THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

PREAMBLE OF THE XAVERIAN MOVEMENT

The Xaverian movement is a catholic lay organization for catholic people who are ready to
serve God by helping in the spread of the good news of Jesus Christ to all the people who desire to
hear the word of God most especially the needy and practicing charitable works in each and every
sector. The work of the movement is to assist others to be better Christians and come nearer to God
by giving them on-going formation through spiritual, educational and social programmes at all levels;
especially at parish level.
The name Xaverian comes from Francis De Jessu (St. Francis Xavier) of the castle of Xavier.
He lived his life in Navarre province in Spain. He was born on the 7 th April, 1506. He was among the
founders of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and he was the first Jesuit missionary. He died on a little
Island called Sancian very near to the Chinese cost on 3rd December 1552. His body has been kept in
Goa, India where it is venerated as the great missionary of the east.
When the xaverian movement was founded on 7th October 1952, Saint Francis was dead since
400 years. St. Francis Xavier had a great Apostolic Zeal and charity among the children, youths and
the poor, giving up a life of nobility and affluence, he adopted and endured the hardships of travel in
the East to spread the Good News, in the pursuit of his goal of service to God in Asia. He helped
those who did not know God by evangelizing to them.
Nevertheless, we wanted to follow his example, to be like him, Apostles of Christ in our
modest way and that is the real reason why St. Francis has been chosen as the Patron Saint. Then the
movement took the name Xaveri-Xaverian.

The Xaverian movement started in 1952 on the continent of Africa at Bukavu in Kivu
province, Congo DR by Rev.FR. Goerge Defaure and Mr. Augustine Zagabe.
The movement in Zambia was formed by Fr. J.B. Besiner who was working in Congo DR
(Zaire), he was sent to Congo by the late Archbishop Mutale of Kasama Archdiocese. The movement
1
started at Chilubula mission in Kasama, Northern province. People who worked with Fr. Besiner
when he came to Zambia were Sr. Lwisa Kasongo, Sr. Rosemary Mbotwa, Mr. Peter Chisanga and
many more Xaverians, they built the Xaverian camps where Xaverians should Camp and learn more
about the movement. Later in 1972 the movement started at Mtendere Parish in Lusaka and later to
other parishes.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

OUR MODEL IN THE APOSTOLATE: SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER

Saint Francis Xavier was born in 1506. His parents belonged to a noble family of Navarre, one
of the provinces of Spain. They sent him to the university in Paris. Francis was very proud, he
wanted to get his diplomas in order to become rich and enjoy everybody‟s praise.
In Paris he met Ignatius of Loyola who became his friend. Being a convinced Christian, Ignatius
used to puzzle Francis with those words: “What would it profit to me to gain the whole world if I
lose my own soul? “ At first, Francis did not listen then, little by little, he began to think and slowly
realized that he was on the wrong way to salvation.
Until then, his main concerns were money, honor and an easy life. He then took the resolution
to search for God above all things. He decided to change his life, he went to the seminary with the
intentions of becoming a priest in the little Society founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the society
of Jesus.
In order to bring God to the people who did not know Him yet, he left his country, his family,
and sailed all around Africa, passed through Mozambique and finally arrived in India. There he
preached the Gospel, helped the natives in many ways, looked after the sick, helped the poor, living
in extreme poverty, travelling far away2 to bring the Good news to those who did not know God. As
soon as it came to his knowledge that a country had not been evangelized, he planned to go there
himself, or, at least, to send somebody. It was unbearable for him to think that some people were
disposed to receive the Good News, and that there was nobody to teach them. It was equally painful
to see that many were told about God but refused to listen.
That apostolic zeal led him to Malaya, New Guinea, and Japan; there he baptized many natives,
and tried to establish the church. He heard about china and decided to go there, but no foreigner was
allowed to enter that country. He knew that if he entered , it would be at the risk of his life; however,
he decided to go because he wanted the people of China to be informed and instructed at any cost.
He left India, the town of Goa where he was well established, sailed towards China, and
landed on a little island called Sancian, very near to the Chinese cost. That is where he died on
December 3, 1552, alone and isolated. He was happy at the thought that he would see God face to
face, to whom he devoted his whole life. His body has been kept in Goa where Saint Francis is
venerated as the greatest missionary

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE XAVERIAN MOVEMENT

The Xaverian movement is a group whose aim is to make true Christians whose interior life is
stimulated by the frequent reception of sacraments and faith obedience to the law of Christ will
inspire the to lead an active apostolate in their own environment and to maintain peace, love and joy.

1. AIM OF THE XAVERIAN MOVEMENT

TO BE A BETTER CHRISTIAN AND TO HELP OTHERS TO BE BETTER CHRISTIANS
Therefore, we need;

1. To participate in the life and mission of the church.

2. To encourage its members to live a sacramental life.

3. To know more about God.
4. To help its members to be involve in the church ministry.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE XAVERIAN MOVEMENT

1. To be faithful and obedient to the law of charity.

2. To inspire its members to lead an active apostolic life in their own environment.
3. To stimulate others by frequent reception of sacraments.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE XAVERIAN MOTTO

The xaverian motto is CHARITY. It is from the motto where we form our slogan.
The xaverian slogan:

 Charity ~ Forever
 Caritas ~ Always
 Ukutemwana ~ pee
 Kukondana ~ Nthawi Zonse

This leads to the law of charity

ARTICLES OF THE LAW OF CHARITY

There are two articles of the law of charity.

