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Lusaka (Fides Service)- “Epiphany Sunday, the feast of the manifestation of the Lord’s Jesus, is at hand. I would ask all the brothers and sisters to continue a pray for the success of the Church’s missionary activity in the world, especially because Epiphany Sunday is dedicated to the Pontifical Mission Society of Holy Childhood. The Society is placed under the protection of the Child Jesus” Fr Bernard Makadani Zulu, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Zambia writes in a message on the occasion of the imminent Feast of the Epiphany.
“On the occasion of this feast day, the Church calls us to intensify pastoral care for children to help them be aware they too are missionaries with the duty to spread the Good News to the ends of the earth. We are asked to pray for children who suffer. Prayer and offerings are the two pillars of Holy Childhood. These are two means of meeting the spiritual and material needs of children in orphanages, hospitals, schools, parishes, movements and associations”.
The National Director concludes: “The duty of the Pontifical Mission Society of Holy Childhood is to teach children the Catholic faith, to protect human life and to help children in difficulty . On the occasion of this Feast of the Epiphany I ask you to give generously to Holy Childhood for the work of building up the Church. I encourage the clergy, religious, lay Catholics, parents and children especially to pray for the children of the world that all may become authentic disciples of Christ”. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 4/1/2007 righe 28 parole 309)
