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“We are all encouraged to pray for the late Holy Father as we celebrate our Masses,” the Catholic Priest said, and added, “During Eucharistic celebrations, the part where we mention the name of the Pope should be omitted. We should just mention the name of the Archbishop, until such a time when we shall have a new Pope.”

“Let us continue to be united as a local church as we pray for the repose of the soul of our Holy Father, Pope Francis,” he said.

Other Episcopal Sees across Africa have issued directives in their respective Dioceses, encouraging special prayers for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria in South Africa has announced that there will be special Eucharistic celebrations on Friday, April 25, on Saturday, April 26, and on Sunday, April 27 to pray for the soul of Pope Francis.

In an April 22 Facebook post,  Archbishop Dhabula Anthony Mpako of the Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria in South Africa says that on April 25, a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis will be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at 10 a.m. local time.  

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“We invite all the clergy and religious and as many of the lay faithful as possible,” he says, and adds, “The liturgical colour will be white.”

Archbishop Mpako further says that on April 26, the Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa is to have a special Eucharistic celebration in honour of the late Pope Francis to which members of the diplomatic corps will be invited. 

The Archdiocese of Pretoria has further announced that on April 27, all Eucharistic celebrations in all the Parishes and institutions in the South African Metropolitan See are to be offered for the intention of late Pope Francis.

The South African Archbishop has further called for prayers for the events that are to follow Pope Francis’ burial, saying, “Let us pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit for the process of the election of a new pope which will begin soon.” 

Calls for prayers for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis have also been made in South Sudan, in Kenya, in Malawi, among other different African countries.