ZAMBIA: Stigmatines Arrive in Mpika Diocese
Rt. Rev. Edwin Mulandu
Mwenya Mukuka
The congregation of Sacred Stigmata are set to establish themselves in the diocese of Mpika where they have since inspected the land at Sansamwenje in Isoka District, which is earmarked for their new parish.
The Stigmatines of the Most Holy Redeemer Province made the inspection after having paid a courtesy call at the Curia offices in Mpika.
The delegation that met Bishop Edwin M. Mulandu of Mpika Diocese included Rev. Fr. Anthony Mashaka CSS the Provincial Superior and Rev. Fr. Evans Chendaeka, CSS.
The Sacred Stigmata are a Catholic Religious congregation of priests and brothers, founded by St. Gaspar Bertoni in Verona, Italy, in 1816. Following the footsteps of their founder, they are present in the world as Apostolic Missionaries at the service of the local Ordinary.
Stigmatines preach the Word of God, help in the formation of the youth and assist in the formation of the clergy.
St. Gaspar Bertoni was a priest who lived in Verona between 1777 and 1853. It was at a time when Verona was the battleground between fighting the troops of Austria and France. Living with total confidence and abandonment in God, Fr. Bertoni achieved his goals and surpassed everything despite the difficulties.
Fr. Bertoni entrusted his congregation into the protection of the Holy Spouses Mary and Joseph, whose model of confidence in God is their inspiration to carry out missionary charism.
In Africa, the Stigmatines are working in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania and the Ivory Coast.
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