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Nelson Mandela Memorial liturgy in Auckland next Monday

A Memorial Mass to celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela will take place at  St Patrick’s Cathedral next Monday at 16 December at 7:30.

On his Facebook page, the Bishop of Auckland, Patrick Dunn, writes:

“The news of his death a day or so earlier filled the world’s headlines. His quest for justice and equality, his amazing ability to be a reconciler, to come through the greatest of adversity without bitterness and in a spirit of generosity and forgiveness, were his virtues that were most discussed.”

“We all long for a just world without hatred, discrimination and greed. To bring this about, to change the human heart, is exactly why Jesus came into our world.” Continue reading

 

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