{"id":20613,"date":"2024-08-16T12:58:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T12:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/?p=20613"},"modified":"2024-08-16T12:58:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T12:58:38","slug":"zambia-cleric-encourages-embracing-virtue-of-humility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/zambia-cleric-encourages-embracing-virtue-of-humility\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAMBIA: Cleric Encourages Embracing Virtue of Humility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Meckia Banda<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chipata diocese pastoral coordinator, Fr Moses Ndhlovu, has urged Christians to embrace humility.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in his homily at MIC Center Chapel, Fr. Ndhlovu stressed that humility is a vital virtue for entering the Kingdom of God, echoing the teachings of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Ndhlovu highlighted the importance of living a humble life, citing it as a crucial aspect of Christian values.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged the congregation to reflect on their actions and strive to embody humility in their daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Ndhlovu also invoked the intercession of Saint Maximilian Kolbe.<\/p>\n<p>He prayed that Christians would be inspired by St. Kolbe&#8217;s example and act on the word of God, just as the saint did during his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Catholic priest, is revered for his selfless act of sacrificing his life to save a fellow prisoner during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>His extraordinary display of humility and courage serves as a powerful reminder to Christians of the importance of living a life of service and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Ndhlovu&#8217;s message serves as a timely reminder to the Christian community in Chipata and beyond to cultivate humility and act on their faith with courage and conviction.<\/p>\n<p>END<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Meckia Banda Chipata diocese pastoral coordinator, Fr Moses Ndhlovu, has urged Christians to embrace&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amecea-news","category-zambia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20615,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20613\/revisions\/20615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}