KENYA: Cardinal Njue Urge African Women to be Protagonists of Reconciliation, Peace and Love
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| H.E. John Cardinal Njue Archbishop of Nairobi |
His Eminence
John Cardinal Njue, the Archbishop of Nairobi Kenya has urged Catholic Women
all over Africa to be protagonists of reconciliation, peace and love starting
right from their families, to the community and spreading out to the whole
continent of Africa. Cardinal Njue said this on 2nd September in
Nairobi when he addressed the Pan African Meeting of Catholic Women.
John Cardinal Njue, the Archbishop of Nairobi Kenya has urged Catholic Women
all over Africa to be protagonists of reconciliation, peace and love starting
right from their families, to the community and spreading out to the whole
continent of Africa. Cardinal Njue said this on 2nd September in
Nairobi when he addressed the Pan African Meeting of Catholic Women.
The meeting which
begun on Monday 31st August, was organized by the Symposium of
Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) in collaboration with
the Pastoral Department of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in
Eastern Africa (AMECEA) with the support of Missio under the theme: “The
African Women Moving Towards the African Year of Reconciliation.”
begun on Monday 31st August, was organized by the Symposium of
Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) in collaboration with
the Pastoral Department of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in
Eastern Africa (AMECEA) with the support of Missio under the theme: “The
African Women Moving Towards the African Year of Reconciliation.”
“The theme
that you chose for this meeting is so vital and very timely because when you
look at the things that are happening in various countries where we are coming
from; one of the worrying things is the confrontation, which is not only at the
national level but beginning from the family,” Cardinal Njue said.
that you chose for this meeting is so vital and very timely because when you
look at the things that are happening in various countries where we are coming
from; one of the worrying things is the confrontation, which is not only at the
national level but beginning from the family,” Cardinal Njue said.
“There is
confrontation in the family, in the community up to the national level and even
in the wider spiritual bodies that is the Church. And so when you come out with
the theme focusing on reconciliation, let this be embraced as a way in which
you are going to become instrumental or instruments of God in bringing that so
much needed harmony right from the root of the society, the family.”
confrontation in the family, in the community up to the national level and even
in the wider spiritual bodies that is the Church. And so when you come out with
the theme focusing on reconciliation, let this be embraced as a way in which
you are going to become instrumental or instruments of God in bringing that so
much needed harmony right from the root of the society, the family.”
Cardinal
Njue encouraged the women to build identities of integrity and love. “If we are
going to have reconciliations let there be the focusing on own identity and
know that you are capable of being instruments of that reconciliation. But for
that to happen there must be the embracing of that identity and dignity without
getting scared of the problems that might come along the way.”
Njue encouraged the women to build identities of integrity and love. “If we are
going to have reconciliations let there be the focusing on own identity and
know that you are capable of being instruments of that reconciliation. But for
that to happen there must be the embracing of that identity and dignity without
getting scared of the problems that might come along the way.”
Quoting the
words of the document of the Vatican Council, The Church in the modern world
Cardinal Njue said that ‘… the Church must constantly read the signs of the
time’ and so he advised the women to constantly read the signs of time in order
to propagate and evangelize in an effective way.
words of the document of the Vatican Council, The Church in the modern world
Cardinal Njue said that ‘… the Church must constantly read the signs of the
time’ and so he advised the women to constantly read the signs of time in order
to propagate and evangelize in an effective way.
“Let this
initiative that has begun here be continued even when you go back to your
various countries. When going home from here, please go with the spirit of
reconciliation,” he said urging the women to remain close to God in all their
endeavors through God’s word, through prayers and through concretely living the
sacraments in their lives.
initiative that has begun here be continued even when you go back to your
various countries. When going home from here, please go with the spirit of
reconciliation,” he said urging the women to remain close to God in all their
endeavors through God’s word, through prayers and through concretely living the
sacraments in their lives.
“You have a
wonderful example that is Mary Mother of God, how wonderful it would be if you
are able to emulate her character. Mothers are the image of the love of God,
while your husbands are the image of the fatherhood of God, take it seriously
and live that identity to the latter,” Cardinal Njue advised.
wonderful example that is Mary Mother of God, how wonderful it would be if you
are able to emulate her character. Mothers are the image of the love of God,
while your husbands are the image of the fatherhood of God, take it seriously
and live that identity to the latter,” Cardinal Njue advised.
“The last
person to come out of a burning house is usually the mother because she wants
to make sure that even under the bed no child remains. The responsibility to
reconcile your families, your society, your country and Africa at large is in
your hands. Do not shy away from this noble cause to bring tremendous
differences in the society. And while you are doing that, be assured of our
prayers.”
person to come out of a burning house is usually the mother because she wants
to make sure that even under the bed no child remains. The responsibility to
reconcile your families, your society, your country and Africa at large is in
your hands. Do not shy away from this noble cause to bring tremendous
differences in the society. And while you are doing that, be assured of our
prayers.”
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
