{"id":7722,"date":"2025-08-14T14:13:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/?p=7722"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:29:33","slug":"26-confirmed-in-st-francis-de-sales-parish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/26-confirmed-in-st-francis-de-sales-parish\/","title":{"rendered":"26 CONFIRMED IN ST. FRANCIS DE SALES PARISH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Noel Chatepa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, August 11, 2025, there was joy at St. Francis De Sales Parish in Livingstonia, Rumphi, as the Bishop of the Diocese of Karonga, His Lordship Martin Anwel Mtumbuka, presided over the rite of confirmation mass of 26 confirmands. This ceremony followed a baptismal mass held the previous day on Sunday, August 10, where 16 faithful were baptized into the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bishop Mtumbuka confering the sacrament of confirmation<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During his homily at the confirmation mass, Bishop Mtumbuka emphasized the vital role of the Holy Spirit in maintaining one’s sacraments. He reminded the confirmands that without this divine guidance and support from God through the Holy Spirit, it would be challenging to uphold their commitments to their faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet us keep our sacraments\u2014be it baptismal, marriage or priesthood\u2014and as Christians we need to accept that we can only do this through the help of God,\u201d he stated. The Bishop encouraged them to remember that their sacramental journey is not just with fellow Christians but fundamentally with the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the ordinands (front row)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In an interview following the mass, Bishop Mtumbuka expressed his joy about witnessing confirmands from areas in Rumphi where there had previously been no Catholic presence. \u201cThis shows that the seed of hope planted years ago in this parish is growing,\u201d he remarked proudly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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