Southern African Bishops Urged to Pray for Leaders at Commencement of Plenary

At the ongoing event held at St. John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria Archdiocese, the Archbishop also underscored the need for the guidance of the Holy Spirit during the deliberations.

He said the Holy Spirit is necessary given that the Bishops will be discussing critical issues that touch the life and the well-being of the Catholic Church at large in the region.

“As we begin our Plenary Session, we invoke the Holy Spirit to enlighten our deliberations and guide our decisions throughout the session,” he said in the Wednesday, January 24 report.

Referring to the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles, the Local Ordinary of Bloemfontein Archdiocese said that the work of the Holy Spirit is to drive away fear and doubt from the Church members.

“We are invoking the very Spirit who descended upon the Apostles at Pentecost, driving from them all fear and doubt and giving them the gift of courage and fortitude to preach the Good News to the very Jews they feared and hid themselves from, behind locked doors,” he said.

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Archbishop Mpambani highlighted the role of the Holy Spirit as far as the Synod on Synodality is concerned.

“The journeying together, the communion, the participation, and finally the mission of witnessing about Jesus Christ can never happen without the guidance of the Holy Spirit,” he said, added, “In the Spirit of Synodality, we are encouraged to listen to one another in the Spirit, and that we converse with one another in the Spirit.”

 “The belief is that in this way all will go smoothly and there will be peace, harmony, and tranquillity in the society and the whole world,” Archbishop Mpambani said during the session that is scheduled to end Tuesday, January 30.

Silas Mwale Isenjia is a Kenyan journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi University in Kenya. Silas has vast experience in the Media production industry. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.