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AFRICAN SYNOD CONTINUED FROM ISSUE NO. 80 MARCH
2010
AN APPEAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY
But
it would be a tragedy if adjustments are made only in the interest of the rich
and again at the expense of the poor. Many of the conflicts, wars and poverty
of
“
It is said that the cradle of
the human species is somewhere in
We commend the efforts to
liberate
The AU and other regional
groups, at times in collaboration with the UN, have undertaken initiatives for
resolving conflicts and keeping peace in many crisis situations. On the
economic front
The Synod commends these
efforts, because these programmes clearly link economic emancipation of
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continued in the next issue.
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“YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD YOU ARE THE SALT
OF THE EARTH.”
This year
in the Catholic Diocese of Machakos, has
been set aside to pray for the priests. The theme is “You are the Light of the
World You are the salt of the Earth” A
special prayer is being said daily for them.
Following
is the prayer just in case you did not get the February Issue or a copy of the
prayer. “Lord Jesus, present in the Most Holy Sacrament, You wanted to continue
Your presence among us through Your priests, grant that their words, may always
be your words, their gestures, your gestures, so that their lives be a faithful
reflection of your life.
May
they be men who Speak to people about God, and of God to people. Let them not
be afraid to serve, that they may serve the Church in the way she needs to be
served.
Let
them be witnesses of eternity in our time, men who move in history with your
own steps and doing good to all.
Let
them be faithful to their duties, zealous of their vocation and donation,
bright mirrors of their identity and may they always live the joy of the gift
they received. I ask this through the intercession of Your Holy Mother Mary:
may she, who was present in Your life, be always present in the lives of your
priests. Amen.”
From: the Communication
Office.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATED IN STYLE.
On 7th
March about six hundred women gathered at Cathedral and Katoloni Parishes
respectively to celebrate International Women’s Day.. Mrs. Angelina Kyonda,
Chairlady Kathonzweni Parish facilitated the meeting at Cathedral. In her
speech she highlighted that :- Women are the pillars of every home and they
play a very important role in making peace. A truly joyful woman creates peace
wherever she is and also makes her home stand firm. Therefore women should take
their responsibility of creating and making peace seriously. About 200 women
had their headscarf’s blessed that day. In Katoloni Parish, women had mass and
discussion on the role of women in making peace.
The
women realized that they play a key role in peace making and that once you are
at peace you grow and develop in other areas like, being self reliant.
The
women staff in the Development office were not left out on this auspicious
occasion. On the 8th of March they organized a good celebration of
Mass and breakfast together to celebrate women’s day and bid farewell to Sr.
Shelja and Fr. Muoka as they moved to their new offices.
On
the 9th -28th Mutituni women guardians also gathered to
celebrate this great day. A presentation on peace making was given highlighting
that there is no progress in the absence of peace. Although women suffer most
when there is war and violence, the same women are key instruments in creating
peace. The climax of this day was when Mrs. Angelina Kyonda was awarded a
presidential award for serving the Nation well. This was done at her home
District Kathonzweni on the 16th of March
By: Mary
Kisongoa
Chairlady
Cathedral.
A REFLECTION AS WE ENTER INTO THE EASTER
SEASON.
ARE
YOU BITTER OR BETTER
One
day, two monks were walking through the countryside. As they walked, they spied
an old woman sitting at the edge of a river. She was upset because there was no
bridge, and she could not get across on her own. The first monk kindly offered,
"We will carry you across, if you would like." "Thank
you," she said gratefully, accepting their help. So the two men
joined hands, lifted her between them and carried her across the river. When
they got to the other side, they set her down, and she went on her way. After
they had walked another mile or so, the second monk began to complain.
"Look at my clothes," he said. "They are filthy from carrying
that woman across the river. And my back still hurts from lifting her. I can
feel it getting stiff."
