Kongamano la utoto Mtakatifu lilifanyika Katika Parokia ya Mt. Francisco wa Assis Mwanjelwa huku tukitumia majengo ya Chuo Kikuu (CUoM) Kwa malazi na vipindi kwa watoto wetu. Kaulimbiu ya Kongamano letu ni “ULINZI WA MTOTO NI JUKUMU LANGU NA LAKO’

Idadi ya washiriki ilikuwa kama ifuatavyo; Watoto wa Kipapa 2908, Mapadre 5, Watawa 15, Walezi 241 na Askofu 1

Tulianza Kongamano kwa Misa Takatifu iliyoongozwa na Mhasham Askofu Msaidizi Godfrey mwasekaga mnamo tarehe 28.12.2024 asubuhi kisha ikafuata rariba ya vipindi mbalimbali. Mada zilizofundishwa ni pamoja na;

1. Ulinzi wa Mtoto (Mapadre, Watawa, RPC na wadau waalikwa)
2. Mtoto na sala (Mapadre na Watawa walioandaliwa)
3. Ekaristi Takatifu chemichemi ya Maadili mema kwa watoto. (Mapadre)

Sambamba na mada hizo zilizotolewa, kulikuwa na burudani mbalimbali kwa watoto kama vile ngoma, vichekesho, maigizo, muziki, ngonjela na nyimbo.

Zawadi mbalimbali zilitolewa kwa waliofanya vizuri ili kuamsha ari ya kujiandaa vizuri wakati wa Kongamano.

Kwa upande wa Liturjia, watoto walihudumu vizuri na kwa zamu. Walishiriki vema katika Uimbaji wakati wa Misa, wengine walihudumu altareni na wengine walitumikia kwa nafasi mbalimbali wakati wa Misa. Siku ya kilele kulikuwa na maandamano yaliyoongozwa na Mhasham Askofu Msaidizi Godfrey Mwasekaga kuanzia Kanisa la kiaskofu Jimboni hadi Mwanjelwa. Tuliandamana vizuri bila kupata changamoto yeyote na kisha tukahitimisha kwa Misa Takatifu. Kwa ujumla vitu vyote vilifanyika vizuri bila kupata changamoto kubwa kwa watoto wetu.

Tunashukuru kwa miongozo mbali mbali tunayoipata kutoka Ofisi ya Taifa. Mungu awabariki.

Imeandaliwa na: Fr. Exavery Maingu Mafwimbo

Mkurugenzi PMS Jimbo Kuu la Mbeya

Today the studios of Radio Maria Tanzania roared with the voices of praying the Universal Holy Rosary, while they invited people from every group: elders, youth, businessmen, farmers, and other groups, with the concept of living the message of Pope Francis for Mission Sunday 2024 which says; Go and invite everyone to the banquet (Mt 22:9).

In honor of the Virgin Mary, Star of Evangelization, today October 19, 2024, the children of Tanzania raised their voices together through Radio Maria and other radio stations of the Catholic Church joining spiritually with all the children in the world to pray the holy rosary that is prayed every year in October on the Saturday before Mission Sunday. The specific goal of today’s rosary for the children of Tanzania was to pray for peace, unity and the success of the missionary works in the Local Church of Tanzania and the world at large.

Since it has become a formula for the PMS National Office to choose every year 7 dioceses that take turns in leading others in the rosary, this year the leading dioceses were: Dioceses of Musoma (first mystery), Mahenge (second mystery), Archdiocese of Tabora (third mystery), diocese of Lindi (forth mystery), Mafinga (fifth mystery), Moshi (the litany) and the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam which is given a chance every year considering that they are close to radio headquarters and if unexpected communication errors occur in a certain diocese they can support (their leading part was the opening and closing prayers).

By comparing the statistics that the PMS National Office has been taking every year to know the number of children who were praying the rosary on the scheduled day and time, the office admits that this year the number of children has been more surprising than previous years. For instance; archdiocese of Arusha gathered about 4000 children, Bukoba 2500, Bunda 500, Dar es Salaam 5000, Dodoma 3000 children, Ifakara 210, Kayanga 230, Moshi 5000 children, Mbulu 6400, Mbeya 6000, 1500 Kahama, Singida 3200 children, Mahenge 500, Njombe 1500, Songea 1900, Lindi 300 children, Iringa 3200, Mafinga 200, Musoma 300 to name a few. There were also priests (Diocesan PMS Directors), nuns and animators who were leading the children in the event of praying the rosary for each diocese. The PMS national team (Fr Alfred S. Kwene – PMS National Director, Sr Idda J. Mketi – PMS Secretary and Sr Anagladness Mrumah – National Childhood Secretary) joined to pray at the main center, that is, Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima Parish-Msimbazi, where the children of the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam gathered. Hence, with this assessment that the office has done, it has clearly shown that missionary work in Tanzania is growing and spreading rapidly like the seeds of the sower that fell on good soil (Ref. Mk 4:3-9)

It was a joy for us in Tanzania that we were able to have two bishops joining the children’s rosary (His Eminence Protase Cardinal Rugambwa and Rt. Rev. Jovitus Mwijage). Correspondingly, before the blessing His Eminence Cardinal Rugambwa was able to talk to the children and encourage them in living their missionary work tirelessly. In a special way, he was able to encourage all believers to live the message of the holy father of Mission Sunday 2024, which encourages all people to go and invite everyone wherever they are, so that they can follow Christ.

From PMS National Office