KENYA: Instill virtues to curb societal ills, bishop urges priests
Rt. Rev. Philip Anyolo, Chairman of KCCB
Due to societal ills, political animosities and school unrests in Kenya, priests have been challenged to emphasize and instill virtues among Kenyans.
Speaking during the closing ceremony of the rectors, formators and bursars workshop at Resurrection Garden in Nairobi on July 26, Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) and the Bishop of Homabay Rt. Rev. Philip Anyolo said injustices, corruption, violence, acts of terror and destruction of properties experienced in the society and the current school unrest is fuelled by lack of moral values.
Bishop Anyolo called on the formators to teach the upcoming priests chastity, self-restraint, charity, diligence, forgiveness, kindness and humility so as to radiate the same in other people’s lives.
Secretary General of Pontifical
Societies of St. Peter Apostle
During this Year of Mercy, Bishop Anyolo called for more collaboration among seminaries, rectors and priests at large for a more enhanced spiritual growth.
In his speech, Rome based Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter Apostle Fr. Fernando Domingues called on the formators to always give their best to the seminarians and to accept their call with humility and generosity without retreating from their responsibilities.
The meeting brought together about 70 participants among them formators of the semiaries, rectors from the minor seminaries and from the seven major seminaries across the country. The Major seminaries are; St. Thomas Aquinas Nairobi, St. Augustine’s Seminary Mabanga, St. Mathias Mulumba Tidinyo, St Mary’s Seminary Molo, Christ the King Seminary Nyeri, St Joseph and Blessed Bakanja Seminary.
By Rose Achiego, Waumini Communications, KCCB