The
first monk just smiled and nodded his head. A few more miles up the road, the
second monk griped again, "My back is hurting me so badly, and it is all
because we had to carry that silly woman across the river! I cannot go any
farther because of the pain." The first monk looked down at his partner,
now lying on the ground, moaning. "Have you wondered why I am not complaining?"
he asked. "Your back hurts because you are still carrying the woman. But I
set her down five miles ago."
Eph.
4:31-32 “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put
away from you, with all malice: Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."
That
is what many of us are like in dealing with each other in our work places as
well as our families. We hold the pain
of the past over our loved ones' heads like a club, or we remind them every
once in a while, when we want to get the upper hand, of the burden we still
carry because of something they did years ago.
Nothing will rob a Christian of spiritual victory more than a spirit of
bitterness or resentment against someone who has wronged him. An unforgiving
heart is more dangerous than a heart attack for a Christian. Blessing and power
come from love and not offence. If you handle offence the right way, God will
bring justice and will be our recompense.
Un-
forgiveness really affects one person only and that is the one with the
unforgiving heart.
PRACTICAL
APPLICATION
Examine
your heart today and if there be any trace of un forgiveness and bitterness,
deal with it today lest you miss out on Gods blessings.
From: Internet Collections.
AFRICAN SYNOD IN KIKAMBA CONTINUED FROM ISSUE NO. 80
KILUNGU KYA KATATATU.
KANISA YOTHE YIULU WA NTHI
12)
Syana mbingi sya Afrika ni syitiite misyi yoo na kuthi kumantha mawikalo nthi
ingi. Imwe kati wa syana isu ni syiendee nesa na kutwiika mawikalo moo na nthi
syoo, angi moo no maendee na kumantha nzia sya kwikala nesa. Twinengane asu
onthe usuvioni wa kanisa Musyi wa Ngai vandu vonthe vala mai.
“ Nai
mueni na wanthokya” (Mathayo 25: 35) ngewa ino ya ivinda ya muminukilyo no
nginya tumyose ta wia witu wa kwika – ivindani yii tui.
Kanisa
ya Afrika yitungia Ngai muvea kwooondu wa syana syayo mbingi ila syi uthukumini
wa Ngai nthi syi kivathukany’o iulu wa nthi.
13) Muvea mwingi ota ou ni kwa onthe ala maetie Ndeto
ya Ngai kuu kwitu Afrika; athembi, masista mavulatha na aklisto ala meeyumisye
kutavany’a uvoo museo nthi ya Afrika. Amwe moo me o vo kati waitu.
Muvea
munene kwa asu ala meyumasya kwikalany’a na andu moo ona ivinda ya kau, na
mathina angi. Amwe moo nimonanasya ulumu wa muikiio woo ona nginya kuawa.
KILUNGU
KYA KANA: KANISA YA AFRIKA
14)
Ni kindu kya vata kwililikany’a kana ndeto ya Ngai twai o nayo kuu kwitu Afrika
kuma tene; nthi ya Misili na Ethiovia na itina kundu kumwi kwa Afrika ya iulu.
Kanisa
ino ya tene niyithiitwe yi ya utethyo munene kwa kanisa yonthe kwa maundu me
kivathukany’o ta;
-Momanyisyo ma Ngai.
-Momanyisyo ma kithayuni.
-Momanyisyo ma uthaithi.
-Atheu na ngusi sya muikiio.
Kanisa wa misili na Ethiovia
ila syakwatie motato na mothiny’o maingi kwoondu wa muikiio ni sya kutungiwa
muvea muno na twivoya syithiwe na ngwatanio na kanisa ila ingi syi nthini wa
Afrika.
Ngwatanio isu ni ya vata muno
kwa andu ala me masomoni nthi ingi sya uenini, aingi moo ni aklisto ma katoliki.
Nimaendeeaa na kwonany’a muikiio woo makanisani ala me ku nthi sya uenini kula
meusomea.
Aingi
ma aklisto ma kanisa isu maumite nthi syi kivathukany’o na kwoou ngwatanio yoo
na kanisa ila syi Afrika ni ya vata muno nundu kwa ngwatanio isu nimakwataa
athembi ma kumathukuma kuma Afrika.
