Prayer for vocations of the World Day
This year the 57th World Day of Prayer for Vocations will take place on May 3, 2020, Good Shepherd Sunday.
Lent 2020
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JPIC ED Newsletter January 2020
JPIC ED Newsletter January 2020
Read about the activities of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa for the cause of protection of the environment and their commitments to combat human trafficking.
CHILDREN’S PILGRIMAGE TO WORLDHOUSE
On February 17th 2020 several school classes visited the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa in the Worldhouse in Boxtel, Netherlands.
Closing of the 150th Anniversary in Rome
Closing of the 150th Anniversary in Rome
Following the closing of the 150-year jubilee in Uganda, another celebration took place in Rome on 25 January 2020. We gathered at the Generalate of the Missionaries of Africa to close this jubilee year also in Italy.
Saint Josephine Bahita and Human Trafficking
Saint Josephine Bahita and Human Trafficking
February 8 is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery. It is the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking.
How best would I please God? – A missionary witness
How best would I please God? – A missionary witness
Sister Celina Natanek is a Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa who comes from Poland. For a few years she has been working in Mauritania, in Western Africa. She shares with us about her vocation and her missionary work among the Mauritanians.
Jubilee Closing Celebration in Uganda
On December 8th in Namugongo, Uganda, the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) and the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (White Sisters) coming from different countries, gathered to celebrate the closing of the 150 year Jubilee of of their foundation. The solemn Mass presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda gathered over 5,000 people who came to accompany the missionaries. From the welcoming speech of Sr. Carmen Sammut Superior General of the White Sisters: “As we celebrate this jubilee feast, we can imagine the immense joy of Cardinal Lavigerie as he sees all of us gathered here, from Uganda and from various other countries, rejoicing to share this immense gift of knowing Christ Jesus our Lord. … As we look back on these 150 years we want to thank God for the faith of our ancestors that gave them the courage to go to unknown countries in the…