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Tributes pour in for Cardinal Khoarai
MASERU-CARDINAL Sebastian Koto Khoarai, 91, the first Mosotho to attain the position, died last Saturday in Mazenod after serving the Catholic Church for 65 years.
The church has not revealed the cause of death except saying he was sick and had to be admitted to a hospital for a while.
Reverend Francis Makhetha of the Mofumahali oa Maloti, Ketane, in the Mohale’s Hoek diocese, worked closely with the cardinal.
He described Cardinal Khoarai as a man of God who “was a strong bishop who started the Mohale’s Hoek diocese”.
Reverend Makhetha says the Cardinal’s early years were hard but he had gotten used to the hard work at Mazenod where he facilitated the improvement and facelift of the Regina Mundi, and Ha-Mohasoa.
The late Cardinal Khoarai
The Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference through its Secretary General, Fr Hosea Chale, has released the following information regarding the burial of the late Cardinal Khoarai:
His Eminence Cardinal Khoarai who passed away on the 17th of April 2021, will be laid to rest on the 4th of May 2021 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the Diocese of Mohale’s Hoek. The service will commence with Mass at 07h00. There will be only 200 people participating due to Covid 19 protocols. The representation will be made up of Bishops, Priests, Religious, His Majesty the King, Christian Council of Lesotho, the family of Khoarai and the faithful.
The late Cardinal Khoarai
The SACBC would like to convey its heart-felt condolences to the Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference and all its faithful on the passing away of His Eminence Sebastian Cardinal Khoarai OMI
Cardinal Khoarai left this world on Saturday 17
th April 2021 around 13h00 at Mazenod. He died at the age of 91. His burial will be announced later. However, he will be laid to rest in the diocese of Mohale’s Hoek where he served as a bishop for 36 years.
May he rest in eternal happiness in the mercy of God.