Malanje, 09 May, 2024 / 9:29 pm (ACI Africa).
The instability Christian families in Angola experience is occasioned by the failure of family members to establish and maintain “true friendship”, Archbishop Luzizila Kiala has said.
In his homily during the conclusion of the 16th National Liturgy Week, the Local Ordinary of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje underscored the value of friendship in sustaining relationships.
“Friendship is the highest expression of love. Friendship demands reciprocity. It demands reciprocity of love. It corresponds to the love of Christ, loving Him with all our heart, and loving the brothers and sisters with whom we identify,” the Angolan Archbishop, who also serves as the Chairman of the Liturgy Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) said during the May 5 Eucharistic celebration at Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Menongue.
Unfortunately, Archbishop Kiala said, “Lack of true friendship is destabilizing many Christian families in our country today.”
“Friendship encompasses loyalty, fidelity, friendship implies sharing, security and starting all over again, as Francis of Assisi used to say,” he further said, and added, “People need to cultivate their friendship with Jesus through prayer and works that imitate Christ.”
