Apostolic Vicariate of Meki celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (according to the Ethiopian Liturgical Calendar) while also thanking her for keeping them under her protection as the vicariate is recovering from the looting incident of the Vicariate’s property in Gighessa town.
H.E. Bishop Abraham Desta, Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Meki, while presiding over the Holy Mass on the occasion said “even though the Vicariate lost properties worth millions of birr, (Ethiopian Currency) in the looting, the clergy, religious men and women were not harmed. Our Lady of Perpetual help kept them under her protection and as always, we are grateful for her protection.”
The Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Meki also took the occasion to thank the Ethiopian
Catholic Bishops’ Conference, the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat and all Catholic institutions in Ethiopia as well as partners for standing by the Vicariate in solidarity at its time of distress.
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  |
| Audience |
He also blessed the young Ajitu Yadoto, a 20-year-old Catholic, who, along with her sister rescued the Blessed Sacrament from the looters at the Parish of Our Lady of Consolation in Gighessa town. The young siblings hired a bajaj (a 3 wheeled scooter) to take the Blessed Sacrament to the Parish in the next town.
In the end the Bishop said “such an incident may slow us down but it cannot stop the Church’s evangelizing mission; we will recover from this challenge and continue our journey forward.”
By Johannes Makeda, the Social Communications and Public Relation Officer