1st ARTICLE OF THE LAW OF CHARITY

 WE LOVE GOD ~~ OUR FATHER

Friend, open your eyes…look about you and around you…
The sun that gives us light and heat…
The fields and forests that surround the compounds…
The trees which give us shade and keep us cool…

The valley with its rivers…

The mountain so stately…
All this is the work of the Lord, all this is a gift of God , it is he who made heaven and earth for us to
be happy in , it is he who has given intelligence to men so that they can invent the means for building
and making of different kinds of things and growing of plants.
God is the creator and master of the whole world.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

2nd ARTICLE OF THE LAW OF CHARITY

 WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS JESUS LOVES US

There is a saying “ A pillar does not make a house “ And it is true that in order to make a
family or tribe, there must people who are united.
Christ said “Love one another as I have loved you; for it is by this that you will be known as my my
desciples “
You will love your parents sincerely.
After God, the people you will love first are your parents. Also the law of the Lord and the holy
scriptures say “ cursed is he who despises his father or mother. “ (Deut. 27:16)
You will love your country sincerely.
The country is the land of our fathers, where they have lived, where, after them , the same customs,
6
the same government, and the same interests as us.

My dear xaverians, your country will need you to honor it, love it, and be ready to serve it.
Prepare yourself now, by your studies, by your work, by the formation of your character, by your
courage and initiative so that you will become a useful person to your country, a person who can
make Africa greater and more beautiful.
You will love your fellow xaverians sincerely.
Wherever you are, wherever you go, you can count on your fellow Xaverians and every Xaverian
must be able to count on you because we share the same things.
You will love your Christian brothers sincerely
You are part of the church, of a Christian community. When people possess one spirit, they form one
and the same being. Now we Christians, we all have the spirit or Christ. We have the same father, the
same life and the same house which is the church. We eat together at the same table and we are of
the same tribe.

The uniforms doubtlessly are different, the customs are not the same but the heart is the same. And
we all work in the same field.
You will love all your companions sincerely.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE XAVERIAN VIRTUES

1. Obedience ~ Be the guide

Obey faithfully, obey quickly, obey completely and obey intelligently. Remember that a xaverian
always thinks of others so help them also to obey.

2. Fortitude ~ Always courageous

Listen to a story that the bible tells us: David and Goliath

Be ready, like Charles Lwanga, for all sacrifices, for courage: these are the brave ones who
conquered the world.

3. Purity ~ Be clean
Your body is a magnificent gift of God. Develop its coordination by sports, work, play and corporal
discipline. Keep it healthy, clean and dignified. This cleanliness that your love for your body, also
love it for your soul: be pure and help others to be pure.

4. Loyalty ~ Tell the truth whatever it costs.

Be genuine, speak the truth, act fairly, be faithful, be worthy of the trust of all, make war against lies,
make the truth known.

St. Paul said: “ I charge you , before God and the living of Christ, speak the truth. “

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE XAVERIAN SALUTE

A salute is a sign of respect, whenever we salute, we show respect to someone / something we salute
to.
We salute when we are greeting, addressing, signaling, acknowledging, gesturing, meeting, waving
to, welcoming, concentrating on, passing on, shouting for/at, flagging down, attracting attention and
responding to

HOW TO DO THE XAVERIAN SALUTE AN ITS MEANING

Always be at attention. Bring your right hand straight and bent it in front of your heart. When
greeting use your left.
The two fingers held together represent the two laws of charity. They are held together to show that
the love of God and neighbour form and are one love, because one cannot truly love God without
also loving neighbors, and you cannot love your neighbour deeply without loving God. Read ( 1 John
4 : 20 )
The two smallest fingers bend inside the palm. The thumb holds and covers them. These two little
fingers represent those who are in difficulties, the weak, strangers, the poor, those in need, the
wavering, the unfortunate and those who do not know and love God.
The strong thumb covers the two weakest fingers, to show that we must protect and save some lives.
You are strong; help those who are weak.
You are rich; you must help the poor.
You are a king; who protects his people.
You are a Christian; teach and proclaim the word of God.
The right arm is bent to bring the hand in front of the heart, making letter( L) which symbolizes love,
to remind us of our great Law of Charity, and to display to those whom we salute the friendship
which we loyally offer them.
.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE XAVERIAN INSIGNIA

This is the sign/logo of the movement. The TRIANGLE and the P X make up the Xaverian insignia.
The triangular shape is the symbol of Africa. Africa has the shape of an enormous triangle.
P is equivalent to ki and X is equivalent to ro, so together the P X form the KIRO.
The KI RO is formed with two Greek letters, they are the first two letters of Christ in Greek.
Christ in Greek is KRISTOS. This is K and R.
X means starting from the center and going in the four corners of the (earth) horizon. It symbolizes
an apostle who radiates Christ and makes him known.

THE XAVERIAN BADGE

Compulsory or Membership Badge

The Xaverian badges carry the same sign, the KIRO / CHIRO. It is by that you will gain victory.
Wear this sign of Jesus on you, it shows to all that you are a Christian and a Xaverian.
Look at the badge, it is a black triangle bearing a silver KIRO with a red band at the top marked with
the word CARITAS.
The triangle is the symbol of African continent and the colour black represents the black people of
the continent.
The name of Christ (PX) is at the center of our badge to show that our Lord Jesus Christ must be at
the center of all our lives and all our apostolate.
BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com
CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

The CIRCLE surrounding the black triangle symbolizes the mother EARTH and the WHITE in it
represents light, spirituality, peace, purity, cleanliness, neat and chastity that shine and bright.

