Friday, September 12th 2025 Established 1905 27 Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana Year 120, No. 35
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints — two young laymen of the 20th and 21st centuries. “Ss. Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis are an invitation to all of us, especially young people, not to squander our lives, but to direct them upward and make them masterpieces,” the pope said Sept. 7. “The simple but winning formula of their holiness,” he said, is accessible to everyone at any time. “They encourage us with their words: ‘Not I, but God,’ as Carlo used to say. And Pier Giorgio: ‘If you have God at the center of all your actions, then you will reach the end.'” Before canonizing the first saints of his pontificate, Pope Leo greeted the (please turn to page 11)
Strengthening Catechesis and Mission in the AEC - p2 Calls from pope to Gaza church bring ‘great joy,’ says parish priest- p3 Interior Jesuits meet - p3 A Christian Perspective on Social Issues - p4 Sunday Scripture - p5 Sacred Heart and Friends Youth Group celebrates new young saints - p6 Duchess of Kent, a royal who chose faith and service, dies at 92 - p7 Peruvians to celebrate Pope Leo’s 70th birthday with beloved local devotion - p8 Children’s Page - p9 Letters to the Editor - p10 Back-to-school blessings - p12 Season of Creation 2025 Prayer - p13 Sr. Mary Innocent Virgin to profess Perpetual Vows Sep 14 - p14 Saint of the Week - p14
Pope Leo XIV receives the offertory gifts from Antonia Salzano, mother of St. Carlo Acutis, and her family during the canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 7, 2025. From left to right are Francesca Acutis, Salzano, Andrea Acutis and Michele Acutis. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Bishop’s Engagements Sunday, September 14th 09:00hrs – Pilgrimage to Our Lady Queen of Peace, Mahaicony Monday, September 15th 07:00hrs – Travel to Mabaruma Saturday, September 20th 12:00hrs – Return to Georgetown Sunday, September 21st 07:30hrs – Mass at Church of the Annunciation, Malgre Tout, WCD 10:00hrs – Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption, Hague, WCD 13:00hrs – Attend Catechists’ Retreat, 16 Houston, EBD
Children of St. Joseph Husband of Mary church, Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara, received a special back-to-school blessing last Sunday September 7th (See more back-to-school blessings on page 12)
Francis Alleyne OSB