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	<title>Perspectives &#8211; The Southern Cross</title>
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		<title>Trust God: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/trust-god-12th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/12th-Sunday-2026Artboard-1-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trust God" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/12th-Sunday-2026Artboard-1-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/12th-Sunday-2026Artboard-1-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/12th-Sunday-2026Artboard-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/12th-Sunday-2026Artboard-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/12th-Sunday-2026Artboard-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/12th-Sunday-2026Artboard-1.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Sermon by  Emmanuel Suntheni OSB,  Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word Theme: Trust &#38; [&#8230;]
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		<title>Apostolic Nuncio Launches New Book in Pretoria</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/apostolic-nuncio-launches-new-book-in-pretoria/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="315" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Launch-of-Southern-Africa-My-Love-Part-One-420x315.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="launch of Southern Africa, My Love – Part One (2024–2025), a new book by Archbishop Henryk M. Jagodziński" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Launch-of-Southern-Africa-My-Love-Part-One-420x315.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Launch-of-Southern-Africa-My-Love-Part-One-744x558.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Launch-of-Southern-Africa-My-Love-Part-One-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Launch-of-Southern-Africa-My-Love-Part-One.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Church leaders, diplomats, religious communities and guests gathered at St John Vianney Regional Major Seminary on 15 June 2026 for [&#8230;]
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		<title>The Blood that Fed the Fruit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Raymond Perrier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June16-Perrier-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Hector Pietersen Memorial" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June16-Perrier-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June16-Perrier-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June16-Perrier-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June16-Perrier-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June16-Perrier-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June16-Perrier.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />An anniversary is a great opportunity to reflect. That means looking backwards but also looking at the present and looking [&#8230;]
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		<title>We Cry But We Rise</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="560" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Qeneso-Mohapi-420x560.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Qeneso Mohapi" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Qeneso-Mohapi-420x560.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Qeneso-Mohapi.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />A poem by Qeneso Mohapi,  technical producer and videographer, Radio Veritas &#8211;  We cry but we rise We cry, but we [&#8230;]
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		<title>God&#8217;s Nation: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gods-nation-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="God&#039;s Nation" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gods-nation-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gods-nation-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gods-nation-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gods-nation-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gods-nation-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gods-nation.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB,  Eleventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word Theme:&#160;I belong [&#8230;]
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		<title>Shrines around the World: Our Lady of Montserrat</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/shrines-around-the-world-our-lady-of-montserrat-spain/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gunther Simmermacher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Our-Lady-of-Montserrat-Shrine-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Our-Lady-of-Montserrat-Shrine" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Our-Lady-of-Montserrat-Shrine-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Our-Lady-of-Montserrat-Shrine-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Our-Lady-of-Montserrat-Shrine-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Our-Lady-of-Montserrat-Shrine-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Our-Lady-of-Montserrat-Shrine-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Our-Lady-of-Montserrat-Shrine.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />On June 10 2026, during his visit to Spain, Pope Leo XIV placed his pontificate under the protection of Our [&#8230;]
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		<title>Christ is Love: Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/christ-is-love-most-sacred-heart-of-jesus/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sacred-Heart-2026Artboard-1-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Sacred Heart of Jesus" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sacred-Heart-2026Artboard-1-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sacred-Heart-2026Artboard-1-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sacred-Heart-2026Artboard-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sacred-Heart-2026Artboard-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sacred-Heart-2026Artboard-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sacred-Heart-2026Artboard-1.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB &#8211;  The Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus Christ &#8211; Year B Sermon And Christian Act [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/christ-is-love-most-sacred-heart-of-jesus/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Divine Nourishment: Corpus Christi</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Corpus Christi" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB,  The Body And Blood Of Christ Sunday, Corpus Christi, Year A Sermon And Christian Act [&#8230;]
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		<title>Why the Sacred Heart of Jesus Matters</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/why-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-matters/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr Ralph de Hahn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fr Ralph de Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sacred heart]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />The Church marks the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the 3rd Friday after Pentecost, with that beautiful [&#8230;]
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