Cabinda, 10 July, 2024 / 8:52 pm (ACI Africa).
Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda has called upon the three members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans) whom he ordained Priests to build their Priestly ministry on the foundation of prayer.
In his homily during the July 6 Priestly ordination of Deacon Daniel Candeeiro, Deacon Simão Arnaldo Panzo, and Deacon Pedro Cavela, Bishop Chissengueti emphasized the need for responsibility and commitment.
“Prayer is the Priest’s food. The Priest must be close to God. No one remains firm in their vocation or happy in their mission if they are not men of women of prayer,” the Angolan Catholic Bishop said during the event that was held at the Holy Spirit Parish of Cabinda Diocese.
He added, “The Priest must pray the holy rosary every day to find the strength in prayer to fulfill the mission of proclaiming the Gospel. The Spiritan Missionary must be a man of prayer; this is our charism.”
The Angolan Spiritan Archbishop asked the Priests-elect to be men who are “available to the church, who don't get tired, and who look for ways to respond to the challenges to which they are called.”
