Cabinda, 18 March, 2024 / 8:47 pm (ACI Africa).
Parents and Godparents have to take up education of children in Christian faith as their calling and mission, and not as a favour, Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda has said.
In his March 17 homily at Our Lady Queen of the World Cathedral of Cabinda Diocese, Bishop Chissengueti warned that the absence of a parent figure in the faith formation of children can have far-reaching consequences on children as they grow into adulthood.
“Parents' responsibility to educate children in the faith is not a favor, it's a mission,” he said.
The Angolan-born member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CSSp./Spiritans) emphasized the place of parents and Godparents in the faith formation of children.
He said, “Children need our witness so that they can cement their lives in Christ. We must support them, care for them, form them, because children are the ones who will replace us in the natural process of the succession of generations.”
