community.
The government has
approved a family policy paper
which recommends working with
families as units – recognising
that they are made up of
different members of all ages,
life situations, different genders
and social conditions. Strengthening families in their relationships and keeping families
together wherever possible are
the objectives. That has been the
Church’s vision since the 2000
Pastoral Forum too.
The year 2014 is the 20th
anniversary of the International
Year for the Family and is a
golden opportunity to focus the
whole local Church on the importance of the family as a unit and
address the identified needs.
Let us get started to make
our Archdiocese a truly family
friendly one.
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WORD OF GOD
Jesus the
New Moses
“Therefore every scribe who has
been trained for the kingdom of
heaven is like the master of a
household who brings out of his
treasure what is new and what is
old.” (Mt 13: 52) Matthew is this
scribe and he tells us about his
aim in writing his Gospel.
He sees the Jesus’ story as the
climax of the story of the people
of Israel. The God who told the
ancient Hebrews, “I will be your
God and you will be my people,”
(Jer 7: 23) is the God who sent
Jesus, Emmanuel, “God is with
us.” (1: 23) Matthew will often
draw from the Hebrew scriptures
to explain “the newness” of Jesus.
In his infancy narrative alone, we
find, five times, “so that what had
been spoken through the prophets
might be fulfilled”. (2: 23)
In his opening sentence Matthew gives us his understanding
of who Jesus is, “The book of the
genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son
of David, the son of Abraham.”
We are left in no doubt that this
is a Jewish story about a man
steeped in his Jewish faith. Jesus
ranks along with the most significant people in the history of God’s
Chosen People.
There are parallels between
the history of the Israelites and
Jesus’ infancy.
Matthew’s genealogy roots
Jesus in the Jewish tradition. He
begins with, “Abraham became
the father of Isaac” and closes
with; “Jacob became the father of
Joseph, husband of Mary. Of her
was born Jesus who is called the
Messiah.” (1: 16)
Jacob’s 11 sons followed
Joseph into Egypt where, with his
help, they escaped starvation. This
Joseph was a dreamer. “The Lord
appeared to Joseph in a dream.”
Moses’ life was threatened by
Mary:
Woman and
Model of Faith
R
eflecting on Mary’s spiritual journey, one comes to
discover that, as disciples
of the Lord, we have much in
common with her in our own
encounter with the Lord. The
Gospels paint a picture of Mary
as someone who walked a road
that was not always easy.
She did not always understand what was happening. She
June 2013
Part 2
Br Mike Chalmers cfc of the
Bible Foundation writes about
the Word of God in response
to the Synod call for spiritual
growth and on-going formation.
Pharaoh. Joseph was told, “Rise,
take the child (Jesus) and his
mother, flee to Egypt,” because
his life, too, was threatened by the
wicked King Herod.
Moses led the Israelites out of
Egypt and so Matthew has Jesus
living in Egypt until the death of
Herod so that, “What was said
by the prophet might be fulfilled,
‘Out of Egypt I called my son.’”
(2: 15; Hos11: 1)
The first five books of the
Bible – Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, are
known as the Law of Moses.
Matthew also divides his gospel
into five books. You can easily
find where each book ends,
“When Jesus had finished these
words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he taught
them as one having authority, and
not as their scribes. (7: 28 – 29 and
11: 1;13: 53; 19: 1; 26: 1)
Matthew’s concern is for his
fellow Jews. “Go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel,”
Jesus advises the Apostles. (10: 6)
He also tells the Canaanite
woman, “I was sent only to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Celebrating
five years
We Celebrate
with our Priests
and Deacons
F
ather Elijah Otu, left,
celebrated his fifth anniversary in the priesthood
with a Mass at St Joseph’s
Catholic Church in Katlehong
on Friday 21 June. This is
his third week as priest-incharge after being transferred
from Mt Carmel in Thokoza.
He said that for him, it was a double
celebration as the day marked the
Feast of St Aloysius Gonzeke, who was
also ordained at the National Missionary Seminary of St Paul in Gwagwalada
city of Abuja in Nigeria.
