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Circular Letter of the Archdiocese of Windhoek

KM 357 /08/ 2024 | August - December 2024
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

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U.S. bishops consecrate nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus

The bishops entrusted the nation to the love and care of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to accompany the country’s 250th anniversary. [...]

Pope tells Catholics to pray for those who ‘have lost their lives at sea’ in Canary Islands visit

Referring to the sea surrounding the island, he said it represents the difficulties of life, quoting St. Augustine: “No one is able to cross the sea of this world unless [...]

U.S. bishops discuss engagement with Intercontinental Guadalupan Novena

U.S. bishops planned pastoral activity related to the Intercontinental Guadalupan Novena anticipating the fifth centennial of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2031. [...]

Cardinal Koch: ‘Today there are more martyrs than in the early centuries of the Church’

Speaking at a pilgrimage organized by Aid to the Church in Need in Switzerland, the prelate highlighted the witness of Christian martyrs across denominations. [...]

U.S. bishops approve revised version of Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People

The document, also known as “the Dallas Charter,” is a set of procedures originally established in 2002 to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. [...]

Middle East & African News
U.S. bishops consecrate nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus

The bishops entrusted the nation to the love and care of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to accompany the country’s 250th anniversary. [...]

Pope tells Catholics to pray for those who ‘have lost their lives at sea’ in Canary Islands visit

Referring to the sea surrounding the island, he said it represents the difficulties of life, quoting St. Augustine: “No one is able to cross the sea of this world unless [...]

U.S. bishops discuss engagement with Intercontinental Guadalupan Novena

U.S. bishops planned pastoral activity related to the Intercontinental Guadalupan Novena anticipating the fifth centennial of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2031. [...]

Cardinal Koch: ‘Today there are more martyrs than in the early centuries of the Church’

Speaking at a pilgrimage organized by Aid to the Church in Need in Switzerland, the prelate highlighted the witness of Christian martyrs across denominations. [...]

U.S. bishops approve revised version of Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People

The document, also known as “the Dallas Charter,” is a set of procedures originally established in 2002 to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. [...]

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Prayer of the Day

O loving messenger of the Incarnation, descend upon all those for whom I wish peace and happiness. Spread your wings over the cradles of the new-born babes, O thou who didst announce the coming of the Infant Jesus. Give to the young a lily petal from the virginal scepter in your hand. Cause the Ave Maria to re-echo in all hearts that they may find grace and joy through Mary. Finally, recall the sublime words spoken on the day of the Annunciation-- "Nothing is impossible with God," and ... [...]

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U.S. bishops consecrate nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus

The bishops entrusted the nation to the love and care of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to accompany the country’s 250th anniversary. [...]

Daily Readings

Reading 1: Deuteronomy 7:6-11, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 103:10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 103:6-8, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 103:1-4, Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30, Reading 2: John 4:7-16 [...]