LIVE BROADCASTS – HOLY TRIDUUM

With our live broadcast equipment in place we are now able to set up anywhere in the country and broadcast from there.  Thus, this year we took a new approach to bringing the Holy Triduum services to our listeners (especially those who were unable to go to these in their own parishes). This started on Holy Thursday, 18^th April and came to a close in the evening of 20^th April with the Easter Vigil.

Our live stream began with the Chrism Mass which took place at the Cathedral in Johannesburg and what a sight it was, seeing all the priests and deacons from various parishes located in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg. Archbishop Buti Tlhagale gave a memorable homily reminding us of the solemnity of the Holy Triduum and our listeners were able to listen to the prayers of Blessing of the Holy Oils which would be distributed to each parish priest that they would use for the next year for Baptism (Sacred Chrism), Confirmation (Holy Oil of Catechumens) and Anointing of the sick (Oil of the Sick). The mass was well attended both in physical presence and in our listenership. What a glorious celebration it was all round.

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday was broadcast live from the Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg with Fr Victor Ngwenya as the celebrant. A full Cathedral watched and listened as Fr Victor first gave a wondrous sermon reminding us of the sacrifice that Jesus made and a reminder that the Passion was prophesied in the Old Testament many years before Jesus was. He also made a point on the importance of the Eucharist. The washing of the feet took place after the sermon and we were once again reminded that even our saviour, the son of God, took off his outer garments and washed the feet of his disciples who were just like us, flawed in many ways. We ended the mass with the procession of the Blessed Sacrament and as is custom there was no final blessing as the mass continued the next day. Listen to Fr Victor Ngwenya’s homily here…

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The Good Friday service was once again from Cathedral of Christ the King Johannesburg – celebrated by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI. We began this day acknowledging our custom of fasting and abstinence. It was a solemn occasion and the Archbishop emphasised once again the importance of the Eucharist and its institution as the very foundation of our faith.  Listen to Archbishop Buti’s homily here…

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The Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday was broadcast live from Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pretoria. On this day our listeners were able to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord with Archbishop William Slattery OFM. In this mass which began solemnly Archbishop Slattery reminded the faithful that the risen Lord passed through the valley of death leading the faithful into the eternal world. He said the Easter night would affect us all. Humanity went against God after he created the world but God came to renew the world by sending his only son to die for us. This gesture is seen as the birth of the Church and therefore it is fitting to celebrate it with joy because it’s the church birthday. Listen to the homily here…

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UPDATE ON FR EMIL

Fr Emil is now in a step-down facility. He has asked us to send his love and gratitude to all who have visited him and prayed for him. He asks that you continue with your prayers and visits! He is expecting to spend another week in the facility, before going home to Boksburg. We are very grateful to all our listeners for their well wishes and prayers and we will continue to update you all as to the status of Fr. Emil. Thank you from the Radio Veritas family and God bless you all.

TRAINING - INTERNS

Radio Veritas is committed to training the youth.  We have 3 new interns from our Catholic community.

Our first intern, Seitlhamo Mmutle; a Journalism Student from Damelin College; joined the family on the 9^th of January and has been learning the ropes on Radio production and Presenting. He currently presents the traffic updates on the morning show. He is from the Parish of Our Lady of Loreto in Kempton Park.

Our second intern, Qents’o Tatu, joined the family on the 11^th of February, a student at Limkokwing University in Lesotho; and has brought a young and jubilant smile to the family whilst learning the ropes on Radio Editing and sound engineering. She is From Gethsemane Parish in Teyateyaneng, Lesotho.

Our 3^rd intern, Ndabezinhle Kubheka, joined our family on the 15^th of April and he has certainly dived right in lending a helping hand and learning where he can. He is a third degree brother with the Knights of Da Gama and is from the parish of the Resurrection in Bryanston. If you are on our database, he will be giving you a call soon to catch up and to update your details. So please do expect his call.

ELECTION BREAK

There will be no live shows on Wednesday the 8^th of May due to South Africa’s 6^th democratic elections. We will resume our live show schedule on Thursday the 9^th of May.  Join us as we continue to pray for those who will be running for the highest office in our land. God Bless.

GENNI GOES TO ITALY

Our Financial Manager Genni will be away for the Month of May. She is headed to Italy with her family. She is taking a break from the hard day to day work of Radio Veritas. We hope she has a fantastic time and enjoys her well-deserved Break. And say Hello to the Holy Father from the Radio Veritas team and an item or two from the Vatican would be really nice.