THE BEATIFICATION OF BENEDICT DASWA:SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2015 AT BENEDICT DASWA SHRINE SITE IN TSHITANINI NEAR THOHOYANDOU

The celebration of the beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Tshimangadzo Samuel Benedict Daswa will take place on Sunday 13 September 2015 at the Benedict Daswa Shrine site in Tshitanini near Thohoyandou (17 km north of the Thohoyandou Stadium) in the Diocese of Tzaneen, Limpopo Province,South Africa.The representative of Pope Francis at the celebration will be His Eminence Angelo Cardinal Amato SDB,the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

The road direction is quite simple.After reaching Louis Trichardt/Makhado  on the N1, you turn into the R524 towards Thohoyandou.It takes about an hour or so by car from Louis Trichardt to Thohoyandou along the R524.

Once you get to the roundabout in Thohoyandou you must take the main street to Sibasa (north-east direction)towards Masisi.You keep going straight along the main street for about 12 kms until you see the Dzingahe sign and turn right to Road D 3710 in the direction of Mbahe-Malavuwe.After 5 km along this dust road you will arrive at the Benedict Daswa Shrine site on the right.

The GPS coordinates of the site are:

(DMS)   GPS Coordinates for the site:

S 22° 54’15.18″, E 30° 33′ 33.69″

DD (decimal degrees) GPS Coordinates for the site:

Latitude  -22.904224  Longitude 30.559366)  

FUND RAISING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE VENERABLE MARTYR BENEDICT DASWA

The Cause of the Venerable Martyr Benedict Daswa is now advancing to the most important event of his beatification which will be taking place later this year. Meanwhile the plan to develop the shrine in honour of his martyrdom near his home village is going ahead.All of this is the responsibility of the Diocese of Tzaneen.We have started a special fund-raising campaign for the cause of the venerable martyr of Christ - the Five Rand for Five rand campaign - and it is our hope that other dioceses and individuals and groups will contribute generously towards the cause so that we will be able to complete the work the Lord has given us to do in honour of his martyr.

The details of the special bank account is as follows:

Bank: Standard Bank of South Africa
Branch: 052749
Name of Account: Diocese of Tzaneen: Benedict Daswa Cause
Account Number: 330911538
Swift Code: SBZAZAJJ