In collaboration with the Bishop of Buta, Monsignor Martin Banga, the bishop of the neighbouring diocese of Lolo, Monsignor Jean-Bertin Nadonye, celebrated the Mass and blessed and inaugurated, on Sunday, October 25, 2026, the Marian cave of the parish Christ-Roi of Aketi, served by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the diocese of Buta.
The parish celebrated its 100 years of existence on Sunday, November 23, 2025, and the erection of a Marian cave is one of the fruits of this century. At the close of the month of the Rosary, the bishop of Lolo first blessed, in the parish church, the statue of the Virgin before blessing the cave and installing the statue there.
Priests, religious and religious from the dioceses of Buta and Lolo participated in the celebration. Many faithful came from the parishes and sub-parosses of the dean Christ-Roi, including the parishes of St. Peter of Makoko, St. Norbert of Ibembo and St.Kizito of Pesana.
Various choirs of the Dean conducted a religious concert in the afternoon. The day before, the choirs hosted a first religious concert on the centennial podium.
The celebration had begun with a conference held on Thursday, 22 October, on the Blessed Virgin Mary and the importance of a Marian cave in a parish.
A broadcast on this topic was broadcast on the radio Fondambo and on the Voice of Aketi.
Father Faustin Ngonga, o.m.i.
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