{"id":21473,"date":"2024-12-20T17:46:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T17:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/?p=21473"},"modified":"2024-12-20T19:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:19:29","slug":"zambia-archbishop-banda-urges-newly-ordained-deacons-to-embrace-unity-and-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/zambia-archbishop-banda-urges-newly-ordained-deacons-to-embrace-unity-and-service\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAMBIA: Archbishop Banda Urges Newly Ordained Deacons to Embrace Unity and Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Archdiocese of Lusaka<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Archbishop Alick Banda has called on newly ordained deacons in Lusaka Archdiocese of Zambia to embody unity and selfless service in a society marked by division.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking during the ordination of six deacons on Sunday, 8th December 2024, Archbishop Banda said diaconate is not a badge of honour but a mantle of service modeled after Jesus Christ, the servant of servants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He reminded the deacons that their greatness will be measured by the service they render, especially to the poor, the marginalized, and the forgotten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur Lord reminds us, \u2018Whatever you do to the least, you do it to Him. May your lives inspire others to see the face of God,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Archbishop Banda also emphasized the importance of spiritual nourishment, urging the deacons to sustain themselves through the Word of God and the Eucharist while deepening their relationship with the Lord.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He called for servant-leadership and encouraged them to preach with conviction and integrity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cRespond to today\u2019s challenges of double standards, lies, and acts of retribution with the unchanging truth of the Gospel. Be bridge-builders, fostering unity, peace, and reconciliation.\u201d Archbishop Banda encouraged<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Archbishop&#8217;s message underscored the critical role of diaconate in bringing hope and healing to communities through dedicated service and unwavering faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">END.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archdiocese of Lusaka Archbishop Alick Banda has called on newly ordained deacons in Lusaka Archdiocese&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21473","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\/21473","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=21473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21475,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21473\/revisions\/21475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}