Lwena, 06 August, 2020 / 10:04 pm (ACI Africa).
The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Lwena in Angola has launched a mobile application containing the Holy Bible and the Catholic Missal in four national languages spoken in the Eastern region of the Southern African nation.
Under the project “Catitablet,” which is abbreviated from “Catholic teaching (catechesis) on the tablet,” the initiative has seen the Bible and Missal translated into Tchokwe, Luchazes, Lunda-Ndembo and Luvale languages. These are the languages predominantly spoken in the Eastern part of Angola.
Speaking during the launch of the application August 4, the Bishop of Lwena diocese, Jesús Tirso Blanco noted that the digital format of the two Liturgical Books “will serve as a primary tool in the preaching of the gospel in different tribes and peoples” of the region.
“There is a great need for Christian evangelists to have more and more mastery of national languages, so that the spread of the Gospel is more comprehensive within communities,” Bishop Blanco, a members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) has been quoted as saying during the August 4 launch.
According to the Argentinian-born Bishop, the production of the digital Bible and Missal, a project undertaken by the faithful during the COVID-19 pandemic, is “evidence that the Diocese is fulfilling its role in expanding the word of God.”
