Rumbek’s Christians celebrate St. Comboni Day
By Manyang Mayom
October 11, 2010 (JUBA) – Thousands of members of the Catholic community in Lakes state celebrated the St. Daniel Comboni Day in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes state on Sunday.
The day was also celebrated in Catholic churches across Lakes state in memory of the missionary who died in Khartoum on 10 October 1881, aged only 50.
Catholics celebrated the anniversary with activities that involved the different groups of the parish under the theme: Save Africa by Africa, Save Sudan by Sudanese. The theme refers to Comboni’s missionary project with planned the rebirth of Africa through by putting trust in the capacity of the African people.
Fr. Danielle Moschetti, a Comboni Missionary invited the faithful to live the dream of St. Comboni, to “save Africa by Africans” by transforming it to “save Sudan by Sudanese”.
He said that the “remarkable death of Daniel Comboni in Africa” has attracted missionaries to serve in Africa, especially in Sudan.
St. Daniel Comboni an Italian visited Sudan on many occasions and held the position of the Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa.
A witness to the event told Sudan Tribune that during the Eucharistic celebration, there were 15 infant and 2 adult baptisms, while 15 others received their first Holy Communion.
The different groups of Mapuordit Christian society took part in the festival by taking part in competitions including prayers, reciting poems, performing short plays, songs and dances – both traditional and modern.
Prizes were awarded to the first three winners of each category, while the first winner of each category received a free registration to take part in the 3rd Diocesan Youth Congress due for December 2010.
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Wensi
Rumbek’s Christians celebrate St. Comboni Day
To the writer of this report. Daniel Comboni is not a Saint. He was just an ordinary man of God doing God’ service among the poor people of Sudan. He was/is not canonised to be the Saint. So, he can not be addressed as a Saint. I hope you got the message and thank you.
Chuanga-enoor.
Rumbek’s Christians celebrate St. Comboni Day
To Wensi, the writer is correct, stay silent if you don,t know christianity what do you think was the work of pop? and how do you call Josephine Bhakita. Josephine and Comboni are saints. the pop recognized them as saints because of their duties and how do you call the martyrs of Uganda? they are all saints.