{"id":908,"date":"2020-11-28T15:22:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T15:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livingstonediocese.org\/?p=908"},"modified":"2020-11-28T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T15:22:04","slug":"its-now-time-for-action-bishop-kalumba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingstonediocese.org\/index.php\/2020\/11\/28\/its-now-time-for-action-bishop-kalumba\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s now time for action \u2013 Bishop Kalumba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rt. Rev. Valentine Kalumba, OMI, on Saturday 28<sup>th<\/sup> November, in a solemn Mass held to make the closure of the Year of the Word of God, challenged the Christians in the Diocese of Livingstone, to bear fruits of the Year of the Word of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having studied, reflected, prayed and inspired by the Word of God, believers where now encouraged to take decisive actions in their ordinary life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/livingstonediocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bible-two-1009x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingstonediocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bible-two-1009x1024.jpeg 1009w, https:\/\/livingstonediocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bible-two-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/livingstonediocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bible-two-768x780.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/livingstonediocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bible-two.jpeg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><figcaption>Rt. Rev. Valentine Kalumba, OMI, flanked by Sr. Ewa Piegdon, SSpS <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s time for the commission. It\u2019s time to go out and make disciples for Jesus. Today\u2019s gospel passage [Mt. 10: 5 &#8211; 15] gives us a plan for missions and evangelization\u201d said the Bishop of Livingstone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Do not keep the Word to yourselves<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing his reflection on the year of the Word of God, the&nbsp; Bishop emphasized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018It is not good to keep to ourselves this Word which we have lived throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Go to the lost sheep of Israel,\u2026the lost sheep of our diocese, the lost sheep of our parishes, the lost sheep of our Small Christian Communities (S.C.Cs), those people who have lost their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Jesus wants you and I to go out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018We now want to go out and share our experiences of loving the Word, our experience of living the word, and our experience of acting upon the word\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Solemn Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of St. Theresa in Livingstone, and was attended by a restricted number of parishioners , largely drawn from the faithful around Livingstone Parishes, due to the COVID-19 pandemics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rt. Rev. Valentine Kalumba, OMI, on Saturday 28th November, in a solemn Mass held to make the closure of the Year of the Word of God, challenged the Christians in the Diocese of Livingstone, to bear fruits of the Year of the Word of God. 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