MALAWI: “Deepen your faith in prayer, charity”-Bishop Musikuwa challenges Catholic Children
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| Rt. Rev. Peter Msikuwa, Bishop of Chikwawa |
Bishop of
Chikwawa Rt. Rev. Peter Musikuwa has challenged Catholic children to deepen
their faith in prayer and charity by being generous with the little gifts they
have in the society.
Chikwawa Rt. Rev. Peter Musikuwa has challenged Catholic children to deepen
their faith in prayer and charity by being generous with the little gifts they
have in the society.
Bishop
Musikuwa was speaking at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Chikwawa to thousands of
children drawn from all the parishes in the diocese at a Holy Childhood Mass
celebration for the diocese on Saturday (July 24, 2015).
Musikuwa was speaking at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Chikwawa to thousands of
children drawn from all the parishes in the diocese at a Holy Childhood Mass
celebration for the diocese on Saturday (July 24, 2015).
“As a young
Church, Malawi has and still receives material gifts from fellow children from
others countries. It is time for you now, children of Malawi to learn and take
an active role in the life and mission of the Church,” said Bishop Musikuwa
during his homily.
Church, Malawi has and still receives material gifts from fellow children from
others countries. It is time for you now, children of Malawi to learn and take
an active role in the life and mission of the Church,” said Bishop Musikuwa
during his homily.
He added
that as a way of ensuring generosity, children must learn to love their friends
by among others; pray for them and share the little resources just like the
apostles of Jesus did.
that as a way of ensuring generosity, children must learn to love their friends
by among others; pray for them and share the little resources just like the
apostles of Jesus did.
He said that
by so doing, God will reward them.“God reward those that share with others the
little they have,” he said.
by so doing, God will reward them.“God reward those that share with others the
little they have,” he said.
National
Director for Pontifical Missionary Societies (PMS) of the Episcopal Conference
of Malawi (ECM), Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa in his remarks said that the national
office has put in place plans to train more children counselors and care-giver
as a way of making sure that children grow both bodily and spiritually.
Director for Pontifical Missionary Societies (PMS) of the Episcopal Conference
of Malawi (ECM), Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa in his remarks said that the national
office has put in place plans to train more children counselors and care-giver
as a way of making sure that children grow both bodily and spiritually.
Fr.
Mwakhwawa commended Bishop Musikuwa and the diocesan PMS director, Fr. Ignatio
Yohane for working tirelessly in making sure that children’s welfare in the
diocese is well taken care of.
Mwakhwawa commended Bishop Musikuwa and the diocesan PMS director, Fr. Ignatio
Yohane for working tirelessly in making sure that children’s welfare in the
diocese is well taken care of.
Meanwhile The Director for Pontifical
Missionaries Society at the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, Fr. Vincent
Mwakhwawa has described Early Childhood Centres (ECDs) as crucial in ensuring
that children grow holistically with both body and spirit.
Missionaries Society at the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, Fr. Vincent
Mwakhwawa has described Early Childhood Centres (ECDs) as crucial in ensuring
that children grow holistically with both body and spirit.
Fr.
Mwakhwawa was speaking during a graduation ceremony of children in the
kindergarten and primary classes at St. John the Baptist Convent School in area
47, Lilongwe and is run by sisters of St. John the Baptist congregation.
Mwakhwawa was speaking during a graduation ceremony of children in the
kindergarten and primary classes at St. John the Baptist Convent School in area
47, Lilongwe and is run by sisters of St. John the Baptist congregation.
Fr.
Mwakhwawa said children are a gift from God to us hence there is a need to
ensure the integral development of them and at the same time they (children)
should not be under rated.
Mwakhwawa said children are a gift from God to us hence there is a need to
ensure the integral development of them and at the same time they (children)
should not be under rated.
“When God
gives us children, he expects us that we will take care and love them so that
they grow and become what God wants of them. Make sure that your children have
good spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development,” said Fr.
Mwakhwawa.
gives us children, he expects us that we will take care and love them so that
they grow and become what God wants of them. Make sure that your children have
good spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development,” said Fr.
Mwakhwawa.
He
challenged parents, guardians and teachers to ensure that they treat children
as human beings that are made of body and spirit.
challenged parents, guardians and teachers to ensure that they treat children
as human beings that are made of body and spirit.
“They have
to develop as sense of Divine such that they have to learn how to pray and how
to fear God and of course how to love and serve in their church,” said Fr.
Mwakhwawa adding that “children need to develop moral and human characters;
love, respect, care of creation, sympathy, generosity and other general human
character”.
to develop as sense of Divine such that they have to learn how to pray and how
to fear God and of course how to love and serve in their church,” said Fr.
Mwakhwawa adding that “children need to develop moral and human characters;
love, respect, care of creation, sympathy, generosity and other general human
character”.
By Prince Henderson, ECM
Communications Officer
Communications Officer
