KENYA: Young People to be Careful in Making Choices, Says Prelate as Parish Marks Diamond Jubilee
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA
Marks Diamond Jubilee
Credit: Fr. Kevin
At the celebration to mark 75 years of evangelization of St. Peter Claver- Lwak Parish in Kisumu Archdiocese in Kenya, the Local Ordinary has cautioned young people on their way of making choices in life.
Addressing the young people in his homily during the ceremony held on Sunday, September 11, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba asked the young people who were attending the function most of whom pupils and students from the Institutions within the parish, to make choices which move them “closer to Christ’s salvation, mercy and love.”
“I draw attention to young people in this Mass today to make careful choices in life,” Archbishop Muhatia said and warned further, “be careful of the heartlessness that at times you can embrace in making certain requests.”
Basing his reflection from the Gospel of Luke the evangelist on the parable of the prodigal son who “moved away from Christ’s warmth and values,” Archbishop Muhatia encouraged the young people to pay attention to the parable and always make better choices.
In his homily the Prelate emphasized that “the choice of sin is a choice from the freedom to slavery, from a home to homelessness and from the love of God.”
As the prodigal son saw the need of going back home to his father, Archbishop Muhatia told the congregants the “most important action after making mistake is to retrack once steps and be sorry.”
and the Christians of Lwak parish
He called on the Christians to embrace the life of reconciliation and the life of the Sacraments through which “we experience the fullness of the love and mercy of Christ,” since God Himself is attracted to those in need of his mercy.
The Prelate appreciated the Christians of St. Peter Claver Lwak parish for the 75 years of evangelization as he thanked the Lord for the many parishes and institutions that have been created from the Lwak.
Speaking during the same function, the Parish Priest Fr. Kevin Ochong Owino acknowledged the work of the first missionaries through whom the faith of Christians have grown and developed over the years.
“As we mark 75 years even though should be 76 years this year, we remember the work of evangelization that has been done in this parish,” Fr. Owino said and continued, “We thank the missionaries who struggled and toiled to instruct our people in Faith and today we see how their work has inspired the development of the parish.”
“We thank God for the gift of the missionary fathers who accepted to be sent to this part of the world and today the seed they planted has grown and we are happy to celebrate this Diamond Jubilee 75 years later,” Fr. Owino appreciated.
