MALAWI: Holy Land Pilgrims to Depart June 17
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| Fr. Joseph Kimu |
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group of 47 pilgrims to the Holy Land, in Israel, will leave the country on
June 17, 2015. This will be the third time Malawians are on pilgrimage to the
Holy Land after the first one in 2011 and the second in 2012.
group of 47 pilgrims to the Holy Land, in Israel, will leave the country on
June 17, 2015. This will be the third time Malawians are on pilgrimage to the
Holy Land after the first one in 2011 and the second in 2012.
The
group will be led by Rev. Father Joseph Kimu, the director of programs at Radio
Maria Malawi who has been coordinating the trip since March 2014.
group will be led by Rev. Father Joseph Kimu, the director of programs at Radio
Maria Malawi who has been coordinating the trip since March 2014.
Speaking
at the first meeting of the pilgrims at St. John Guest House in Mangochi recently,
Father Kimu asked the pilgrims to be on this holy trip with one objective, to
pray. He advised them to intensify their daily prayers considering that this
trip is meant for them to deepen their faith.
at the first meeting of the pilgrims at St. John Guest House in Mangochi recently,
Father Kimu asked the pilgrims to be on this holy trip with one objective, to
pray. He advised them to intensify their daily prayers considering that this
trip is meant for them to deepen their faith.
On
this note Father Kimu requested the pilgrims to get at least two prayer petitions
each to be dropped at the tomb of Jesus in the Holy Land. Asked why people
should go as far as Jerusalem just to pray, Father Kimu said it is very
important because sometimes choosing right places to speak with the Lord
through prayers aids a person to pray well.
this note Father Kimu requested the pilgrims to get at least two prayer petitions
each to be dropped at the tomb of Jesus in the Holy Land. Asked why people
should go as far as Jerusalem just to pray, Father Kimu said it is very
important because sometimes choosing right places to speak with the Lord
through prayers aids a person to pray well.
“By
going to the Holy Land pilgrims will have a chance to see places of spiritual
importance, where Jesus Christ performed various miracles, prayers and all sorts
of memorable activities inscribed in the holy book,” Fr. Kimu said.
going to the Holy Land pilgrims will have a chance to see places of spiritual
importance, where Jesus Christ performed various miracles, prayers and all sorts
of memorable activities inscribed in the holy book,” Fr. Kimu said.
In
a bid to ensure that members on this pilgrimage are well guided in their
preparatory prayers, a small hand book of special intensive prayers for nine
days (Novena) has been published. The pilgrims will start observing these
prayers from 8th to 16 June after which closing mass for the prayers
will be held at St. Patrick’s Parish in the morning of 17th June
2015 in Lilongwe.
a bid to ensure that members on this pilgrimage are well guided in their
preparatory prayers, a small hand book of special intensive prayers for nine
days (Novena) has been published. The pilgrims will start observing these
prayers from 8th to 16 June after which closing mass for the prayers
will be held at St. Patrick’s Parish in the morning of 17th June
2015 in Lilongwe.
Among
the pilgrims are five priests and one nun who will have a chance to see holy
places such as where Jesus Christ performed His first miracle in Cana of
Galilee, Bethlehem, mountain of temptations, river Jordan where Jesus was
baptised, the mountain of transfiguration, the house of Elizabeth visited by
Mary, the tomb of Jesus and so forth.
the pilgrims are five priests and one nun who will have a chance to see holy
places such as where Jesus Christ performed His first miracle in Cana of
Galilee, Bethlehem, mountain of temptations, river Jordan where Jesus was
baptised, the mountain of transfiguration, the house of Elizabeth visited by
Mary, the tomb of Jesus and so forth.
Source:
Francis Polinyu Banda, Radio Maria Malawi
Francis Polinyu Banda, Radio Maria Malawi
