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Memorial of the Seven Holy Brothers_*
Memorial of the Seven Holy Brothers_*
During the persecution decreed by Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-168), seven brothers, sons of the saintly Felicitas, were forced to renounce their Christian faith, but they remained steadfast and their mother encouraged them in confessing Christ. Pope Gregory the Great said of this widow St Felicitas: She was more than a martyr for seeing her seven sons martyred before her eyes, she was in some sort a martyr in each one of them.
_Can we die for our faith?_
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Pope Francis Announces 21 New Cardinals
The ceremony to install them, known as a consistory, will be held on Sept. 30, the 86-year-old Francis announced during his noon prayer to pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square.
Eighteen of the churchmen are under 80 and will be able to enter an eventual conclave to choose the next pope. The other three, who are over 80 and too old to vote in a conclave, were named to thank them for their long service to the Church.
Kardinali Protase Rugambwa
Itakumbukwa kwamba, Kardinali mteule Rugambwa alizaliwa tarehe 31 Mei 1960 huko Bunena-Bukoba nchini Tanzania, akapata Daraja Takatifu ya Upadri kutoka mikononi mwa Mtakatifu
Baba Mtakatifu Francisko amewateuwa Makardinali wapya 21
Na Padre Richard A. Mjigwa, C.PP.S. – Vatican.
Baba Mtakatifu Francisko Dominika tarehe 9 Julai 2023 amewateuwa Makardinali wapya 21 kati yao Makardinali watatu ni wale ambao wamejipambanua katika huduma kwa Kanisa na watu wa Mungu katika ujumla wao.
Makardinali kimsingi ndio washauri wakuu wa Khalifa wa Mtakatifu Petro ili kukoleza juhudi za toba, haki, amani na maridhiano; kwa kukuza na kudumisha utu na heshima ya binadamu, ili watu waweze kuishi katika mazingira bora zaidi. Makardinali wapya watasimikwa rasmi katika mkutano wa kawaida wa Makardinali utakaoadhimishwa tarehe 30 Septemba 2023 mjini Vatican.
Hawa ni Makardinali wanaoonesha ukatoliki wa Kanisa, wanaotumwa kutangaza na kushuhudia upendo wa huruma ya Mungu kwa watu wote wa Mataifa. Makardinali hawa wataingizwa kwenye Jimbo kuu la Roma ili kuonesha mahusiano na mafungamano kati ya Khalifa w Mtakatifu Petro na Makanisa mahalia yaliyoenea sehemu mbalimbali za dunia.
Uteuzi wa Makardinali wapya ni changamoto kubwa inayowataka kujizatiti zaidi katika kutangaza na kushuhudia Injili ya Kristo Yesu, kwa kuhakikisha kwamba, imani inamwilishwa katika matendo; daima wakijielekeza zaidi katika huduma kwa watu wa Mungu sehemu mbalimbali za dunia.
Makardinali wanaojitambulisha kwa mavazi mekundu, wanaitwa kusadaka maisha yao kwa ajili ya Kristo na Kanisa lake, tayari kuwashirikisha watu wa Mataifa, ile furaha ya Injili.
Ni mwaliko wa huduma makini kwa watu wa Mungu. Jicho la kibaba linalooneshwa na Baba Mtakatifu Francisko kwa maskini na wale wote wanaosukimizwa pembezoni mwa jamii, ni chachu ya matumaini na mapendo ambayo yanapaswa kutawala katika maisha ya watu!
Baba Mtakatifu Francisko tarehe 13 Aprili 2023 alimteuwa Askofu mkuu Protase Rugambwa kuwa Askofu mkuu mwandamizi mwenye haki ya kurithi Jimbo kuu la Tabora, Tanzania.
Askofu mkuu Robert Francis PREVOST, O.S.A., Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Kipapa; Askofu mkuu Claudio GUGEROTTI, Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Kipapa kwa ajili ya Makanisa ya Mashariki;
Askofu mkuu Víctor Manuel FERNÁNDEZ, Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Kipapa la Mafundisho Tanzu ya Kanisa, Askofu mkuu Emil Paul TSCHERRIG, Balozi, Askofu mkuu Christophe Louis Yves Georges PIERRE, Balozi, Askofu mkuu Pierbattista PIZZABALLA, Patriaki wa Madhehebu ya Kilatini mjini Yerusalemu:
Askofu mkuu Stephen BRISLIN, wa Jimbo kuu la Cape Town, Afrika ya Kusini, Askofu mkuu Ángel Sixto ROSSI, S.J., wa Jimbo kuu la Córdoba; Askofu mkuu Luis José RUEDA APARICIO, wa Jimbo kuu la Bogotá; Askofu mkuu Grzegorz RYŚ, wa Jimbo kuu la Łódź, Askofu mkuu Stephen Ameyu Martin MULLA, Jimbo kuu la Juba, Sudan ya Kusini;
Askofu mkuu José COBO CANO, wa Jimbo kuu la Madrid, Askofu mkuu mwandamizi Protase RUGAMBWA, wa Jimbo kuu la Tabora, Tanzania; Askofu mkuu Sebastian FRANCIS, wa Jimbo kuu la Penang; Askofu Stephen CHOW SAU-YAN, S.J., Askofu wa Hong Kong:
Askofu François-Xavier BUSTILLO, O.F.M. Conv., wa Jimbo la Ajaccio, Askofu msaidizi Américo Manuel ALVES AGUIAR, wa Jimbo kuu la Lisbon, Ureno pamoja na Padre Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME, s.d.b., Mkuu wa Shirika la Wasalesian wa Don Bosco. Makardinali wapya wanasimikwa tarehe 30 Septemba 2023
Makardinali wengine katika orodha hii ni wale ambao wamejipambanua katika huduma kwa watu wa Mungu ni pamoja na Askofu mkuu Agostino MARCHETTO, Balozi; Askofu mkuu mstaafu Diego Rafael PADRÓN SÁNCHEZ, wa Jimbo Cumaná; Padre Luis Pascual DRI, OFM Cap., Muungamishi wa Madhabahu ya Mama Yetu wa Pompei, Buenos Aires nchini Argentina.
Baba Mtakatifu anawaalika watu wa Mungu kuwakumbuka na kuwaombea Makardinali hawa wapya, ili waendelee kushikamana na Kristo Yesu Kuhani Mkuu mwenye rehema, mwaminifu katika mambo ya Mungu, huku wakiendelea kumsaidia Baba Mtakatifu, Khalifa wa Mtakatifu Petro katika kutekeleza dhamana na wajibu wake kama Askofu wa Roma kwa ajili ya ustawi, maendeleo na mafao ya watu waaminifu wa Mungu.
REFLECTION CAPSULE – July 10, 2023: Monday
REFLECTION CAPSULE – July 10, 2023: Monday
“Growing in our trust and faith in the Lord and ‘walking’ with Him!”
(Based on Gen 28:10-22a and Mt 9:18-26 – Monday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1)
A little boy had to walk around two kilometres to his school, through the congested and bustling city.
His mother had arranged a servant to accompany the child – while going and coming back from school – to ensure the child’s safety.
For this the servant was paid 30 rupees a day.
But when the child reached Third Standard (Grade 3) of school, he rebelled and told his mother: “I’ll walk myself to school!
And if you give me 10 rupees a day, I will be extra careful.