Fr Elijah, whose homily emphasised
building castles in heaven instead
of building them on earth, is also in
charge of Holy Trinity parish in Kwanele
and St Theresa in Magagula, Concelebrating the Mass was Fr Augustine
Honouring
Josemaria
Escriva
O
n Saturday, 22 June, the
Bishop of Mthatha,
Sithembele Anton Sipuka
celebrated the solemn Mass in
honour of St Josemaria Escriva at
Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church,
Kensington South. During the
Mass, Bishop Sipuka encouraged
the attendants to keep serving the
Olisa Nwagbologu (right) who was
rector at the school of Minors Seminary
in Botswana. He is an assistant priest
at Mt Carmel and Sacred Heart in
Palmridge.
Fr Elijah thanked the congregation
that “braved the cold Friday evening to
celebrate with me such a momentous
day in my life”. He also expressed his
gratitude to fellow priests in the clergy
fraternity and Archbishop Buti Thlagale
for their invaluable support in his
journey in the ministry.
Msgr Anton Borras, Vicar of Opus
Dei, Bishop Sithembele and Deacon
Rob Bothma
church by finding Christ in their
workplace, and in their daily
duties, according to the teachings
of the founder of Opus Dei.
(15: 24)
Even so, the gentiles get two
very significant mentions:
The only people to visit the
baby Jesus in Matthew’s gospel
are the three wise men, all
gentiles. (2: 11)
“Go, therefore and make
disciples of all nations. ... I am
with you always, until the end of
time.” (28: 19 – 20) This is what
Jesus asks of us.
had to reflect on the events of her
life to see God’s hand operating
deep within her (Luke 2:19 &
51). But, despite the difficulties
or challenges, and the ‘notknowing’, she never wavered in
her commitment to God. Her
“fiat” or “yes,” that is, “Let it be
done to me according to your
Word” (Luke 1:38) beautifully
and most powerfully sums up her
attitude. Making it clear that she
was completely at the disposal
of God, and if it meant at times
she could not see the fullness
of God’s plan in her life, that
did not lead her to withdraw her
consent. There were no “ifs” or
“buts” with Mary. Her faith was
whole-hearted and strong. She
did not go back on her “yes” or
seek an easier path, even while
standing at the foot of the Cross,
when all seemed dark and her
hope squashed.
This is the Mary we can all
relate to, a woman and model
of faith, whose life was not all
sunshine and roses. No, she knew
joy, but she also experienced the
downside of life. She had to live
by faith, and at times, very much
like us, she wondered what was
Msgr Anton Borras, Vicar of Opus Dei, Deacon Rob Bothma, Bishop
Sithembele and Fr. Thomas Gibson, parish priest of Mater Dolorosa.
God up to and what God was doing with her life.
In life, we too have our joys
and our sorrows. Because there
are times in our lives when we
feel the warmth and intimacy
of God’s presence, but at other
times God appears to be very
distant to our lived reality. And
it is in those moments that we cry
out: “Where is God? Why does
he allow all the suffering?” It is
in times like these that we need
someone like Mary, who shares
a common experience with us
and who knows what pain and
difficulty is all about, that her
example of being a woman of
faith teaches us to trust God with
our lives. Reassuring us that as
people of faith, God will never
put us in a place where God’s
grace cannot sustain us.
As we prepare to celebrate
her Assumption, let us turn to
Mary: woman and model of
faith, assumed into heaven and
ask for her intercession that we
may continue on the journey of
faith and life. May she show us
the true path that will lead us to
God our loving Creator, so that
one day, we too, shall enjoy the
Glory of God in heaven.
Fr Paul Beukes OMI
We celebrate the
ordination to the Priesthood of our Archbishop and
the birthday of Fr Mandla,
Chancellor as well as the
birthdays and anniversaries
of ordination of the clergy
listed. Pray for them.
