{"id":4770,"date":"2014-03-16T19:54:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T17:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/?p=4770"},"modified":"2014-03-16T19:54:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T17:54:32","slug":"a-time-to-forgive-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2014\/03\/16\/a-time-to-forgive-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"A Time to Forgive &#8211; South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><i><a title=\"Louis Blondel\" href=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4773 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg?resize=512%2C343\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"512\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg?w=1663&amp;ssl=1 1663w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg?resize=1024%2C688&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg?resize=768%2C516&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg?resize=1536%2C1032&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg?resize=900%2C605&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-01-blog.jpg?resize=1280%2C860&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a>Fr. Louis Blondel, M.Afr, was brutally murdered in a botched robbery in his mission, in Diepsloot a township south west of Pretoria, South Africa in the early hours of Monday December 7<sup>th<\/sup> 2009. The robbers, all teenagers had gained access to the mission through a window, awakened a fellow missionary in the house (Fr. Guido Bourgeois); helped themselves to a watch, mobile phone, two second-hand computers and the equivalent of $5; when Fr. Louis was also awakened by the commotion, as he opened his bedroom door to investigate, a single shot rang out that killed him instantly. The assailant and other four ran in panic! (&#8230;)<\/i><\/span><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><i>In the course of 2013 the condemned young man through the intermediary of his sister approached Fr. Sean saying that he wanted to be forgiven. \u00a0(&#8230;) <a title=\"Louis Blondel\" href=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/afrique-du-sud-un-temps-pour-pardonner.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Texte en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong><\/a><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a title=\"Louis Blondel\" href=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4772 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?resize=512%2C293\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"512\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?w=2007&amp;ssl=1 2007w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?resize=1024%2C587&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?resize=768%2C440&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?resize=1536%2C880&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?resize=900%2C516&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?resize=1280%2C733&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/a-time-to-forgive-02-blog.jpg?w=1887&amp;ssl=1 1887w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a>See also:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/2013\/10\/02\/father-louis-blondel-centre\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Father Louis Blondel\u00a0Centre<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/2013\/10\/24\/opening-of-the-fr-louis-blondel-centre-diepsloot-south-africa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Opening of the Fr. Louis Blondel Centre Diepsloot, South\u00a0Africa<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\">\u00a0<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. Louis Blondel, M.Afr, was brutally murdered in a botched robbery in his mission, in Diepsloot a township south west of Pretoria, South Africa in the early hours of Monday December 7th 2009. The robbers, all teenagers had gained access to the mission through a window, awakened a fellow missionary in the house (Fr. 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