The RED colour of the band represent the blood of Jesus Christ which means sacrifice.
The word “ CARITAS “ means “ CHARITY “ in Latin.
The Xaverian badge therefore, is the badge of a person who wishes to spread the life of Christ in
himself / herself and in others by charity and the apostolate.

THE BRONZE CROSS

Before fixing this badge on your uniform, look at it carefully.
It is the sing of your bronze cross promise.
This badge is for xaverians who have done the bronze cross promise ONLY.

This badge is the sign that you are now a full Christian, that you want to be an apostle, that you want
to radiate Christ around you by your prayers and mainly by your example.

The word “CARITAS “shows that you want to be charitable everywhere, that you are disposed to
helping your neighbour on any occasion. It is up to you to live up to the ideal your badge represents.
Look at the badge, the triangular shape in red, with a red Ki Ro (PX) surrounded by small bronze
particles, a bronze band marked with the word „ CARITAS “ , the GREEN background, show that
you are a full time Christian and it will stimulate your initiative and encourage you to prepare for
your future by acquiring more knowledge.
BRONZE: means beginning, base, exemplary, notable, fame, controller, bearer of news, a signal.
GREEN: means physical healing, spiritual fertility, spiritual growth, Inexperienced.
RED: means energy, strength, passion, driving force, survival.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE XAVERIAN UNIFORM

1. Red and white shall be ceremonial with a Sash, a red Barrette and a white Jersey.
2. Men/boys shall be wearing red Trousers, White shirt, Black Shoes, Black belt and red Barrette
while the Girls shall be wearing red/white Skirt/Shirt and white Stokens.
3. Men/Boys shall not wear the barrette in the Church (during mass) while Girls/Ladies shall
wear their Barrette
4. Girl‟s/Lady‟s Skirts shall be below the Knee level.
3. Khaki Uniform with a Black Barrette shall be for Camp.
4. No other things will be included on the uniform. (Makeup, ear rings, none xaverian
medals, funny haircuts and sagging).
SASHES

1. For uniform shall be red.

2. Bronze cross promise shall be Green.
3. Silver cross promise shall be Blue.
4. Gold cross promise shall be Black.
SCARFS

1. Joyful shall put on a Green and Yellow. (5 to 9 years of age)

2. Zealot shall put on a Red and Yellow. (10 to 15 years of age)
3. Radiant shall put on an Orange and Yellow. (16 to 35 years of age)
4. Union shall put on a Purple and Yellow. (Above 35 years of age)

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE TEN ARTICLES OF THE XAVERIAN LAW

1. A Xaverian is united to God by the state of grace.
2. The Xaverian gives a good example.
3. The Xaverian helps others without asking or expecting a reward.

4. The Xaverian prays for his comrades every day.

5. The Xaverian is polite.
6. The Xaverian helps those who are in difficulties; above all the weak, strangers, the poor and those
who are in need

7. The Xaverian combats bad conversation

8. The Xaverian is happy and makes others happy.
9. The Xaverian offers his troubles to God for the conversion of his country.
10. The Xaverian lives as an apostle; no day passes without him helping someone to be a better
Christian.

MALAMULO AZAVERI
1. M‟zaveri ankhala ndi caulere ca Mulungu mu mtima mwake.
2. M‟zaveri apatsa chisanzo chokoma.
3. M‟zaveri athandidza kopanda malipilo.

4. M‟zaveri apempherera anzake nthawi zonse.

5. M‟zaveri ali waulemu.
6. M‟zaveri athandidza amene ali mu mabvuto; maka maka ofoka, alendo, osauka ndi obvutika.
7. M‟zaveri aletsa mau oipa.
8. M‟zaveri ankala osangalala ndipo amasangalatsa ena.
9. M‟zaveri apereka mabvuto ake kwa Mulungu kuti dziko lache linkale la chikristu.

10. M‟zaveri ankhala ngati

15mupostoli; sipapita tsiku kopanda iye ku thandidza wina kunkhala
mukristu weni weni.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (EXODUS 20 AND DEUTRONOMY 5:1-22)

1. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
mind.
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
3. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
4. Honour your father and mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.

7. You shall not steal.

8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
9. You shall not covet your neighbour‟s wife.
10. You shall not covet your neighbour‟s goods.

MALAMULO AMULUNGU (EXODUS 20 AND DEUTRONOMY 5:1-22)

1. Ine ndi ambuye Mulungu wako, usapempheze mulungu wina, koma ine nekha.
2. Usachule pachabe dzina la Mulungu wako.
3. Ukumbukire kuyeretsa tsiku la Mulungu.
4. Lemekedza atate ako ndi amai ako.
5. Usaphe.
6. Usacite chigororo.

7. Usabe.
8. Usacite umboni onama.
9. Usasiridze cikwati ca mwine.
10. Usacite kaduka ndi zinthu za mwine.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE CHURCH COMMANDMENTS

1. You shall keep holy the Sabbath and holidays of obligation.
2. You shall go to mass on Sundays and holidays of obligation.
3. You shall keep the days of fasting and abstinence appointed by the church.

4. You shall go to confession at least once a year.

5. You shall go to communion at least once a year and that at Easter time.
6. You shall help to support the church and its pastors.

