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Some of the digital means of communication need to be evangelized, Archbishop Kivuva said, and cautioned against digital content that he said is messing up families and lives of young people.
Aware of the existence of destructive media content, the Catholic Church leader emphasized the need for the Church to avail alternative constructive content to the youth and vulnerable adults.
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Addressing himself to the three FSP members who were taking their perpetual profession during the April 14 event, Archbishop Kivuva invited them to participate in shaping “the lives of our families”.
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“My dear sisters, you are baptized. Today you are being consecrated and being sent to the whole world as Jesus told His disciples to help shape the lives of our families, and young people in our schools through all that you have,” the Catholic Bishop told Sr. Lucy Nasimiyu Mutenyo, Sr. Elizabeth Mueni Mumbe, and Sr. Jacinta Mukai Muindi, the three FSP members who have described Catholic Bookshops as their “pulpit”.
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He cautioned them against the temptation to get discouraged amid life’s challenges, saying, “Taking your final vows does not mean you have finished everything; you are just starting; remember the devil is always at your pursuit mainly to discourage you.”
Archbishop Kivuva also urged the three FSP members to embrace what he referred to as “secret of success”, including a life of prayer, hard work and discipline.
“The secret of success of any religious community or family lies in prayer, hard work, and discipline. With the three you can form your life around the community and the Church, and you can also encourage young people to be men and women to embrace the same,” he said.
Speaking during the April 14 celebration, the Regional Superior of FSP communities in Kenya, Malawi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia welcomed the newly professed Sisters to the Society as perpetual members.
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“As a Pauline community, we welcome you with fraternal embrace to our family,” Sr. Rosemary Mueni Mwaiwa, said, and added, “Let the spirit of the divine master lead you to new path of great fidelity, to give wings and feet to the Gospel so that it may travel far and wide.”
Sr. Mwaiwa encouraged three FSP member who had just made their perpetual profession “to be communicators of hope in a world prone to desperation; to be communicators of faith in a society that sometimes seems resigned to disbelief; and to be communicators of love amid daily events that result to selfishness.”
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The Kenyan-born Catholic Sister who has previously underscored the need to prioritize education in faith in the person of Jesus Christ when engaging in promoting vocations to Religious Life went on to assure the three Daughters of St. Paul prayerful support and encouragement in living their Pauline Consecration to the full.
“When challenges come your way, the word of God and the Eucharist will sustain you and Sisters in the community will be your shoulders to lean on,” the Nairobi-based FSP member who has been Regional Superior since 2021 said.
Silas Mwale Isenjia is a Kenyan journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi University in Kenya. Silas has vast experience in the Media production industry. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.