Gabon celebrates 175 years of
evangelisation
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| Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso |
The arrival of the Spiritan missionaries in Gabon became the
springboard for the evangelisation of neighbouring Congo Brazzaville.
English Africa Services – Vatican City
Over the weekend, Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for
the Evangelisation of Peoples, Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, presided
over the year-long jubilee celebrations in Libreville, the capital of Gabon.
In his homily, Archbishop Dal Toso recalled how on 29
September 1844, feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, the first
Holy Mass was celebrated on Gabonese soil. The Archbishop paid glowing tribute
to the courage of the first missionaries.
The point was made that if Gabon’s Catholic faith was
thriving today, it was thanks to some Christians, in the past, who responded to
their baptismal commitment and thus brought the Good News to the people of
Gabon. The people of Gabon were also commended for welcoming the faith in their
midst.
(Source: Agenzia Fides)
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