MALAMULO AEKLEZIA
1. Udzafika ku nsembe ya misa pa masiku oyera.
17
2. Pa masiku omweo sudzagwira nchito iriyonse.
3. Udzalandira sacramenti ya kulapa caka ciri conse.
4. Udzalandira sacramenti ya ukaristia caka ciri conse.
5. Udzapunguza ndi kusala nyama pa masiku awiriwa; tsiku la phulusa ndi tsiku lacisano loyera.
6. Udzaphereka mutulo caka ciri conse.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE XAVERIAN PRAYER

Lord Jesus, who loves us so much, bless our brothers and sisters here and throughout the world.
Have mercy on those who do not know you or who do not want to know or love you. Guide so that
we may always remain in your grace and may help others to follow your ways. We offer you this day
and everything we do during our life, whether it be pleasant or hard. We are your apostles. Give us
the joy and honor of helping you save mankind. And you Mary our mother, keep our hearts pure and
brave. St. Francis Xavier pray for us. Amen.

PEMPHERO LAZAVERI
Inu ambuye Yesu, amene mumatikonda kwambiri, mudalitse abale athu amene akhala nafe kuno, ndi
ena onse onkhala mudziko lapansi pano. Muwachitire chisoni amene sakudziwani, ndi ena onse
amene safuna ku kudziwani ndi ku kondani. Mutisogorere ife kuti tiyese kutandidza anzathu kuti
asatire njira zanu. Tipereka kwa inu tsiku ya lero, ndi zonse zimene tizachita pa umoyo wathu
zokondweretsa kapena zowawa. Ndife apostoli anu, mutipatse ife chimwemwe ndi ulemu oku
tamandani. Inu Maria amai athu, mutsunge m‟tima yathu kuti inkhale yoyera ndi yolimba. Francisko
Zaveri oyera, muti pempherere ife. Amen.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only son
our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried, he descended into hell, on the third day he rose again from
the dead, he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father almighty, from there
he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen

KUNVERA KWA APOSTOLI

Ine ndimvera mulungu atate amphavu zonse, amene analenga dziko lakumwamba dni dziko lapansi
pano. Ndipo Yesu Kristu mwana wace umodzi ekha, ambuye athu, amene anaikidwa m;mimba ndi
mzimu woyera, anabadwa kwa Maria Virigo, anamusautsa kwa Ponsio Pilato, anamupacika pa
mtanda, anamwalira, anamuika mumanda, analowa m‟limbo, indipo kuuca kwace anauka kwa akufa,
anakwera kumwamba, anankhala pa dzanja la Mulungu atate amphabvu zonse, adzazera kumweko
kudzaweruza amoyo ndi akufa.
Ndipo ndimvera Mzimu woyera, Eklezia katolika woyera, ndimveranso kuti oyera ayanjana,
Mulungu atikhululukira zakwaipa, thupi lidzauka, uliko moyo wosatha. Amen

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on
earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us, lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen

ATATE ATU MULI KUMWAMBA

Atate atu muli kumwamba, dzina lanu liyeretsedwe, ufumu wanu udze,kufuna kwanu
kucitidwe,monga kumwamba conco pansi pano, mutipatse ife lero,cakudya cathu ca lero,
muthikululukire ife zocimwa zathu, monga ifenso timakululukira adani atu, musatisiye ife
m‟cinyengo, koma mutipulumutse ife kwa zoipa. Amen

ACT OF CHARITY
My God, because you are so good, I love you with all my heart, and for your sake I love my
neighbour as myself. Amen.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

ACT OF CHARITY (KUKONDA)

Mulungu wanga, ndikukondani ndi mtima wanga wonse kopambana zonse, chifukwa ndinu wabwino
ndi wokondeka ndithu. Ndikukondanso anthu onse monga ndizikondera ine nekha cifukwa ca inu.
Amen

ACT OF FAITH
My God, I believe in you, and all your church does teach. Because you have said it and your word is
true.
Amen.

ACT OF FAITH (KUMVERA)

Mulungu wanga ndimvera mau anu onse, monga Eklezia katolika awamvera nawaphunzitsa,
ndiwamvera iwo cifukwa ndinu Mulungu woona ndipo Eklezia wanu sangathe kulakwa. Amen

ACT OF CONTRITION
O my God, because you are so Good, I am very sorry that I have sinned against you, and I will not
sin again. Amen.

ACT OF CONTRITION (KULAPA)

Mulungu wanga, ndilapa, ndileka zakwaipa zanga zonse, cifukwa ndinu wabwino ndiwokondeke
ndithu ndi wolanga anthu ocimwa. Mundithandize ndi caulere canu kuti ndisachimwenso. Amen

ACT OF HOPE
My God, I hope in you for grace and for glory, because of your promises, your mercy. And your
power.

Amen.

ACT OF HOPE ( KUKHULUPIRIRA )

Mulungu wanga, ndikhulupirira caulere canu pansi pano ndi moyo wosatha kumwamba, cifukwa
muna lonjezana nafe, ndinu Mulungu wosamala ndi wosanyengeza. Amen.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THEOLOGICAL AND CARDINAL VIRTUES

Virtues are gifts from God that lead us to live in a close relationship with him. Virtues are like habits.
They need to be practiced; they can be lost if they are neglected. The three most important virtues are
called theological virtues because they come from God and lead to God. The cardinal virtues are
human virtues, acquired by education and good actions. Cardinal comes from cardo, the Latin word
for hinge, meaning “that on which other things depend.”

THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
There are three (3) theological virtues
1. Faith-Believe in God-total gift of self to God
2. Hope –Drives our desire to relate to God. Helps us when we are scared or lonely.
3. Charity (love)-Love God above all things. Greatest of all Virtues. Includes loving those you do
not like or love us.

