Folks,I recently came across the following cutting from the Zanzibar Gazette. It announces the ordination of Rev. Fr. Lucien D'sa. It also mentions that the Pope sends "Special Benediction and Plenary Indulgence" to all those present at the ordination or first mass.
It turns out that Rev. Fr. Lucien D'sa was the first non-white Holy Ghost Missionary in Zanzibar. It also turns out that Fr. D'sa was the grand uncle of Mervyn Maciel. Here is an interesting picture of the Rev. Father on his missionary travels in E. Africa. The picture is at least a century old. https://www.flickr.com/photos/45002663@N00/50912060908/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/45002663@N00/50912875942/in/dateposted-public/ Mervyn
