“Where have all the days gone? Time just seems to be flying by and so much is happening. A new
Cardinal, the end of the Month of Creation, the beginning of the Synod, a new book by the Pope “Holy,
not Worldly. God’s Grace Saves Us from Interior Corruption”, an update on Laudato Si called Laudate
Deum,” Latin for “Praise the Lord,” heavy winter storms in some parts of South Africa as well as extreme
heat and fires in other areas. There is the ongoing war in the Ukraine, worsening socio-political
situations in Africa and an upsurge in violence in the Holy Land. Sometimes we need bursts of prayer to
carry us through. Here are some suggestions,” SACBC Secreatary General Fr Hugh O’Connor