CISA REPORT:
NAIROBI, February 03, 2012 (CISA) – “Life of consecrated men and women is not an easier one; it calls for prayers and serious commitment,” John Cardinal Njue has said.Presiding over the Mass to mark the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, on February 1, a day of the Consecrated people at Nairobi’s Holy Family Minor Basilica, the Cardinal urged the faithful to pray for all those in the religious life.
“The faithful must feel obliged to pray for and materially support the life of our consecrated men and women. This is how they will succeed in their missionary work,” he said.
More than ever before religious life today is being challenged by various forces, one of them being secularism, added the Cardinal.
Describing parents as first catechists, he urged them to ensure that they guide their children well on matters pertaining to religious life.
“In this way we shall manage to promote religious vocations among the growing generation” he observed.
“Play your part well and the end result will be more young people coming in to join the Church as religious men and women,” emphasized Cardinal Njue.
The Cardinal paid glowing tribute to the pastoral work of the missionaries in the country and the entire African continent.
“It is now up to us to ensure that the spiritual seed planted by our missionaries is well watered and weeded,” he advised.
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