At noon today in Rome, the Holy Father, Pope Francis appeared at the window of his study inside the Vatican Apostolic Palace to recite the Ange with pilgrims and the faithful who were gathered in Saint Peter's Square.
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
First of all, I must excuse myself for being late, but there was an incident: I was locked inside the elevator for 25 minutes! There was a drop in voltage and the elevator stopped. Thank God the Fire Department came - I thank them so much! - and after 25 minutes of work they managed to get it going. A round of applause for the Fire Brigade!
This Sunday's Gospel (cf Lk 14:1,7-14) shows us Jesus participating in a banquet in the home of a leader of the Pharisees. Jesus looks and observes how the guests run, they hurry to get the best places. It is a rather widespread attitude, even in our days, and not only when we are invited to a lunch: usually, we look for the best place to affirm a presumed superiority over others. In reality, this race for the best places hurts the community, both civil and ecclesial, because it ruins fraternity. We all know these people: climbers, who always climb to go up, up ... They hurt fraternity, they damage fraternity. Faced with this scene, Jesus tells two short parables.
The first parable is addressed to the ones who are invited to a banquet, and urges them not to put themselves in the first place, because - Jesus says - there is not another guest who is more worthy than you, and the one who invited you comes to tell you: 'Please go back, give him the place!'. What a shame! Then you will shamefully occupy the last place (cf Lk 14:8-9). Instead, Jesus teaches us to have the opposite attitude: When you are invited, go to the last place, because when the one who invited you comes, he may tell you: 'Friend, come up here!' (Lk 14:10). Therefore, we must not seek the attention and consideration of others on our own initiative, but rather let others be the ones to notice us. Jesus always shows us the way of humility - we must learn the way of humility! - because it is the most authentic way, which also allows for authentic relationships. True humility, not fake humility, the one that in Piedmont is called the quacia mugna, no, not that one. True humility.
In the second parable, Jesus addresses the one who invites and, referring to the way of selecting the guests, tells him: When you offer a banquet, invite the poor, the lame, the blind; and you will be blessed because they cannot repay you (Lk 14:13-14). Here too, Jesus goes completely against the current, demonstrating the logic of God the Father as he always does. And it also adds the key to interpreting this speech. And what is the key? A promise: if you do so, you will receive your reward at the resurrection of the just (Lk 14:14). This means that those who behave in this way will receive the divine reward, much higher than any human exchange: I do you this favour by waiting for you to give me another one. No, this is not Christian. Humble generosity is Christian. Human exchange, in fact, usually distorts relationships, makes them commercial, introducing personal interest into a relationship that should be generous and free. Instead, Jesus invites us to selfless generosity, to open the way to a much greater joy, the joy of being participants in the very love of God that awaits us, all of us, in the heavenly banquet.
May the Virgin Mary, more humble and higher than any other creature (Dante, Paradiso, XXXIII, 2), help us to recognize ourselves as we are, which is to say small, and to take joy in giving without expecting anything else in return.
Following the recitation of the Angelus, the Holy Father continued:
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today, 1 September, is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: a day for ecumenical prayer, which animates awareness and commitment to protecting our common home, starting with a more sustainable personal and family lifestyle. From today until October 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, is a favourable time to praise God for all his creatures and for the assumption of responsibility in the face of the cry of the Earth.
I greet all of you, from Italy and from other countries. In particular, I greet the Ukrainian pilgrims - Slava Jisusu Khristu! - who have come from various countries on the occasion of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox Church, which has taken place in Rome in recent days. I greet the Sisters and the young people who are in formation at the Institute of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo. Thank you! Thank you or your witness! Thank you for all that you are doing and for what you are teaching; keep going, keep going! The cyclists from Cunardo and the faithful from Cerro di Bottanucco; the Catholic Action group from Lecce and the young people from San Matteo della Decima, Gallo Ferrarese and Capriate San Gervasio.
