Not surprisingly, the parish is named St Ignatius, and by
all accounts it is flourishing. They have seven masses on a weekend including
one in French and a children’s mass. Though we weren’t able to see the inside
of the building, before we left we took a few moments to pray at their
beautiful grotto of Our Lady of Peace.
Three Jesuits are in residence at the parish: Frs. Joe and
John work in the parish – one Irishman, one Zambian, and Fr. Charles lives
there while he is doing work in communications with Loyola Productions Zambia.
Fr. Simon from Loyola Malawi, a workshop attendee, is also
staying at the residence. Over dinner he remembered with fondness his years at
Boston College and Weston Jesuit – though he is Malawian, he has done many of
his studies in Boston.
We were halfway through dessert when we realized that the
cake we had been devouring said “Happy Birthday Fr. John”. One of the Jesuits
was sharing his birthday cake with us, which was just another sign of the
extraordinary generosity and humility of the many people who have welcomed us
in Lusaka.
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