{"id":3990,"date":"2013-12-23T17:17:44","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T15:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2013-12-23T17:17:44","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T15:17:44","slug":"3990","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/23\/3990\/","title":{"rendered":"Present Magazine Christmas 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a title=\"Present Magazine Christmas 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-christmas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3992 aligncenter\" alt=\"Present Magazine Christmas 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-christmas-2013.png?resize=628%2C182\" width=\"628\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-christmas-2013.png?w=628&amp;ssl=1 628w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-christmas-2013.png?resize=300%2C87&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a>Christmas greetings from the Southern, I hope and trust that all is well with you and that you are eagerly waiting to welcome the Light of the world, Christ, our King and Saviour.<\/span><\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em><span style=\"color:#000000;\">At Christmas, Christ brings us the blessings of great joy, a message of peace and the immense love of God, his Father. It is no doubt that our Holy Father\u2019s message in his Apostolic Exhortation, \u201cEvangelii Gaudium<b>\u201d<\/b>, echoes this fact and invites us to be messengers of Joy and Hope in our changing world today.<\/span><\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I invite you all to find a copy of this captivating, challenging and converting message from our Holy Father. Believe me that, after you have read his message, you will never be the same, change will definitely be felt and seen in you. Indeed, there will surely be some transformation in your life. I have read it and it has made me reflect and let myself be challenged by its richness and depth.<\/span><\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em><span style=\"color:#000000;\">May you experience the Joy of Christmas and be compelled to radiate it to all you meet, especially the little ones and the marginalised of our society.<\/span><\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em><span style=\"color:#000000;\">God bless and may the King who brings us Peace, Joy and Love, be your guide and strength. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. <a title=\"Present Magazine Christmas 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-christmas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full magazine<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Fr. Kangwa Francis, M.Afr &#8211;\u00a0Vocation Director<\/span><\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><div id=\"attachment_3993\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Present magazine Christmas 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-2013.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3993\" class=\"wp-image-3993 \" alt=\"From Left: Julius Musonda, Fr. Kangwa, Rogers Mwansa and Peter Mutasha\" src=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-2013.jpg?resize=491%2C290\" width=\"491\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-2013.jpg?w=614&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/present-magazine-2013.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Left: Julius Musonda, Fr. Kangwa, Rogers Mwansa and Peter Mutasha<\/p><\/div><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas greetings from the Southern, I hope and trust that all is well with you and that you are eagerly waiting to welcome the Light of the world, Christ, our King and Saviour. At Christmas, Christ brings us the blessings of great joy, a message of peace and the immense love of God, his Father. 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