CLASSIFIEDS Fr Mahatane Samson Kataka OMI
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BLATE Father Mahatane Samson Kataka of Johannesburg died on July 9, aged 78. Sam, as he was popularly known among many priests, grew up in Lady Selbourne, Pretoria. He attended the Catholic school there where he found his vocation to the priesthood and religious life. I first met him at the minor seminary in Lesotho in the 1950s. He was a very dignified young man. His age and dignity commanded a lot of respect from all of us. He was soft spoken and never said much. But when he opened his mouth, we all felt compelled to listen and heed the message. At the novitiate in the 1960s he earned the nickname Bishop. He was slender, tall and soft. When draped in his double breasted jacket with his hand tucked deep in his pocket he walked gracefully in a gait befitting a bishop. Fr Kataka worked in several areas in the Lord’s vineyard with great dedication and wisdom. He served in houses of formation shaping young souls for the ministry of the priesthood and the religious life. Due to his noble character and the love priests had for him, he was appointed provincial superior for the then Oblate province of the Transvaal. This office he served with amazing humility and efficiency. He had to be returned for a sec-
ond term. I had the rare privilege of serving in his counsel. After the ministry of formation and the provincialate, Fr Kataka was engaged in parish ministries. In his first assignment as a parish priest in Moletsane, at St Phillip’s, Fr Kataka began his ministry in a most wonderful way: seeking to know the people you are going to serve. He walked the streets of Moletsane, Tladi, Jabulani and Zola, visiting Catholics in their homes. He came to know them. They came to know him. After his hard work in many parishes in Soweto, even during the toughest times of the 1976 June upheavals, the authorities committed the parish of St Mary’s Queen of the Apostles, Munsieville, to his care. He worked as diligently as he could in Munsieville until his illhealth made it impossible for him to can go any further. His greatest concern was for the people of God. He pleaded: “I find it very unfair to God’s people for me to be hanging on incapable of doing anything productive for the people.”
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I was subsequently given the privilege of carrying forward where Fr Kataka had left off. Due to his influence in Munsieville, St Mary’s has become a real home for me. I am happy to be here. Many young men studying for the priesthood have made Munsieville their preferred home. We are never without them in our parish. In his later years, Fr Kataka lived in Victory Park, Johannesburg, under considerable pain, always in and out of hospital. But he always smiled and joked about his ordeal. Those who went to console him came back consoled themselves. It was a painful moment for his family, colleagues and friends when his passing on was announced. All we have at our disposal is to pray for him. The words of St Paul are most fitting for Fr Kataka: “As for me, my life has already been poured out as a libation; And the time has come for me to be gone. I have fought a good fight to the end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; all there is to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day; and not only to me but to all those who have longed for his Appearing (Tim 4:6-8).” Fr KE Shomang OMI
Liturgical Calendar Year A Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, August 3 Isaiah 55:1-3, Psalm 145:8-9, 15-18, Romans 8:35:37-39, Matthew 14:13-21 Monday, August 4, St John Mary Vianney Jeremiah 28:1-17, Psalm 119:29, 43, 79-80, 95, 102, Matthew 14:22-36 Tuesday, August 5 Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22, Psalm 102:1621, 29, 22-23, Matthew 14:22-36 or Matthew 15:1-2, 14-14 Wednesday, August 6, The Transfiguration of the Lord Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Matthew 17:1-9 Thursday, August 7 Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 51:12-15, 18-19, Matthew 16:13-23 Friday, August 8, Holy Father Dominic 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Psalm 37:3-6, 30-31, Matthew 5:13-16 Saturday, August 9, St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) Habakkuk 1:12-2:4, Psalm 9:8-13, Matthew 17:14-20 Sunday, August 10 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13, Psalm 85:9-14, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:22-33
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SARDINHA–—alice (rodrigues), passed away July 3, 2014. Deeply mourned by her husband Elmano and children Ivonne, Louis and terry, brother adelino Vasco Feandeiro, wife Celsa Maria and children Valeria, andres and families in Europe.
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CERFONTYNE—Michael. In loving memory of our dear son and brother who passed away July 16, 2010. We will always love and keep you in our hearts. Mom, Dad, Heidi and Carla. PARIS—Mary Louisa. Mamma, you left us 10 years ago 3/8/2004. time may pass and fade away, but in our hearts you will always remain. We miss you dearly. Gone but never forgotten. always in our prayers, from your loving daughter Gloria, ruben and grandchildren. PEREIRA—Joao augustinho. In loving memory of our dear Pai, who passed away august 8, 1974. Forty years have gone, that we used to share but in our hearts you’re always there. a thought, a prayer, are all we give. these you will have as long as we live. rest in peace dear Pai with all our Love Mom Maria, Celeste, teresa, Hilda and all our family.
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