{"id":11359,"date":"2016-12-30T08:50:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T06:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/?p=11359"},"modified":"2016-12-30T08:50:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T06:50:07","slug":"newsletter-south-africa-no-70-28th-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/30\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-28th-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter South Africa No 70 \u2013 28th December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-title.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11362\" src=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-title.jpg?resize=629%2C133\" alt=\"newsletter-south-africa-no-70-title\" width=\"629\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-title.jpg?w=1169&amp;ssl=1 1169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-title.jpg?resize=300%2C64&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-title.jpg?resize=1024%2C217&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-title.jpg?resize=768%2C163&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-title.jpg?resize=900%2C191&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a>Greetings! We are still in the Christmas Season and, hopefully, in the Christmas spirit! But this Newsletter will be short because, as you read in my special message \u201cA FREAK ACCIDENT\u201d, I am now reduced to the use of only one hand; it is an awkward way of typing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-michel-meunier-with-justin.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-11361 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-michel-meunier-with-justin.jpg?w=374&#038;resize=187%2C300\" alt=\"newsletter-south-africa-no-70-michel-meunier-with-justin\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-michel-meunier-with-justin.jpg?w=332&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-70-michel-meunier-with-justin.jpg?resize=187%2C300&amp;ssl=1 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a>One good positive point, following that unfortunate accident, is that I have a very good \u201cprivate driver and helper\u201d. Indeed, <strong>Justin Ramde<\/strong>, a Burkinabe, going into his third year of theology in Cedara and living at our House of Formation in Merrivale, has been here since last Friday. He takes some weeks from his holiday to come here to help me. He has been very good, not only driving me safely here and there for different pastoral commitments, but also helping me during Mass (like holding the ciborium so I may distribute Holy Communion with my healthy hand), and showing himself very much of service for doing various things requiring both hands!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">He was very happy to take part in the Christmas Eve Mass at Mother Teresa\u2019s Home; the small chapel was packed with surely more than 100 poor and sick residents, adults and children, together with the Sisters. They sang wholeheartedly for the birth of Jesus and everybody was in a festive mood. After Mass, each one received a present from the Sisters. On Christmas day, we were at City Deep for the francophone community. The church was full and the choir was really good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">After Mass, four doctors from the congregation gave me a free medical consultation! They told me that the healing seems to be taking its course well. Thank you also for all your prayers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I want to wish you all a very good Christmas Season and a Happy New Year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Fr. Michel, M.Afr. Vocation Director.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings! We are still in the Christmas Season and, hopefully, in the Christmas spirit! But this Newsletter will be short because, as you read in my special message \u201cA FREAK ACCIDENT\u201d, I am now reduced to the use of only one hand; it is an awkward way of typing! 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