The Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka and the Zambia Episcopal Conference have announced that Medardo Cardinal Joseph Mazombwe who died in Lusaka yesterday will be buried on Tuesday, September 03 2013.
The burial will take place at Cathedral of the Child Jesus at Pope Square after a requiem mass starting at 09 Hours.There shall be no body viewing after the requiem mass.
This evening there shall be mass at the Cathedral of the Child Jesus in memory of the late Cardinal.
His Eminence, Cardinal Mazombwe passed away in Lusaka’s University Teaching Hospital at around 17.40 hours Zambian time.
Cardinal Mazombwe was born on 24 Sep 1931 at Katete in the Eastern Province of Zambia.He was ordained a Catholic priest on 4 September 1960 and become Bishop of Chipata Diocese on 7 Feb 1971. Between 1996 and 2006, he was the Archbishop of Lusaka until his retirement in 2006.
On 30 November 2010 the then Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI created the Emeritus Archbishop of Lusaka, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, as Zambia’s first indigenous Cardinal, at a public consistory held in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican.
Cardinal Mazombwe has held several senior positions in the local and regional Church, such as Zambia Episcopal President (1972 – 1975; 1988 – 1990 and 1999 – 2002); and as Chairman of the regional conferences of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.) (1979 – 1986).
In the months leading to the year 2000, Cardinal Mazombwe, as Archbishop of Lusaka, was an ardent campaigner for the cancellation of Zambia’s international debt, in the Jubilee 2000 movement.Most visible among some of his numerous pastoral initiatives, is the sprawling Cathedral of the Child Jesus (Pope Square) in Lusaka.
Cardinal Mazombwe’s optimism and courage in the face of Cancer inspired many that visited him in the last twelve months. Even as he grew weak, Cardinal Mazombwe never gave up his passion for the affairs of the Church and the nation.
Rest in internal peace.
Twashala twacula now with these politicians!??
“… Hail Mary”.
“Cardinal Mazombwe passed away in Lusaka’s University Teaching Hospital” not Joburg plus plus
Very sad news. MHSRIP.
my condolences hes was a great man we as Solis will miss him alot he always came to bless our ceremony every year who will bless this years ceremony?MHSRIP
No person can be Holy only God the creator of Heaven and Earth. The pope is not holy but just flesh and blood like any one else.
Those of us that are born of Him, are holy because He is holy
Leviticus 20:26 Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy;
1 Peter 1:15,16 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’?
Psalm 82:6 I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
The Holiness that the scriptures talk about are in relation to God for man. Not the way the pope is treated as holy father as if he is almost God if not God. Read the catholic journals and you will understand what I am talking about. I ask that you ask God to give you understanding and revelation of Psalm 82:6
MHSRIP! A great man he was & a true servant of the Lord. I’m just skeptical about burying him at the Cathedral. I think the church should look for an alternative place and leave the cathedral grounds exclusively for worship and prayers & not make it a burial site. As a devoted catholic, I believe the church will set an inappropriate precedence to bury the Cardinal at Pope square.
It is not a bad precedence. It is a universal Catholic tradition that Bishops be and are burried @ the foot of their Sea. In this case it is the Cathedral. The Cathedral is the host of the Bishop’s authority. The official seat of leadership is there. The “Cathedra”, where the Bishop speaks as the shepherd and leader of the local Church “diocese.” That’s why even Popes as Bishop of Rome are burried under St. Peters square. However, may the soul of this humble servant of God His eminence Late Cardinal Mazombwe rest in God’s eternal rest.
This idea of burying at the cathedral or in any church is the most magnificent idea, we all came from God I do not see why we should not be buried in the temple of the Lord. At least during catholic funerals I wish I were catholic, they bury their dead in a grand manner…..imagine me lying at rest eternally in the seat of the most holy, heavenly, father Himself……why is everybody not buried in the church or at least around the church? Catholics are leading us on this one, why don’t we follow suit, after all we all come from the catholic church historically!!!
He built the cathedral at Pope Square, let him be buried there. MHSRIP.
RIP,
I guess your work is done.
Let this good, humble archishop be buried at the Memorial park. I don’t understand why the Catholic Church likes to bury their archbishops and bishops at the church. No wonder the Catholic Church is a spiritually dead church with most of its members being demon possessed.
Dull and Shallow
You are evil.
This is why the catholics are far much ahead of all of us stupid pentecostals, and why the anglicans and all traditional churches try to imitate catholics and us pentecostals remain behind thinking that once u die u are useless but thrown away in the bush, and therefore r afraid to die, especially to die poor. I think catholics are honoring their dead by burying them in the Lord’s temple.
It’s ‘eternal’ peace not internal.
Are you guy’s comments being moderated every second like mine? I suspect someone at LT has beef with me for being honest in my coments, for the past 4days they moderate even just typing, RIP………
LT get off my wagon let me express my freedom freely wats up with you?
these are the true worshipers of idols, pentes are the worst shouting as if the god they worship is deaf. i don’t know what to do, the world is crazy.
@ Mr. Update u r just evil, too lazy to commit yourself to worship thus looking for excuses to remain away from church……do not condemn yourself for your evil-deeds coz no sin is bigger than God’s love, just humble yourself and visit the Lord’s temple…God is one the rest is politics. Just go and mourn the esteemed man of God….I am not catholic but I believe the cardinal was a true servant of God, church and our country.
bupilu,
thanks and god bless.
Nabatushe mu chibote ca mfumu mkwai!!!!!!!!!!
Lobala ka kozo, mulimu abe niwena.
may his soul rest in peace
May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Cinthu comvetsa cisomo kwambilimbili. Tipemphela kwa Ambuye Mulungu kuti alandile mzimu wa a cardinal Mazombwe ndikuti alimbikitse anthu onse , maka maka anzathu a Chikatolika pa nthawi iyi. Ambiri aife tifunika kutengapo cisanzo pa umoyo wa a cardinal monga pakuzipeleka pa nchito ya Mulungu. MHSRIP.
It is Chisoni (grief) not Chisomo (grace).
No body viewing, was it that bad? anyway, MHSRIP
No body viewing? So no one saw him dead.
The Catholic Mafia don’t play.
but we ar surpose to see him once & for all
Condolences to the Family of Cardinal Mazombwe, the entire Catholic churches, Christians from different denominations and the faithful who were connected to him. Our help and hope is in the Name of the Lord our God, Who made heaven and Earth. MHSRIP
MHSRIP…..Atleast ka 5 days national mourning ifye ninshi ni ka allowance …
Ka allowance kofaka ma flag pa half mast ku National ASS.embly
MHSRIP, In body u are gone, in SPIRIT be with us Father. We are lost sheep without u. Let your spirit continue gathering us in our journey to der the LIGHT of God. U were our pillar of faith, Ã fountain of Hope in the Lord.
May our God make u HIS own HANDMAID @ HIS right hand. Interceed for us Father that we also shall c HIS Heavenly kidgom of joy when our time comes.
We your children Will miss u, your untimely death to us is God ‘s rightfully calling for à purpose in HIS Works of redeeming the whole world.
Your name ( HIS ÉMINENCE MEDARDO JOSEPH CARDINAL MAZOMBWE) Will forever be written in our HEARTS.
CARDINAL, u discharged your Work deligently & fearlessly, go well as à happy humble true servant of God. may our loving God forgive any wrong u culd have done. May we all emulate Him…
I mostly remember the cardinak by a song : Inu a Mazombwe ndinu chiweta, chiweta wa nkosa. May Hi soul rest in peace