CARDINAL VIRTUES
There are (4) cardinal virtues
1. Prudence -Think through a situation and determine the moral choice. (EX: study or hang out with
friends)
2. Justice -Act fairly (EX: make a promise and keep it)
3. Temperance-Keep your desires and appetites in check. Draw a line
between legitimate pleasure and indulgence. (EX: one serving of chips or eating the whole bag/
Being on Social Media for 30 minutes or 3 hours)
4. Fortitude-Strengthens us to resist temptation (EX: just say “No”)

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

SACRAMENTS

What Are Sacraments?

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 'The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace,
instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us'.
This is a complex definition, so let's break it down.
 The word efficacious means 'effective.' This means that according to Catholic teachings,
sacraments do what they say they do. Because of God's power, they simply work, Catholics
believe.
 A sign is an object, word, or gesture that points to something beyond itself. According to
Catholic teaching, sacraments use all kinds of human objects, words, and gestures, but all of
these point beyond themselves to something greater, to God and His grace.
 Catholics define grace as God's free gift of His presence, His help, and His salvation.
Catholics believe, then, that sacraments point to and are channels of God's grace. They work as an
effective means of communication between God and His people.
Let's continue. According to Catholic doctrine:
 The sacraments are instituted by Christ. Christ instituted all seven sacraments as ways in
which He could be present to His people even after His Ascension into Heaven.

 The sacraments are also entrusted to the Church. Christ gave the sacraments to the Church so
that the Church could dispense them to the faithful.
 The sacraments dispense divine life. People who receive the sacraments actually share in the
divine life of God. His presence enters into their souls, He helps them to live the Christian
life, and He saves them so that they may reach eternal life.
According to the Catholic faith, the sacraments are a gift from God, given through the Church as an
outpouring of His love. Through the sacraments, God justifies and sanctifies His people (i.e., He
saves them and makes them holy), He meets His people where they are in order to draw them up to
Him, He pours out His grace, He builds up the Church and He receives worship.
The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments:

SACRAMENTS

There are three categories of sacraments in the catholic church.

1. Sacraments of initiation (Baptism, confirmation and Eucharist)
2. Sacraments of healing (confession and Anointing of the sick)
3. Sacraments of service (marriage and holy orders)

1. BAPTISM
In baptism, God's saving grace, His very presence, enters into the human soul. The essential rite of
baptism is very simple. The person celebrating the sacrament (usually a priest) says 'I baptize you in
the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit' while pouring water over the head of
the person receiving the sacrament or dipping the person in water. For Catholics, baptism is the
sacrament of salvation and the door to all other sacraments.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

2. EUCHARIST
Those who partake in the Eucharist receive the real Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ
in what appears to be bread and wine. During Mass, regular bread and wine are consecrated by the
priest, through God's power, when he repeats Jesus's words, 'This is My Body' and 'This is the
chalice of My Blood.'

3. CONFIRMATION
Confirmation provides a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit, which helps the confirmed Catholic
witness to Christ and lead a mature Christian life. The rite of confirmation, usually performed by a
bishop, involves the anointing with chrism (holy oil), the laying on of hands, and the words 'Be
sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.'

4. RECONCILIATION
In reconciliation, which is also called 'confession' or 'penance,' a Catholic confesses his or her sins
to a priest in the spirit of true repentance and receives forgiveness. The priest acts as a visible
representative of Christ, who forgives sins through Him, when he says the words of absolution: 'I
absolve you of your sins in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.'

5. ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Anointing of the sick offers the comfort of God's grace to those who are ill. The sacrament provides
spiritual and sometimes physical healing, according to God's will, but also allows the sick person to
join his or her sufferings to Christ and prepare for death. The essential rite of this sacrament involves
anointing with the oil of the sick and prayer.

6. MARIAGE
Marriage, or matrimony, joins a man and a woman together in a life-long covenant of self-giving
love. The two spouses give their consent to join together in marriage as the Church defines it. God
gives special grace to the couple that they may live out their vow.

7. HOLY ORDERS
In holy orders, men are ordained as bishops, priests, and deacons through a bishop's laying on of
hands and prayer. These men are given the grace to live out their lives in service to the Church and to
God's people.

SACRAMENTALS

Catholic Sacramentals
The Catechism teaches us that sacramentals are “holy things or actions of which the church makes
use to obtain for us from God, through her intercession, spiritual and temporal favors.” A
sacramental is anything set apart or blessed by the church to excite good thoughts and to help
devotion. It is through the prayers of the church offered for those who make use of these
sacramentals, as well as through the devotion they inspire, that they convey and obtain God‟s grace
and blessings.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

