{"id":79,"date":"2016-02-26T14:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/02\/26\/ethiopia-meki-vicariate-celebrates\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:30","slug":"ethiopia-meki-vicariate-celebrates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/02\/26\/ethiopia-meki-vicariate-celebrates\/","title":{"rendered":"ETHIOPIA: Meki Vicariate Celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nApostolic Vicariate of Meki celebrated the Feast
\nof Our Lady of Perpetual Help (according
\nto the Ethiopian Liturgical Calendar)<\/i> while also thanking her for keeping them
\nunder her protection as the vicariate is recovering from the looting incident of
\nthe Vicariate\u2019s property in Gighessa town.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nH.E. Bishop Abraham Desta, Bishop of the
\nApostolic Vicariate of Meki, while presiding over the Holy Mass on the occasion
\nsaid \u201ceven though the Vicariate lost properties worth millions of birr, (Ethiopian
\nCurrency) in the looting, the clergy, religious men and women were not harmed.
\nOur Lady of Perpetual help kept them under her protection and as always, we are
\ngrateful for her protection.\u201d<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Meki
\nalso took the occasion to thank the Ethiopian<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference, the
\nEthiopian Catholic Secretariat and all Catholic institutions in Ethiopia as
\nwell as partners for standing by the Vicariate in solidarity at its time of
\ndistress.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n<\/div>\n
\nHe also blessed the young Ajitu Yadoto, a 20-year-old
\nCatholic, who, along with her sister rescued the Blessed Sacrament from the
\nlooters at the Parish of Our Lady of Consolation in Gighessa town. The young
\nsiblings hired a bajaj (a 3 wheeled scooter) to take the Blessed Sacrament to
\nthe Parish in the next town. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nIn the end the Bishop said \u201csuch an incident
\nmay slow us down but it cannot stop the Church\u2019s evangelizing mission; we will
\nrecover from this challenge and continue our journey forward.\u201d<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nBy
\nJohannes Makeda, the Social Communications and Public Relation Officer<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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