Ordinations
Tsasa-Phambu Manu 7 Aug 1966
Gilbert Mardai 26 Aug 1970
Thomas Gibson 8 Aug 1976
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale 29 Aug 1976
Gabriel Afagbegee 7 Aug 1982
Leopold Kalubende-Kashama
28 Aug 1983
Anthony Amadi 9 Aug 1987
Blaise Mambu 1 Aug 1989
Gerardo Garcia 24 Aug 1991
David Evans 14 Aug 1993
Sergio Lorenzini 14 Aug 1994
Emmanuel Luamina 6 Aug 1997
Symphorien Ntibagirirwa 4 Aug 2001
Paul Beukes 11 Aug 2001
Johannes Silalahi 24 Aug 2001
Jeff Jawaheer 23 Aug 2001
Anthony Egan 31 Aug 2002
Deacons Brent Chalmers,
Peter French, Michael Harrington
and Jacob Modise
11 Aug 2007
August Birthdays
1st Francois Dufour
4th Theophilus Malotsa
10th David Dryden
11th Michael McGovern
14th Russell Pollitt
15th Joy Sebastian,
Gwangbai Son and
Rev David Potterton
16th Charbel Habchi
18th Andrew Thomo and
Rev Edward Nyembe
21st Tsasa-Phambu
Augustine Nwagbologu
and George Njonge
24th Mandla Skhosana
25th Rev Dave Lavers
26th Gilbert Mardai
28th Alexander Niven
29th Gerard O’Reilly,
Kalubende-Kashama
30th Clement Langa
31st Tony Bailey, Raymond Anyanwu, Cletus Onwudiwe and
Robert Davies
Early September
1st Mathieu Van Vlierden
3rd Robert Gore
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Courageous Spirit
“Fully human, fully alive,” said
Fr Vic Kotze of King Dominican
Sister Natalie Kuhn. He spoke of
her vocation as a human, as a follower of Jesus Christ, as a woman
and as a Dominican. She loved
the church, took to heart Christ’s
injunction not to discriminate
between male and female and
worked for women’s rights in the
church bringing her considerable
influence and authority to bear
on removing exclusive language
from the liturgy. For her it was
a matter of justice and truth, just
as opening Dominican Convent
School to all races was.
As a teacher she was a
“visionary and a living witness to
the best values in life,” said Rosa
Calaca of the Catholic Schools
Office. Jocasco, a schools
networking structure and a
forerunner of the CSO, was
founded by Sr Natalie.
Mike Thiel, headmaster of
Dominican Convent School, paid
tribute to Sr Natalie who, while
insisting on the best in everything she did and from everyone
she led, was warm-hearted and
caring.
Sr Ann Wigley OP, on behalf
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Consolata Day
at Daveyton
T
he Daveyton churches
staged a historic and
glittering reception
on Sunday 23 June at
a thanksgiving Mass at the St
Nicholas Catholic Church for
Consolata Day. This was held
with four parishes under the
auspices of the Consolata Missionaries namely: St Nicholas, St
Lambert, St Martin de Porres and
St Monica. The last-named is in
Chief Luthuli (Cloverdene) and
is a relatively new parish.
Traditional attire characterised processions. The Mass
was presided over by Fr James
Mwigani, the delegation superior
of Consolata Missionaries in
South Africa, and concelebrated
by Fr Matthew Ouma, parish
priest, Fr Gabriel Kwedho,
assistant parish priest and Fr
Gabriel Odwori. The two Consolata seminarians, brs Josephat and
Francis helped in the preparation
for the day.
The Consolata Missionaries
arrived in South Africa in 1948.
The first group came to further
their studies in Cape Town in
preparation for missionary work
in East Africa. However, they
discovered that the church here
was in great need of missionaries
to witness God’s consolation to
the people. This was told to the
general government of Consolata
Missionaries in Rome, and in
Destined for Lisieux
Also, as a follow-up to the
visit of the relics of St Therese of
the Little Flower to South Africa
in 2010, the St Therese Centre in
Lisieux would like a translation
into isiZulu and Xhosa of "Story
of a Soul," (Histoire d'une âme),
This beautiful nativity wall hanging, crafted by Samantha Jones
of Kopanang Community Trust,
will become a permanent part of
the annual "crèches du monde" at
the St Therese Centre in Lisieux.
A Christmas crib or scene is
requested from all the countries
to which the relics of St Therese
travel. Until now, South Africa has
been represented by a borrowed
hanging. See www.kopanang.org
for more examples of the beautiful
embroidery done by the women
of this Tsakane-based community
project.
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From left:. Dominican fathers
Mark James, Emil Blaser,
Deacon Martin de Klerk of
Springs, Fr Vic Kotze, parish
priest of St Francis Xavier, where
Sr Natalie was a parishioner,
Fr Ronnie Houreld, parish priest
of St Anne, and Fr Gregory
Brooke OP, celebrating a
Requiem Mass for Sr Natalie
Kuhn OP on 5 July. Sister Natalie
was principal of Dominican
Convent School for 19 years;
taught at Veritas, Springs and
was Founder Director of Kgosi
Neighbourhood Foundation.