EXAMPLES OF SACRAMENTALS
1. Sign of the cross
2. Crucifix
3. Holy Rosary

4. Scapular
5. Saint Medals
6. Miraculous Medals
7. Holy Water
8. Blessed Oil
9. Blessed Salt

10. Statues & Plaques

11. Bibles & Books
12. The Seven Sorrows
13. Incense

In the Name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
The chief sacramental is the Sign of the Cross. The sign of the cross or a genuflection should be
made deliberately and prayerfully.
Sacramentals obtain favors from God through the prayers of the Church offered for those who make
use of them, and through the devotion they inspire.” Sacramentals should not be thought of as
contracts, investments, or good luck charms. To wear the scapular does not give us free reign to
commit mortal sin and still be assured of heaven. The scapular is a symbol of Marian devotion and a
silent prayer to Our Blessed Mother in heaven for salvation that she most certainly will not ignore.
Using holy water is not an infallible wiping away of our venial sins unless we have contrition for our
sins when we use it. The power of sacramentals, then, depends greatly on the devotion of both the
priest who gives the blessing and the person who is receiving the sacramental. They depend on the
prayers of the Church, the prayers of the blessings that are imposed on them, and the merits of Jesus
Christ, the Blessed Mother, and the Saints. Of themselves they do not save souls, but they are the
means for securing heavenly help for those who use them properly. Regarding blessed objects of
devotion, it is good to remember that it is the blessing the priest gives an object that makes it a
sacramental. The blessing gives God ownership over the object and dedicates it to Him, and He then
works through it. This is why it is very important to have sacramentals blessed; without the blessing
they do not hold any of the graces of benefits promised by the Church. To believe otherwise is to
degrade the sacramental to the level of a good luck charm. It is superstition to hold that the grace and
spiritual benefit one may receive comes from the sacramental itself; all grace comes from God. A
sacramental is merely a channel through which He has chosen to work

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

Sacramentals are channels of grace and can obtain for us these benefits:
1) Actual graces
2) Forgiveness of venial sins
3) Remission of temporal punishment

4) Health of body and material blessings

5) Protection from evil spirit.

Types of Sacramentals
We are surrounded by sacramentals. The Church has placed them in every aspect of our day-to-day
life. They may more or less be divided into categories, though some sacramentals may fall under
more than one. For instance, a rosary is both a prayer and a blessed object of devotion.
1) Blessings of deacons, priests, and bishops -- All blessings are considered sacramentals. The
blessings of deacons, priests, and bishops, such as the consecration of churches and the blessings
bestowed on palms, candles, or ashes are all sacramental actions.God. Ordained Catholic clergy
(deacons, priests, bishops) alone have been given the power to bless with a guarantee, as it were, and
it is they and they alone who can take 28
a new crucifix or rosary and turn them into sacramentals with
the power and prayers of the entire Church behind them.
2) Exorcisms -- One of the most remarkable effects of sacramentals is their ability to drive away evil
spirits. Exorcisms constitute the second category of sacramentals. They can be found in prayers or
even placed upon other sacramentals such as the St. Benedict medal.
3) Blessed objects of devotion -- The Church blesses an untold variety of objects which the faithful
use to inspire devotion. It would be impossible to list them all, but some of the main ones are holy
water, candles, ashes, palms, crucifixes, medals, rosaries, scapulars, and images of Our Lord, the
Blessed Virgin, and the saints. Some of these blessed objects, namely candles, ashes, and palms, are
given to us directly through the liturgy. Others, such as the scapular, rosary and Miraculous Medal
have been instituted or directly propagated by Our Blessed Mother. Sacramentals such as these play
a pivotal role in the devotion and spiritual life of any Catholic and should be treated with the respect
and dignity they deserve.
4) Rubrics and prayers -- It is easy to forget that rubrics and prayers are all sacramentals, such as
the bowing of the head at the holy name of Jesus or the sign of the cross. Many of these actions are
used so often that they are performed flippantly and without thought. How easy it is to forget that a
sincere recitation of the Confiteor before communion and the absolution of the priest afterwards can
remit venial sin and be used as a way of purifying one‟s soul before receiving Holy Communion.
How often in a day do we make the sign of the cross, forgetting that it is a testimony of faith in the
Trinity to Whom we belong and in the act of Redemption. All these things should be done
deliberately and devoutly, since they were deliberately instituted by the church to aid us in attaining
a deep love of God.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

Disposing of Sacramentals
When a sacramental is so worn that it can no longer be used as a sacramental, one should not
casually toss it into the trash. To prevent desecration, the sacramental should be returned to the
earthly elements. Holy water, for example, should be poured into a hole dug in the earth, in a spot no
one would walk over. Combustible sacramentals, such as scapulars and holy books, should be burned
and then buried. Larger sacramentals that do not burn should be altered so that their form no longer
appears to be a sacramental (for example, a statue should be broken up into small pieces) and then
buried. Objects made of metals can be melted down and used for another purpose.

MARY: THE MODEL OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

Why do us Catholics consider Mary to be so important? The Church‟s principal teachings about the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Chief reasons that it is important to know the truth about Mary are that:
- Knowing the truth about the Blessed Mother helps us to know the truth about her Son, Jesus, the
Redeemer of mankind.
- Mary always leads us to Jesus. - To
help people, be your children, other family members, students in your classes or programs, other
Catholics, non-Catholics, etc. deepen in the truth and can help them along on the path to salvation.

THE FOUR MARIAN DOGMAS

1. MOTHER OF GOD
Jesus is God, Mary is Jesus‟ mother, and Thus, Mary is the Mother of God. This dogma was first
defined at the Council of Ephesus in A.D. 431.

2. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and
privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race,
preserved immune from all stain of original sin.” - Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, 1854 B. Belief
in the Immaculate Conception dates to the early centuries of the Church, but was not defined until
1854. C. In her apparitions to St. Bernadette at Lourdes in 1858, the Mother of God referred to
herself by saying, “I am the Immaculate Conception.”

