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May 11 to May 17, 2011 www.scross.co.za R5,50 (incl VaT RSa) Reg No. 1920/002058/06 No 4725 LocaL eLections: Focus on Vocations: John Paul ii Be wise about How future priests beatification in your vote are trained words and pics Page 9 Page 11 Page 18 Pretoria archbishop plans for the future By MaTHiBeLa SeBoTHoMa ing up in homes that are incom - FTER a period of consultation, prayer plete. and reflection, Archbishop William He expressed ASlattery of Pretoria has set out his concern that in new vision and appointed new personnel many families to key positions in the archdiocese he took the father plays a over earlier this year. non-existent role. “One of the most important responsibil - He said priests ities of a local Church is the passing on of should help in the faith to those around us and especially the preparation to the young,” he said. He encouraged of youth for mar - parish priests to know their catechists. “We riage, in reconcil - must continually upgrade the knowledge, iation in mar - formation and teaching skills for those riage, and in the responsible for teaching and evangelising,” strengthening of said the new archbishop. married life. “We also need to celebrate He acknowledges the “14 excellent success in married life by offering those Catholic schools in the archdiocese”, but good couples who celebrate silver and pointed out that “in reality the majority of golden jubilees an opportunity to stand our Catholic children depend on the local before the community and bear witness to The reflection of St Peter’s basilica is distorted in the window of a Roman bus near the Vati - parish for their knowledge of the faith”. their faithfulness.” He said “it is a supreme responsibility of can. (Photo: Paul Haring/CNS) He appealed to priests to be available for priests and parents to see that there is ade - confession. “If we offer confession and quate catechetics provided in every make it a real encounter with Jesus, then parish.” Archbishop Slattery will soon appoint examiners to evaluate each parish people will respond.” Confession is a great individually to assess their catechetical sacrament of healing, he said. “In so many Why Mugabe received Communion programmes. areas of life we meet people in superficial Archbishop Slattery has set up a com - situations, however in the confessional we STaFF RePoRTeR European Union travel ban on Mr Mugabe munication office in his diocese. Through meet them in affairs of their soul and their so that he could attend the ceremony in St relationship with God.” IMBABWE’S President Robert the new office he hopes that the Church Peter’s Square, where he was greeted and will have “to make our message better The former bishop of Kokstad expects Mugabe, a Catholic, was free to embraced by Vatican officials. priests to improve the quality of their ser - receive Communion during the beati - known first among our fellow Catholics Z Mr Mugabe told reporters in Harare throughout the archdiocese and then to all mons. “The majority of Catholics learn fication of Pope John Paul II, according to that the ceremony was “fabulous, their faith from preaching,” Archbishop Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, spokesman for the people among whom we bear witness absolutely heavenly”. Slattery said. “We fail our people badly and the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ to Christ”. “The Vatican has clarified that no offi - The archbishop will also re-animate we fail God if we do not offer confession Conference. and good homilies to our people.” “For any Christian, receiving commu - cial invitations were issued to heads of Education for Life programmes which were state,” said Cardinal Napier, a critic of Mr used in Uganda to reduce the number of He said evangelisation must be at the nion is an act of personal choice made out very heart of the Church’s work. Priests of conscience before God. As such, it is a Mugabe. “Protocol and security would dic - HIV infections. He said that “thousands of tate that Mr Mugabe would sit with other young people are destroying their lives by must help people “to concretely and per - matter for the internal forum—between sonally encounter Jesus Christ. Jesus is God and the believer. I won’t comment heads of state and dignitaries, and be free behaviours that allow them to suffer”. The programme, he said, will support risen from the dead, he lives within us and on Mr Mugabe’s internal forum,” the car - to receive communion if he so wished.” what is lacking in families, schools and unless we come to know him our Christian dinal said. Writing in the British Catholic Herald , among peers. “It is a primary task of the life is empty and without zeal”. Catholics had expressed their concerns Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith said that “the