Blantyre, 03 May, 2024 / 11:25 pm (ACI Africa).
Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of Malawi’s Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre has called upon members of the Catholic Men Association (CMA) in his Metropolitan See to seek inspiration from St. Joseph, the Worker, and be “good husbands”.
In his homily on May 1, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, the Patron Saint of CMA, and also the International Labour Day, Archbishop Msusa cautioned men against relegating their parental responsibilities to their wives and others, and emphasized the need for men to provide good care for their children and be good examples.
“It’s a pity that many men in the Church have abandoned responsibility to teach and care for children. They have left this to women alone. This is something we must act on as Catholic men,” he Msusa said during Holy Mass at St. Paul Mwanza Parish of Blantyre Archdiocese.
The Malawian Catholic Archbishop posed, “What kind of legacy are we associated with as Catholic men? Can people look at our children and say this is the child whose father is a hardworking farmer, good soldier, good Catholic? Or a drunkard, a thief; his father abuses his wife?”
“We must encourage each other to be good husbands, modelling St. Joseph,” the Catholic Archbishop, who has been at the helm of Blantyre Archdiocese since February 2014 said.