Next Wednesday, God willing, I will leave for an Apostolic journey to Africa, to visit the people of Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius. I ask you to accompany me with your prayers, that this pastoral visit may bear the desired fruit.
On 5 October, there will be a Consistory for the naming of new Cardinals. Their places of origin express the missionary vocation of the Church that continues to proclaim the merciful love of God for all people of the earth. Here are the names of the new Cardinals:
And I wish you all a good Sunday. Please, don't forget to pray for me. Enjoy your lunch and good bye!
Greetings of the Holy Father, Pope Francis
prior to the recitation of the Angelus
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
First of all, I must excuse myself for being late, but there was an incident: I was locked inside the elevator for 25 minutes! There was a drop in voltage and the elevator stopped. Thank God the Fire Department came - I thank them so much! - and after 25 minutes of work they managed to get it going. A round of applause for the Fire Brigade!
This Sunday's Gospel (cf Lk 14:1,7-14) shows us Jesus participating in a banquet in the home of a leader of the Pharisees. Jesus looks and observes how the guests run, they hurry to get the best places. It is a rather widespread attitude, even in our days, and not only when we are invited to a lunch: usually, we look for the best place to affirm a presumed superiority over others. In reality, this race for the best places hurts the community, both civil and ecclesial, because it ruins fraternity. We all know these people: climbers, who always climb to go up, up ... They hurt fraternity, they damage fraternity. Faced with this scene, Jesus tells two short parables.
The first parable is addressed to the ones who are invited to a banquet, and urges them not to put themselves in the first place, because - Jesus says - there is not another guest who is more worthy than you, and the one who invited you comes to tell you: 'Please go back, give him the place!'. What a shame! Then you will shamefully occupy the last place (cf Lk 14:8-9). Instead, Jesus teaches us to have the opposite attitude: When you are invited, go to the last place, because when the one who invited you comes, he may tell you: 'Friend, come up here!' (Lk 14:10). Therefore, we must not seek the attention and consideration of others on our own initiative, but rather let others be the ones to notice us. Jesus always shows us the way of humility - we must learn the way of humility! - because it is the most authentic way, which also allows for authentic relationships. True humility, not fake humility, the one that in Piedmont is called the quacia mugna, no, not that one. True humility.
In the second parable, Jesus addresses the one who invites and, referring to the way of selecting the guests, tells him: When you offer a banquet, invite the poor, the lame, the blind; and you will be blessed because they cannot repay you (Lk 14:13-14). Here too, Jesus goes completely against the current, demonstrating the logic of God the Father as he always does. And it also adds the key to interpreting this speech. And what is the key? A promise: if you do so, you will receive your reward at the resurrection of the just (Lk 14:14). This means that those who behave in this way will receive the divine reward, much higher than any human exchange: I do you this favour by waiting for you to give me another one. No, this is not Christian. Humble generosity is Christian. Human exchange, in fact, usually distorts relationships, makes them commercial, introducing personal interest into a relationship that should be generous and free. Instead, Jesus invites us to selfless generosity, to open the way to a much greater joy, the joy of being participants in the very love of God that awaits us, all of us, in the heavenly banquet.
May the Virgin Mary, more humble and higher than any other creature (Dante, Paradiso, XXXIII, 2), help us to recognize ourselves as we are, which is to say small, and to take joy in giving without expecting anything else in return.
Following the recitation of the Angelus, the Holy Father continued:
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today, 1 September, is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: a day for ecumenical prayer, which animates awareness and commitment to protecting our common home, starting with a more sustainable personal and family lifestyle. From today until October 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, is a favourable time to praise God for all his creatures and for the assumption of responsibility in the face of the cry of the Earth.