She passed away on 27 June.
a Dominican Sister. She was “a
Gospel woman of prayer, of faith
and of action.” She was “a visionary, a prophet, friend, teacher,
mother, companion, preacher,
netball coach, dreamer, challenger and encourager” and lived
her life to the fullest. Sr Natalie
shared her expertise generously.
All her life she responded
creatively and compassionately
to the cry of the world through
the transformative work she did
in the field of education, always
“witnessing to the unconditional
loving kindness of God.”
1971, the first Consolata
Missionaries were mandated to
start a mission in South Africa.
For many years the
missionaries worked in the
Diocese of Dundee (KZN) where
they helped to build the local
church. In 1995 they opened
missions in the Archdiocese of
Pretoria, and in 2004 they found
their way into the Archdiocese
of Johannesburg where they
were entrusted with parishes of
Daveyton.
In 2008 they opened a
theological seminary in Durban
as well as a parish in 2009.
At the time, Fr Jose Luis who
is presently the Bishop of the
Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma and Fr James Mwigani, who
is now the Delegation Superior
of Consolata Missionaries in
South Africa, were the first ones
to be sent to Daveyton.
either from English or the original French. No one has come
forward to undertake this labour
of love. Contact the ADNews if
you can recommend anyone.
South Africa has also been
invited to send pilgrims to
Lisieux. This hasn’t happened
yet for want of an organiser.
Year of Faith Pilgrimage
O
n Saturday, 4 May, some
40 pilgrims set off on the 31 km
walk from the Divine Mercy Parish in
Walkerville to the Maronite Shrine of
Our Lady of Lebanon in Mulbarton.
After taking only three rest stops
along the way, the group arrived at
the Shrine, tired yet filled with joy,
10 minutes ahead of schedule.
Maria Henriques and Trevor
Feder provided music ministry with
their guitars and pilgrims took turns
leading the Joyful Mysteries of
the Rosary and choosing hymns.
Arriving at their final rest stop near
Rand Water, the pilgrims knelt on
the grass for the Chaplet of Divine
Mercy.
The final leg of 5 km, though the
most difficult for those walking, was
also the most joyful. Innocent Denhere led with the Crucifix, followed
by Tears Nkosi and Kabelo
Ramela with the banner. The
group found a way, during this
Year of Faith, to make a public
profession of the Credo, as Pope
Benedict XVI called all Catholics
to do in his apostolic letter Porta
Fidei.
As the pilgrims entered the
gates of Our Lady of Lebanon,
parish priest Fr Maurice Chidiac
welcome them. The pilgrims sang
their hearts out to Our Lady before
offering a prayer of thanksgiving.
A pilgrimage from Our Lady of
Lebanon to Divine Mercy Parish
will be held on Saturday, 5 October
in honour of St. Faustina Kowalska, the great apostle of Divine
Mercy.
Phone Sr Rose at 078 992 8580.
God Bless Africa
T
he title of Fr Egan’s
talk was “The Relevance of Catholic
Social Teaching in African
Public Life Today”. ‘What’s
new?’ he asked the audience
of about 40 people most of
whom he judged, had been on
the coalface of social action
since before he was born. The
L-R Kenny Phadi of Radio Veritas,
answer he said was the on-going
Fr Anthony Egan SJ and Ruth
Busschau of the Rosebank Justice
dialogue among all parties – not
only Catholics or Christians but and Peace group at a talk on Catholic
social thought in Africa today which
all faiths and secular society – in
Fr Anthony gave to WAACSA on
the interests of the common good Saturday 20 July at the Harry Wilkinand the pursuit of a more just
son Community Centre, Rosebank.
society.
Fr Egan placed this dialogue these aims could be achieved.
in the context of Africa’s history
The role of the Church is eduand global trends. The burning
cation and advocacy. The Church
issues are governance, economy, should dialogue in humility and in
ecology and gender, all of them
a spirit of compromise accepting
interrelated.
that there are moral ambiguities.
Africae Munus was an
Radio Veritas recorded the talk
eloquent statement of the aims of which once edited will be broadCatholic social thought in Africa cast. Fr Anthony will be in the
but had few suggestions of how
studio to take questions afterwards.
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