3. MARY’S PERPETUAL VIRGINITY

Mary is virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.
4. MARY’S ASSUMPTION Mary‟s Assumption is
a result of her perfect obedience and cooperation with her Son. C. Though not defined until 1950, the
Assumption of the Mother of God has been believed from the time of the early Church. The
Assumption refers to Mary, at the end of her earthly life, being taken up body and soul into heaven.
She was not assumed by her own power, rather, she was assumed into heaven by God.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

REPANTANCE
Repentance is an inner change of mind, resulting in an outward turning back, or turning around, to
face and to move in a completely new direction. In the Old Testament it could be toward God or
away from God . Ezekiel 33:18-19
Throughout the entire New Testament, repentance is a response to the gospel. Nothing can take its
place. True repentance accompanies true faith.
Without repentance, faith alone is a mere empty profession. Acts 2:37-38, James 2:19-20.
Anyone who is leaving out the call to repentance is misleading sinners and misrepresenting God.
Luke 13:3, Peter 3:9 . A person‟s sins can be blotted out by repentance and confession. Acts 3:19,
1 John 1:95, Luke 24:46-47 For a person that returns to God will receive forgiveness. (Isaiah 55:7).
Therefore, as Christians we are to continue in repentance. Acts 26:20
How to go to Confession
Make the Sign of the Cross: “Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been ______ since my
last Confession.”

Confess you sins.

When you have finished, say, “I am sorry for these and all my sins.”
The priest will give you a penance, and he may offer you some spiritual direction.
Pray an Act of Contrition.

GOD - THE HOLY TRINITY

The Trinity is the central dogma of the Christian religion. For Catholics, the Blessed Trinity is a
mystery: the one God is revealed in three persons (hypostasis in Greek): Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.

INTERCESSION OF MARY AND SAINTS

INTERCESSION OF MARY

Though she enjoys the glory of heaven, the Virgin Mary is still lovingly concerned with the struggles
of Christ's Body on earth. So she constantly prays for our needs with a mother's love.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

Intercession = Praying for Other People

Intercession, from the Latin word intercedare, means to make a plea on behalf of another. In a
religious context, intercession is petitionary prayer (i.e. prayer that asks for something) on behalf of a
fellow believer. Nearly all followers of the Christian religion practice intercession.

Christians are interceding whenever they pray for a friend who is worried about an upcoming exam,
pray for their pastor to serve the congregation well, their president to lead the country well, their
mother to be kept safe on her journey, or their ill aunt to recover quickly from surgery.

Christians of all denominations not only pray for one another, but often ask one another for this kind
of prayer when facing a difficult situation.

The Catholic believes that just as one can ask friends and family for prayer, one can call upon
believers in heaven who are the saints and our mother Mary for intercession as well. And the
intercession of Mary saints is believed to be especially effective, given their holy lives while on earth
and their communion with God in heaven.

THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS

Forming One Body
The doctrine of the "Communion of Saints" helps to explain the Church.
The baptized all form one body and the good of each is shared by all. "Because Christ (the Church's
most important member) is the head, his riches are given to all the members through the sacraments".
The Church has all her riches in a "common fund." Her two-fold communion is both "in holy things"
and "among holy persons." "God's holy gifts for God's holy people" (Elevation Proclamation in
Eastern liturgies).
Five Communions
The disciples "devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of the
bread, and the prayers" (Acts 2:42).
There are five Communions:
1. Communion in the faith - This faith of the Church was received from the apostles.
2. Communion of the sacraments - Sacraments, especially Baptism, link all the faithful to each
other and to Christ. The word "communion" "is especially "suited for the Eucharist which
brings about this communion" (Roman Catechism).

3. Communion of charisms - These

34 are "manifestations given by the Spirit for the common
good" (1 Cor 12:7).
4. Communion of common goods - Whatever a Christian has is really possessed in common
with everyone else.
5. Communion in charity - "If one members suffers, all suffer together; if one member is
honored, all rejoice together" (1 Cor 12:26).

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY

Rising Like Christ Did

The righteous will rise and live with the Risen Christ. Our resurrection, like his, is a work of the
Trinity. "The Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies through his
Spirit who dwells in you" (Rom 8:11).
"The resurrection of the flesh", the literal wording of the Apostles' Creed, means that besides our
immortal soul, our "mortal body" will also come to life.
The resurrection of the dead has always been a central Christian belief. "If there is no resurrection of
the dead, then Christ has not been raised. But, in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first
fruits of those who have fallen asleep" (1 Cor 15:12-14).
Progressively Revealed
God revealed this resurrection of the dead progressively. Hope in bodily resurrection comes from
faith in God as Creator of man's body and soul. God both created and remained faithful to his
Covenant. The martyrs in Maccabees expressed this hope. "The King of the universe will raise us up
to everlasting life because we have died for his laws" (Macc 7:9, 14).
Promises and Signs
Even more important, Jesus joined the resurrection of the dead to his own person. "I am the
Resurrection and the life" (Jn 11:25). He promised resurrection to those who eat his flesh and drink
his blood (Jn 6:53-59). He raised people from the dead as a sign of his future Resurrection (even
though his was of another order). He proclaimed the "sign of Jonah," that he would be raised after
three days in the tomb (Mt 12:39). The apostles became "witnesses to the Resurrection" because
"they ate and drank with Jesus after he rose from the dead" (Acts 10:41).
Faith in the Resurrection of the body has always met opposition. "On no point does the Christian
faith encounter more opposition than on the Resurrection of the body"

THE JUDGEMENT (HEAVEN, PURGATORY, HELL)

Death ends the time to accept or to reject Christ's grace. The New Testament speaks of a judgment
immediately after death. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus, and Jesus' words to the good thief,
speak of a final destiny of the soul which is different for each person.
Every man receives his eternal retribution immediately after death. He enters into Christ's
blessedness (immediately or after a purification) or into everlasting damnation.

