5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A Reading 1: Isaiah 58:7-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 112, Reading 2: 1 Cor 2:1-5, Gospel: Mt 5:13-16 The gospel reading is a continuation of Jesus’ sermon on the mountain. Jesus...

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Pope Leo XIV visits Angola this year.   Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Matthew 21:9. IMBISA (Inter-Regional Association of Bishops of Southern Africa) greets with faith and joy the announcement made...

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In 1959, Pope John XXIII expressed his desire to convoke a council that would be known to the whole Church. This would become the Second Vatican Council. In announcing it, he used a word...

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Photo credit: http://Youtube Screenshot / Associated Press The Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa hereby expresses its solidarity with the people of Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, who are presently experiencing the disastrous effects...

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3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Introduction Isaiah addressed people faced with fear and political instability. The northern regions of Zebulun and Napthali were among the first to suffer invasion by the Assyrian empire. These lands experienced...

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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time A How great to have green vestments again as we want to let the life of Christ born in us anew to grow ever more mature, as green represents growth...

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Baptism of Jesus In the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Year A, the Liturgy of the Word echoes the voice of God. In the first reading, God presents his Son saying: “Here is...

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With immense joy and gratitude to God, IMBISA received the news of the appointment of Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of SACBC, until then Bishop of Mthatha, as Archbishop of Cape Town, by the Holy...

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The liturgy of the Sunday of the Solemnity of the Epiphany teaches us that the birth of the Child Jesus is an act of redemption for all humanity. The Child Jesus, with the adoration...

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