{"id":20763,"date":"2024-08-30T13:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/?p=20763"},"modified":"2024-08-30T13:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:22:23","slug":"zambia-newly-ordained-priests-need-prayers-and-support-says-ndola-archbishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2024\/08\/30\/zambia-newly-ordained-priests-need-prayers-and-support-says-ndola-archbishop\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAMBIA: Newly Ordained Priests Need Prayers and Support, Says Ndola Archbishop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Archdiocese of Ndola Media<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Archdiocese of Ndola has witnessed a momentous event as ten candidates were ordained to the priesthood on 17<sup>th<\/sup> August 2024, for who the ordaining bishop requested the faithful for their prayerful support so that they may remain faithful to their call.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ordination, presided over by Most Rev. Dr. Benjamin Phiri the Archbishop of Ndola, took place at the Sisters of John the Baptist Convent in Kitwe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ceremony attracted a large gathering, with over a hundred priests and numerous faithful filling the grounds to witness this sacred milestone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his homily, Archbishop Phiri emphasized humility, urging the newly ordained priests to remain humble regardless of their education and achievements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He encouraged them to learn from their senior priests and to stay steadfast in their vocation, warning against the temptations that could lead them astray.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ordination was a significant occasion, marked by deep spiritual reflection and commitment, as the ten new priests prepared to embark on their ministry within the Church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event will be remembered as a decisive moment of grace and dedication to God&#8217;s service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archdiocese of Ndola Media The Archdiocese of Ndola has witnessed a momentous event as ten&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20763","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\/20763","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=20763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20764,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20763\/revisions\/20764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}