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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

BIENVENUE!

Leadership Team of the DR Congo Region (March 2019)

The Congo, which is geographically the biggest country in Africa, was a Belgian Colony until 1960 when it received its independence. It is potentially one of the richest countries on earth, but colonialism, slavery and corruption have turned it into one of the poorest. The world’s bloodiest conflict since World War II is still rumbling on today despite efforts to effect a ceasefire. French is the official language, but the following languages are also recognized: Lingala, Kikongo, Kiswahili and Chiluba.

The CPS went to Congo in 1898 and established communities in Bamanya, Bokuma, Ibonga, Mpaku and Boteka in the interior Province of Equateur.  They dedicated themselves to the education of women and pastoral work.  Much later, a community was established in Kinshasa where the Sisters bought a house in order to have a place for those travelling outside the country, those needing medical attention and the students.  Due to lack of personnel, the Sisters withdrew from all the other stations except Bamanya.  At present, we have two communities in Bamanya and the other in Kinshasa.
Plans are underway to establish a third community.

Email: congocps@gmail.com

As we step into the Jubilee Year from December 2024 to 2025,
let us invite God the Holy Spirit to enable us to be real pilgrims of Hope
in our communities and among the people we serve. 

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity
and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen (more…)