I greet all of you, from Italy and from other countries. In particular, I greet the Ukrainian pilgrims - Slava Jisusu Khristu! - who have come from various countries on the occasion of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox Church, which has taken place in Rome in recent days. I greet the Sisters and the young people who are in formation at the Institute of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo. Thank you! Thank you or your witness! Thank you for all that you are doing and for what you are teaching; keep going, keep going! The cyclists from Cunardo and the faithful from Cerro di Bottanucco; the Catholic Action group from Lecce and the young people from San Matteo della Decima, Gallo Ferrarese and Capriate San Gervasio.
Next Wednesday, God willing, I will leave for an Apostolic journey to Africa, to visit the people of Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius. I ask you to accompany me with your prayers, that this pastoral visit may bear the desired fruit.
On 5 October, there will be a Consistory for the naming of new Cardinals. Their places of origin express the missionary vocation of the Church that continues to proclaim the merciful love of God for all people of the earth. Here are the names of the new Cardinals:
- His Excellency, Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue;
Born in Seville (Spain) on 17 June 1952, he made perpetual profession of vows in the Institute of Combonian Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus on 2 May 1980. On 20 September 1980, he as Ordained a priest and then exercised his Missionary ministry in Egypt and in Sudan until 2002. He holds a Licenciate inArabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI Rome, 1982) and a Doctorate in Dogmatic Theology (University of Granada, 2000).
In 1989, he was appointed a Professor in Islamology first in Kartoum, and then in Cairo; then, at the Pontifical Institute of Arabian and Islamic Studies, where he then held the Office of Dean until 2012.
He has presided over various sessions of inter-religious dialogue in Africa (Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Mozambique).
On 30 June 2012, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI appointed him Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue. Pope Francis appointed him as titular Bishop of Luperciana, and he was consecrated in March 2016. On 25 May of this year, he was appointed President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.
He has published books and articles in various international publications. Other than his mother tongue (Spanish), he speaks Arabic, English, French and Italian.
- His Excellency, José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Archivisit and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church;
Born in Madeira (Portugal) on 15 December 1965, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Funchal (Madeira) on 28 July 1990. He holds a Licence in Theology from the Universaidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon (1989) and a Licence in Library Sciences granted by the Pontifical Library Institute in Rome (1992). He earned a Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon (2004) and taught at the Diocesan Seminary in Funchal. He served as Rector at the Pontifical Portuguese College in Rome and as Vice-Rector and Lecturer at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon. He also served as invited lecturer at the Catholic Universities in Pernambucco and Rio de Janeiro; as well as at the Philosophy and Theology Faculties at Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Since 2011, he has been serving as a Consultor to the Pontifical Council for Culture.
He has published numerous volumes and articles in the fields of theology and exegesis, as well as various works of poetry.
On 26 June 2018, Pope Francis appointed him as Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church, elevating him at the same time to the titular episcopal see of Suava, with the dignity of Archbishop.
- His Excellency, Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia);
Of Javanese birth, from the clergy of Semarang, he was born on 9 July 1950 i Sedayn and was Ordained a priest on 26 January 1976. Appointed Archbishop of Samerang on 21 April 1997, he was transferred to Jakarta as Coadjutor on 25 July 2009, and succeeded to that See on 28 June 2019. Since 2 January 2006, he has also been serving as Military Ordinary of Indonesia. He is the first Archbishop of Jakarta to have been chosen from among the clergy of that Diocese.
He holds a degree in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Urban University (1981). Before his episcopal appointment, he lectured in Sacred Scripture and served as Rector of the Wedabakti Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Yogyakarta. He is currently a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is also currently serving as President of the Episcopal Conference of Indonesia.
- His Excellency, Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana (Cuba);
Born in Camagüey on 11 July 1948, he completed studies in philosophy and theology at the Seminary of Saint Basil in El Cobre and at the Major Seminary of Saint Charles and Saint Ambrose at La Habana. He was Ordained a priest on 25 January 1972.
