{"id":499,"date":"2025-09-08T13:44:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/?p=499"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:44:41","slug":"priest-urges-faithful-to-stay-focused-and-committed-to-gods-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/news\/priest-urges-faithful-to-stay-focused-and-committed-to-gods-mission","title":{"rendered":"Priest Urges Faithful to Stay Focused and Committed to God\u2019s Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"499\" class=\"elementor elementor-499\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56511808 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56511808\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3125e74b\" data-id=\"3125e74b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100568cb elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"100568cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Father Zachariah Osman delivered a powerful homily urging the congregation to remain focused and faithful in their divine missions.<\/p><p>\u201cIf people have doubts or begin to think about the wealth they left behind, they will not fulfill the call entrusted to them efficiently,\u201d Father Zachariah warned.<\/p><p>He encouraged the faithful to draw strength through prayer and reliance on God\u2019s guidance in their service to others.<\/p><p>\u201cEvery service one carries out requires that we call on God to intercede for us,\u201d he added.<\/p><p>Father Zachari<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-500\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-500\" src=\"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0558-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0558-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0558-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0558-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0558-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0558-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saints Peter and Paul faithful<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>ah also took time to recognize and applaud the sacrifices made by priests and sisters who leave their homes and loved ones behind to serve in different parts of the world.<\/p><p>\u201cThey have sacrificed their lives to the service of God,\u201d he said, commending their unwavering dedication.<\/p><p>Father Zachariah Osman serves at Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Gidel, Nuba Mountains, and is also a counseling psychologist at the Mother of Mercy Hospital.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father Zachariah Osman delivered a powerful homily urging the congregation to remain focused and faithful in their divine missions. \u201cIf people have doubts or begin to think about the wealth they left behind, they will not fulfill the call entrusted to them efficiently,\u201d Father Zachariah warned. 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