{"id":8100,"date":"2015-12-27T08:45:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T06:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/?p=8100"},"modified":"2015-12-27T08:45:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T06:45:16","slug":"newsletter-south-africa-no-58-26th-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/27\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-26th-december-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter South Africa No 58 \u2013 26th December, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-8097 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-title.png?resize=629%2C122\" alt=\"Newsletter South Africa no 58 title\" width=\"629\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-title.png?w=1436&amp;ssl=1 1436w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-title.png?resize=300%2C58&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-title.png?resize=1024%2C199&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-title.png?resize=768%2C149&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-title.png?resize=900%2C175&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-title.png?resize=1280%2C249&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/>My dear Friends, Christmas Greetings to you all! It is with joy that I write to you on this day after Christmas, which is celebrated here in South Africa as the <em>\u201cDAY OF GOOD WILL\u201d<\/em>. Consider the message of the angels on Christmas night: <em>\u201c&#8230;Peace to people of good will<\/em>\u201d!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-deacons-sa-dec-2015.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-8098 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-deacons-sa-dec-2015.png?resize=544%2C358\" alt=\"Newsletter South Africa No 58 Deacons SA Dec 2015\" width=\"544\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-deacons-sa-dec-2015.png?w=544&amp;ssl=1 544w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58-deacons-sa-dec-2015.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>As mentioned in the last <em>Newsletter<\/em>, on 27<sup>th<\/sup> November six of our candidates became officially Missionaries of Africa by taking their missionary oath. The next day, they were ordained deacons. Now they are all gone to different M.Afr parishes in Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to help out during their Christmas holidays. They will be back by mid-January for their annual retreat and their last academic year in Cedara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">From 3<sup>rd<\/sup> to 6<sup>th<\/sup> December, there was the mini World Youth Day in Bosco Centre near Walkerville. Over two thousand youths came from all over, including Botswana and Lesotho! On Saturday 5<sup>th<\/sup>, with two youth interested in the M.Afr, we put up our exhibition; many visited it and asked questions. We hope and pray for vocations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">On December 8, Patrick and his co-novices received the M.Afr habit and rosary in the noviciate in Zambia. From 11<sup>th<\/sup> to 14<sup>th<\/sup> I took part in the Xaveri Camp in Rustenburg: 85 youths and adults were present. Nice occasion to introduce them to a possible vocation as missionary priest, brother and sister!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Fr. Jean-Pierre Le Scour, M.Afr who works to combat human trafficking in the Mozambique-South Africa border had a serious heart operation and is now resting here. Your prayers for him, please.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Christmas is still here. May it last the whole year<em>: \u201cIt is Christmas every time you let God love others through you\u2026 yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand.\u201d <\/em>(Mother Teresa)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Fr. Michael Meunier, M.Afr<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a title=\"Newsletter South Africa No 58\" href=\"https:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/newsletter-south-africa-no-58.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsletter South Africa No 58<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My dear Friends, Christmas Greetings to you all! It is with joy that I write to you on this day after Christmas, which is celebrated here in South Africa as the \u201cDAY OF GOOD WILL\u201d. Consider the message of the angels on Christmas night: \u201c&#8230;Peace to people of good will\u201d! 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