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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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Practice of ember days bearing fruit for missionary religious community

Father Dave Brokke, with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), says embracing the traditional practice of ember days has become a way of fostering vocations. [...]

Pope Leo XIV remembers 9/11 victims, calls for peace and forgiveness

The pontiff marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with prayers for the dead and those still bearing its wounds, while his Angelus reflection stressed that forgiveness [...]

Beyond Lebanon’s famous shrines, these 5 hidden religious sites continue to draw pilgrims

Across Lebanon are lesser-known shrines and monasteries that offer visitors opportunities for prayer, quiet reflection, and a deeper encounter with Lebanon’s rich Christian heritage. [...]

Vatican vegetable garden goes 100% organic

The move to biological farming techniques has been underway for several years in response to Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. [...]

Chicago Archdiocese to pay $5.5 million to 9 abuse victims, attorneys say

The settlement was hailed as a “tipping point and a turning point” regarding allegations of abuse in the archdiocese. [...]

Middle East & African News
Practice of ember days bearing fruit for missionary religious community

Father Dave Brokke, with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), says embracing the traditional practice of ember days has become a way of fostering vocations. [...]

Pope Leo XIV remembers 9/11 victims, calls for peace and forgiveness

The pontiff marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with prayers for the dead and those still bearing its wounds, while his Angelus reflection stressed that forgiveness [...]

Beyond Lebanon’s famous shrines, these 5 hidden religious sites continue to draw pilgrims

Across Lebanon are lesser-known shrines and monasteries that offer visitors opportunities for prayer, quiet reflection, and a deeper encounter with Lebanon’s rich Christian heritage. [...]

Vatican vegetable garden goes 100% organic

The move to biological farming techniques has been underway for several years in response to Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. [...]

Chicago Archdiocese to pay $5.5 million to 9 abuse victims, attorneys say

The settlement was hailed as a “tipping point and a turning point” regarding allegations of abuse in the archdiocese. [...]

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Prayer of the Day

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For ... [...]

Saint of the Day
Practice of ember days bearing fruit for missionary religious community

Father Dave Brokke, with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), says embracing the traditional practice of ember days has become a way of fostering vocations. [...]

Daily Readings

Reading 1: Numbers 21:4-9, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 78:34-38, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 78:1-2, Gospel: John 3:13-17, Reading 2: Philippians 2:6-11 [...]