“Consecrated Life is not a status; it is transparency, a life of sacrifice, a life given entirely to God and to brothers and sisters,” Bishop Ndakalako emphasized. By grounding his message in the language of gift, sacrifice, and coherence, the Angolan Catholic Bishop presented Consecrated Life as a visible sign of the Gospel – one that derives its meaning not from function or rank, but from faithful and selfless witness. “Consecrated Life in Africa today must be a living memory of the primacy of the person,” the Catholic Church leader said. Calling Consecrated Life a “living parable” and “an existence fully offered to God and to others,” the Catholic Church leader urged ICLSALmembers to return to the “Galilee of vocation,” where their initial call began. He encouraged them to transform structures into spaces of discernment and to live their vocation with authentic joy, noting that sadness in a Consecrated Person is a counter-witness to the Gospel.