First, he exercised his priestly ministry in the parish of Morón and in the parish of Ciego de Avila. He served as Pastor of Jatibonico and Morón, and as Vicar for pastoral activity within the Vicariate of Ciego-Morón. In 1989, he was appointed Pastor of Florida and founder and Director of the School for missionaries of the Diocese of Camagüey.
On 15 March 1997, he was appointed titular Bishop of Gummi and Proconsul and Auxiliary of Camagüey, and received episcopal Ordination on 7 June of that year. On 19 June 2002, he was appointed Archbishop of Camagüey and on 26 April 2016, Pope Francis appointed him as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana. - His Excellency, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, OFM, Cap, Archbishop of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo);
He was born on 24 January 1960 in Boto, Diocese of Molegbe. After having attended courses in Philosophy at the Seminary in Bwamanda and Theology at the Saint Eugene de Mazenod Institute, he made his first profession in the Order of Friars Minor Cappuccin in 1981 and perpetual vows in 1987. He was Ordained a priest on 14 August 1988 and then earned a degree in Moral Theology at the Alfonsiana Academy.
Following priestly Ordination, he served as Pastor in Bobito (1988-1989), Professor at the Catholic University of Kinshasa; Major Superior, Vice-Provincial of the Cappuccin Fathers in the Vice-Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo; National President of the Assembly of Major Superiors (ASUMA) and of the Circumscription of Friars Minor Cappuccin in Africa (CONCAU).
Elected Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, he received episcopal Ordination on 6 March 2005. He also served as Apostolic Administrator of Kole, President of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace; and Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka-Bikoro, before being appointed as Archbishop of that same Archdiocese on 12 November 2016. Since June 2016, he as served as Vice-President of the National Episcopal Conference of the Congo (CENCO).
On 6 February 2018, the Holy Father, Pope Francis appointed him as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa. On the 1st of November 2018, he took possession as Archbishop of that same Archdiocese. - His Excellency, Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, Archbishop of Luxembourg;
He was born 9 August 1958 in Differdange, in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. After his secondary studies in the Classical Lyceum of Diekirch, he began his formation for the diocesan priesthood in Rome, where he stayed at the Pontifical German-Hungarian College and studied at the Gregorian. In 1981, he joined the Society of Jesus and followed the Jesuit training in the Province of Southern Belgium and Luxembourg. After the novitiate in Namur and two years of pastoral training in Luxembourg (1983-1985), he left for Japan where he studied Japanese language and culture and resumed his study of theology at the Sophia University in Tokyo (1985-1989) ). He completed theology in Frankfurt (Germany) with a Licentiate.
He was Ordained a priest on 21 April 1990 for the Society of Jesus. After his Ordination, he completed studies in German language and Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Monaco (Baveria), culminating with a Licentiate (1990-1994).
He has held the following positions: pastoral apprenticeship at the Jeunesse étudiante Chrétienne in Luxembourg and at the Communautés Vie Chrétienne, Teacher at the Vauban high school in Luxembourg (1983-1985); Spiritual guide for seminarians during the preparatory year for the Luxembourg Major Seminary and Head of vocation ministry (1990-1994). Since 1994, he has been teaching the German and French languages, and European studies at Sophia University in Tokyo, and since 1999, has served as Chaplain of students at the same University. Furthermore, since 2008, he is Rector of the Jesuit community at Sophia University and Vice-Rector of the same University for General and Student Affairs. He was also Delegate of the Japanese Episcopal Conference for the preparation and participation in the World Youth Day in Cologne in 2005.
On 12 July 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Archbishop of Luxembourg (the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg). - His Excellency, Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala);
He was born in Guatemala City on 16 July 1947 and was Ordained a priest on 27 June 1971 for the Archdiocese of Guatemala. He then earned a Doctorate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He served as Rector of the National Major Seminary of Guatemala and Pastor of one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese of Guatemala.
