Prayer Garden of the Carmelites in South Africa
The Carmelite friars of Karnataka-Goa Province
who are serving in Benoni, Johannesburg, South
Africa have built a beautiful prayer garden. The
prayer garden was blessed by Dr Buti Tlhagale
the Archbishop of Johannesburg on November 21,
2021 the solemnity of Christ the King.
The prayer garden is built at Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish Benoni, South Africa. Dr Buti
Tlhagale, Archbishop of Johannesburg blessed the
prayer garden and then celebrated the Holy
Eucharist. The Archbishop in his homily thanked
all for creating such a beautiful garden where
people can come and encounter God. This garden
will be a place of healing.
Fr Arvin Tauro, the superior and parish priest,
thanked all those who helped to realize this
dream of the prayer garden. The archbishop also
blessed the tabernacle at the retreat centre
chapel.
We congratulate our friars for this prayer
garden which will certainly become a place of
encounter with the divine.