Sumbe, 06 February, 2025 / 5:25 pm (ACI Africa).
Bishop Firmino David of the Catholic Diocese of Sumbe in Angola has urged Sr. Suisacla Armando Pedro, who made her Perpetual Profession on February 1 to embrace her religious vocation within the community, noting that Consecrated Life is not meant to be lived in isolation.
In his homily during the fina vows of the member of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe (DM), Bishop Firmino highlighted three essential principles for religious life: accepting God’s will, fulfilling one’s mission, and loving others unconditionally.
“To accept God’s call means embracing not only the mission but also the challenges of religious life. It means living in harmony with the community, welcoming its demands, sacrifices, and joys,” the Angolan Catholic Bishop said during the February 1 Eucharistic celebration that was celebrated at Christ the King Parish of Sumbe Diocese.
He added, “Religious life is not merely a personal choice but a sacred commitment to Christ, the congregation, and the people of God.”
“Your vows should not be lived in isolation. A religious cannot live alone. If that were the case, it would make no sense. Community life has its demands, which can be summed up in three verbs as an ideal of life and an action plan,” the Catholic Church leader told Sr. Pedro.