Church to present young people with a To have an effective evangelisation pro - about the presence of Mr Mugabe at the Vatican is a Church; on what grounds can vision of values according to the mind of gramme, he is calling for a collaboration of beatification ceremony at the Vatican and it ban someone from coming to Mass? It is Jesus and his Gospel.” He declared himself those working in prisons, catechetics, fami - reception of the Eucharist there. perfectly true it could place Mugabe under in favour of “youth to youth programmes” ly and marriage, hospitals and in Catholic The Zimbabwean president has been interdict for his many sins and misde - that will “show the beauty of Christian education. strongly criticised for his human rights meanours, but if you start with Mugabe, life”. Among Archbishop Slattery’s top abuses and misrule by his country’s bish - where would you finish?” The archbishop said he is aware that appointments were Fr Dabula Mpako as ops, whom he recently labelled “liars” and He argued that “given the difficulty in marriage is under severe pressure in mod - vicar-general, Fr Victor Phalana as episco - “agents” of the West. judging politicians, it does seem reason - ern society. Many families are broken and pal vicar, and Mgr Marc de Muelenaere as The Italian government waived an able to accept all comers”. unsettled and that many children are grow - judicial and finance vicar. Mariannhill seminarians release gospel CD By MauRiCio LaNga According to Fr Mota, the CD is a tool of praising God.” evangelisation and also serves to cultivate It is through music that the moral and HE Congregation of the Missionaries talent among young people in the congre - social values are inculcated in society and of Mariannhill Novitiate Group has gation. communities we live, he said. released its first gospel music CD. T He said after he identified the potential Fr Mota said working with a group of The 2010 novitiate group recorded the and talent amongst some members of the young people, most of whom were inexpe - CD, titled Ngiyavuma Baba , under the lead - ership of novice master Fr Lawrence Mota novitiate he took the initiative to nurture rienced in making music, was a big chal - CMM, who not only introduced them to and promote the musical talent so that lenge. spiritual life but also helped the group dis - they could be utilised fruitfully in praising “Patience is a critical factor when work - cover their talents in music and ensure that God. ing with young people,” he said, adding the CD was released. Fr Mota said coming from a musical that it is important to allow young people The ten-track CD sells for R50 per copy. background himself aided him in identify - to identify their gifts and talents and let The demand was so high that the first ing the young people with various musical them know that they have responsibility batch of 1000 copies was sold out soon talents. with these talents to contribute to the soci - after release. He said he first fell in love with music in ety and community where they live. The proceeds of the CD will be used to his home parish in Malawi. “Music has n Ngiyavuma Baba can be obtained at the promote talent amongst the young people always been encouraged amongst the Mariannhill Monastery Repository. Tele - Fr Lawrence Mota CMM holds the new CD in the congregation as well as to purchase youth as this is perceived as one of the phone 031 70 0 4289 or Fr Lawrence Mota recorded by the novitiates of the Mariannhill some musical instruments. ways to express the joy of life as well as on 078 56 8 5809. missionaries. (Photo: Mauricio Langa) 2 The Southern Cross, May 11 to May 17, 2011 LOCAL Supporting Seafarers is Divine Mercy devotion everyone’s responsibility fills church to capacity By CLaiRe MaTHieSoN According to the letter 400 peo - T ANTHONY’S parish in Dur - ple attended the celebration with - By CLaiRe MaTHieSoN ban has become a centre of in two years of the movement beginning. Ms Pillay explained ELPING seafarers “is not Sthe Divine Mercy devotion in the archdiocese. The parish cele - that the day started with Mass, just the responsibility of adoration, confession and a bring those on the coast,” said brated this year’s feast with “over - H flowing enthusiasm and atten - and share lunch for the parish - Deacon Richard Croucher, local dance,” according to parish priest ioners. chairman of the Apostleship of the “Under the guidance of our Sea (AoS). Fr Sean Mullin CSSp. The service, which attracted Lord and Sr Faustina, I am sure According to Deacon Croucher this annual day of retreat at St ,the vast majority of seafarers are many from around the archdio - Anthony’s, with Fr Mullin at the Catholic, most from the Philip - cese, was in part a tribute to a helm, will continue to grow with pines.

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