HEAVEN
Those who die in God's friendship and are perfectly purified will see God face to face. "The souls of
the blessed have been, are, and will be in heaven before they take up their bodies again and before
the general judgment. They see God face to face, without the mediation of any creature".

This perfect life with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (and with all the saints and angels) is called
"heaven." It is complete happiness and the fulfillment of the deepest human longings.
Jesus Christ has "opened heaven to us," giving us full possession of the fruits of his Redemption and
making us partners in his heavenly glorification. Heaven is the community which is perfectly
incorporated with Jesus Christ.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

PURGATORY

Those who die in God's grace but are not yet perfectly purified are guaranteed eternal salvation. They
undergo purification after death to gain the holiness needed to enter heaven.
This "Purgatory" is totally different from the punishment of the damned. It is a cleansing fire. "The
person will be saved, but only through fire" (1 Cor 3:15).
The Church has always prayed for the dead and offered Mass for them. Judas Maccabees "made
atonement for the dead that they might be freed from their sins" (1 Macc 12:46). "Let us not hesitate
to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them.

Hell
Hell is the Final Separation from God.
We are united to God only if we freely choose to love him. We cannot love God if we sin gravely
against him, our neighbor or ourselves. "He who does not love, remains in death" (1 Jn 3:14). Jesus
warns us that we could be separated from him if we fail to help the poor in their serious needs (Mt
25:31-46). To die in unrepented mortal sin separates us from God forever by our own free choice.
This self-exclusion from God's presence is called "hell."
Jesus' Teaching on hell
Jesus spoke of hell. "It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown
into Gehenna" (Mt 5:29). "Be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in Gehenna" (Mt
10:28). Jesus will send his angels who "will gather all evil doers and throw them into the furnace of
fire" (Mt 13:41-42). Jesus will say to some, "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire" (Mt
25:41).
The Church Teaching on hell

The Church teaches that hell exists and that those who die in mortal sin will suffer "eternal fire."
This means a definitive separation from God (who alone is man's happiness).
These teachings on hell call man to use his freedom in view of his eternity. "Enter by the narrow gate;
for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction." This call is urgent because "those
who find it are few" (Mt 7:13-14). "Since we do not know the day nor the hour we should watch
constantly".
No One Predestined to Hell (1037)

God predestines no one to hell . Damnation comes about only by a persistence in mortal sin until
death. God wants "all to come to repentance" (2 Pet 3:9). The Church prays "save us from final
damnation and count us among those you have chosen" (Roman Canon).

THE CHURCH

WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

The Church is not something man makes after he is saved, but something God makes to save man.
We are not first saved as individuals, then form a Church; we are saved by getting aboard the one
Ark of salvation. (Noah‟s Ark was a favorite image of the Church for the Fathers.) “The word
BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com
CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

„church‟ (Latin, ecclesia, from the Greek ek-ka-lein, „to call out of‟) means convocation or an
assembly” that is called out of the world to be “holy” (“set apart”), by Christ himself to be Christ‟s
own Body on earth, “the extension of the incarnation.” The Church was founded by Christ, the
Church is the Body of Christ, and the Church‟s purpose is to make us into little Christs, to spread
Christ‟s life. Christ is the whole key to the Church‟s origin, nature, and end – and to ours.

THE BODY OF CHRIST

THE CHURCH AND THE EUCHARIST

The Church is “the People of God…who themselves, nourished with the Body of Christ, become
the Body of Christ” . “The Body of Christ” means both the Church and the Eucharist. The Church
“makes” the Eucharist and the Eucharist makes the Church. The Church is where we “eat” Christ and
Christ “eats” us, assimilates us to his life. The Eucharist is not just one of the many things the
Church does but the one thing she essentially is: Christ‟s Body.

THE THREE STATES OF THE CHURCH

Right now there are three states of the Church.

1. PIGRIMAGE: Consists of people who are still alive in this Earth.

2. PURGUTORY: Consists of people who are in purgatory

3. TRIUMPHANT: Consists of people who are in heaven

Some disciples are on earth, others have died and are being purified, and others are in full glory.

A union exists between believers who are still on this earth and those who have died. This union is
reinforced by an exchange of spiritual goods. "Yet, we all form one Church and in Christ we cleave
together".

Saints in Heaven

The saints in heaven establish the whole Church in holiness. Their merits are offered through Christ,
the one Mediator. By their concern, our weaknesses are helped. "Do not weep, for I shall be more
useful to you after my death"

Our union with the saints in heaven joins us to Christ. "We love the martyrs. May we also be their
companions and fellow disciples").

Souls in Purgatory

The Church has always had great respect for the dead. "It is a holy thought to pray for the dead that
they may be loosed from their sins". By our prayers, we help them and make their intercession for us
effective.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010
 THE XAVERIAN TOPICAL BOOKLET

FOUR MARKS OF THE CHURCH

The four marks of the church are ONE,HOLY,CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC.

1. ONE

We share the same faith and sacraments and we are united under one pope.

2. HOLY
The church is holy because it was founded by Jesus Christ and the church teaches the holy doctrine.

3. CATOLIC
The church is universal. Which means the church is for all people, at all times, in all places.

4. APOSTOLIC
The church is apostolic because it was founded by Jesus Christ who entrusted His authority to the
APOSTLES. This authority has been handed on from bishop to bishop.

BY : AMOS MUSONDA ( THE XAVERIAN CHIEF MASTER) Email: chaplainamosmusonda@gmail.com

CELL: 0962985017 / 0973522010