On 5 December 1988, he was appointed Bishop of San Marcos and received episcopal consecration in Rome. Saint John Paul II conferred episcopal ordination on 6 January 1989. He held many posts within the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala - of which he served as President from 2006 to 2008 - and he currently presides over the Commission for Social Communications for Pastoral Care of Prisoners.
He participated in the CELAM Assembly at Aparecida in 2007 and in the Special Assembly for America conducted by the Synod of Bishops in 1997.
On 14 May 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Bishop of Huehuetenango. - His Excellency, Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna (Italy);
He was born on 11 October 1955 and entered the Seminary at Palestrina, where he completed courses in preparation for priesthood at the Lateran University. There he earned a Bachelor of Theology. He holds degrees in Letters and Philosophy which were granted by the University of Rome.
He was Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Palestrina on 9 May 1981 and incardinated in Rome on 15 November 1988. In 2006, he was accorded the title of Chaplain of His Holiness.
He has held the following positions: Rector of the Church of Santa Croce in Lungara from 1983 to 2012; Member of the Presbyteral Council from 1995 to 2012; Associate Pastor of Santa Maria in Trastevere from 1981 to 2000 and Pastor of that same parish from 2000 to 2010. From 2005 to 0010, he served as Prefect of the III Prefecture of Rome; from 2000 to 2012 as General Ecclesial Assistant to the Sant'Egidio Community; from 2010 to 2012 as Pastor of the parish of Saints Simon and Judas Taddeus in Torre Angela and from 2011 to 2012 as Prefect of the XVII Prefecture of Rome. In addition, he is the author of some publications of a pastoral character.
Appointed titular Bishop of Villanova and Auxiliary of Rome on 31 January 2012, he received episcopal consecration on 14 April of that same year. On 27 October 2015, Pope Francis appointed him as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna. - His Excellency, Cristóbal López Romero, SDB, Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco);
He was born on 19 May 1952 in Vélez-Rubio in the Diocese of Almeria (Spain). He entered into the Salesian Family in 1964. After having completed secondary studies in the Salesian Seminary at Gerona, he entered the Salesian Seminary in Barcellona, where he studied Philosophy (1973-1975) and Theology (1975-1979). He obtained a License in Computer Sciences, in the Journalism section, at the Autonomous University of Barcellona (1982).
He professed first vows on 16 August 1968 and solemn profession on 2 August 1974. He was ordained a priest on 19 May 1979.
Following priestly Ordination, he held the following posts: 1979-1984 Minister in favour of the marginalized in La Verneda (Barcellona); 1984-1986 Youth Mininsty in the Salesian College at Asunción (Paraguay); 1986-1992 Provincial delegate for youth ministry in Asunción; 1991-1992 Director of the Salesian Bulletin in Asunción; 1992-1994 Pastor in Asunción; 1994-2000 Provincial of the Salesian Province in Paraguay; 2000-2002 Director of the Community, pastoral activity and lecturer at the College in Asunción; 2002-2003 Minister of Missions in Paraguay; 2003-2011 Director of the Community, parish and scholastic activity at the Centre for professional formation in Kénitra (Marocco); 2011-2014 Provincial of the Salesian Province of Bolivia; and since 2014 Provincial of the Salesian Province of María Auxiliadora in Spain.
On 29 December 2017, Pope Francis appointed him as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Rabat. - Father Michael Czerny, SJ; Undersecretary for the Section for Migrants of the Dicastery for Integral Human Services.
He was born in the country of Czechoslovakia in 1946 and entered the Company of Jesus in 1963. In 1973, he was Ordained a priest for hte Canadian Province of the Jesuits. In 1978, he was granted a Doctorate in Inter-disciplinary Studies from the University of Chicago.
In 1979, in Toronto, he founded the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Social Justice and directed this Centre until 1989 when, following the killing of the Jesuits at the Central American University (UCA), he transferred to San Salvador. There, in 1991, he held the position of Vice-Rector of the UCA and Director of the Institute for Human Rites at that same Centre.
From 1992 to 2002 he fulfilled the role of Secretary for Social Justice at the General Curia of the Company of Jesus and subsequently worked in Africa as founder and Director of the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN), part of the Support Network for African Jesuits committed to responding to the HIV-AIDS pandemic.
Since 2005, he has taught at Hekima College, at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi (Kenya), where he has worked with the Episcopal Conference of Kenya. In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as an expert during the Second session of the Synod of Bishops on Africa. Since 2010, he has been a Consultor to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
On 14 December 2016, Pope Francis appointed him as Under-secretary of the Section for the Dicastery for Integral Human Services which is concerned specifically with all that concerns migrants and refugees (cf Statutes, Article 1, § 4). In October 2018, he was a Member of the Synod for Youth and in 2019, he has served as special Secretary of the Synod for the pan-Amazonian region.
In addition to these, I will add to the College of Cardinals, two Archbishops and one Bishop who have distinguished themselves for their service to the Church:
- His Excellency, Michael Louis Fitzgerald, Titular Archbishop emeritus of Nepte and former Apostolic Nuncio to the Arab Republic of Egypt;
He was born in Walsall (West Midlands, England) on 17 August 1937. In 1950, he entered the Congregation of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) and was Ordained a priest on 3 February 1961. On 22 January 1987, he was appointed as Secretary of the then Secretariat for non-Christians, which has been known since 1988 as the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.
On 16 December 1991, he was appointed titular Bishop of Nepte and received episcopal consecration on 6 January 1992. On 1 October 2002, he was appointed President of that Pontifical Council and as a result he was elevated to the dignity of Archbishop.
On 23 November 2002, Pope John Paul II appointed him a Member of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity; in 2004, he was appointed a Member of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
On 15 February 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, a post he held until his retirement at the age of 75, presented in 2012.- His Excellency, Sigitas Tamkevičius, SJ, Archbishop emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania)
He was born on 7 November 1938 in Gudonys (Lazdijai region) and was Ordained a priest on 18 April 1962. He served as parochial vicar in various places including: Alytus, Lazdijai, Kudirkos, Naumiestis, Prieani and Simmas. In 1968, he entered the Society of Jesus.
In 1983, he was arrested and spent 10 years in labour camps in Perm and Mordovia for propagation and anti-Soviet agitation. In 1988, he was exiled to Siberia and remained there until he was set free.
In 1990, he was appointed Rector of the Inter-diocesan Seminary of Kaunas. On 19 May 1991, he was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas and served in that post until 1996 when he was appointed Archbishop of that same Archdiocese.
From 1999 until 2002 and from 2005 until 2014, he served as President of the Episcopal Conference of Lithuania. During the period from 2002 until 2005, he also served as Vice-President of the Conference.
On 11 July 2015, Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the Office of Archbishop, for reasons of age. - and His Excellency, Eugenio Dal Corso, Bishop emeritus of Benguela (Angola).
He was born on 16 May 1939. After he had completed his schooling, his parents sent him to complete his studies at the Don Calabria Institute. During these studies, he decided to become a missionary.
Following his priestly Ordination (17 July 1963) he was sent to Rome to complete studies in Dogmatic Theology and he dedicated his efforts also to pastoral life in the parish of the Madonna di Campagna (Verona) and then in Naples.
In 1975, he began is missionary life: his first destination was Argentina, to the city of Laferrere in the province of Buenos Aires. There, he spent eleven years until he was transferred to Africa: to Luanda (Angola), where he lived side by side with people who were most in need.
On 15 December 1995, he was appointed coadjutor Bishop of Saurino, and served in that post until 15 January 1997 when he was appointed titular Bishop of that same Diocese. On 12 February 2008, he was appointed Bishop of Benguela and served in that place until 26 March 2018 when he retired, having reached the age limit.
And I wish you all a good Sunday. Please, don't forget to pray for me. Enjoy your lunch and good bye!
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