15)
Kanisa ya Afrika yiendeea kwithiwa na ngwatanio isu na andu mayo onthe o kula
mai. Motanu, mathina, wikwatyo na wendi wa andu maitu o me kula mai,
nimatukonetye ithyonthe ta kanisa ya Afrika.
Kindu
kila kya mbee na kya vata kanisa yailite kunenga andu ma Afrika ni kutavany’a
uvoo museo wa Klisto. Kwoou nitwiyumitye ta kanisa kutavany’a kwa kithito uvoo
museo kwa andu ma Afrika.
Nundu,
“kwithiwa thayu nthini wa Klisto nokw’o kutonya kutunenga maendeeo maw’o”,
kwianana na ndeto sya Asa Mutheu Benedict XVI, Ivukuni yake (Caritas in
Veritate No. 8). Kwiyumya na kuete maendeeo anduni kuetawe ni ualyuku wa ngoo,
na ualyuku wa ngoo uetawe ni uvoo museo ula utavanaw’a.
Ni
wia witu kwiyumya ni kana twithiwe miio ya kuete wiw’ano, uw’o na muuo nduani
situ, twithiwe, “atumwa ma Klisto” (2Akolintho5:20) ula niwe muuo na wiw’ano
witu.
Andu
onthe ma kanisa, athembi, masisita, mavulatha na aklisto, no nginya twithiwe na
ngwatanio na kuthukuma na uumwe ula uetae ukumbau.
Tuithangaaw’a
ni nthimo ino ila yaasya, “Nguthu ya muthwa yi ngwatanio, ivalukasya nzou nima
nthi,” tukakie kana kukw’a ngoo nundu wa mathina ala me nthini wa nthi Afrika.
16)
Kanisa ya Afrika nithoketye woni ula wanenganiwe wumbanoni usu wa maasikavu ma
Afrika wa kwithiwa na ngwatanio na nthi ila syi uthuiloni wa sua.
Mathina
maingi ala me Afrika na, mathina ala maetawe Afrika me o vo nthini wa nthi ingi
ta Asia na
Ngwatanio
yaitu na nthi isu ikaete mendeeo maingi muno na kutetheanisya mathinani asu.
Twivoya Mwiai atwony’e nzia ya kwithiwa na ngwatanio na nthi isu.
syike ou kwoondu wa useo wa
nthi syoo na andu
17) Kyama kya “SECAM” nikyo
kietae ngwatanio ya uthukumi wa atongoi maitu ma Kanisa ya Afrika. Kyama kiu
nikithiitwe na mathina wiani wa kyo nundu wa kulea kutwiikwa undu vaile ni amwe
ma maasikavu maitu ma Kanisa ya Afrika.
Twitungia
Ngai muvea nundu wumbano uu wa maasikavu ma Afrika nunaeleisye vata wa kyama
kii kya SECAM na wia wakyo kanisani yaitu ya Afrika.
Nitwiyumbanitye
kutwiika kyama kiu kya SECAM nikana kianiisye wia wakyo.
18)
Ta Maasikavu twikulya tuthukume vamwe twi ngwatanio mawumbanoni maitu ta
maasikavu na tuyonany’a ngelekany’o nzeo kwa nthi situ muno muno maunduni ma
wiw’ano na uw’o, twithiwei twi aseuvya ma muuo na wiw’ano vandu vonthe vala
tui.
Ngwatanio na uumwe wa
Maasikavu niw’o kitina kya vinya witu ta Kanisa. Ngwatanio ino ite vo uthukumi
witu na ukusi wa uvoo museo niwanangawa ni amaitha ma Kanisa.
Ngwatanio ino niyikwendeka
muno muno ta maunduni ma unyaiisya wa mauvoo, na mautangasi ma mauvoo iulu wa
nthi.. Nitwithiitwe na uongleku wa itese sya radio sya katoliki kuu kwitu
Afrika ila syai 15 mwakani wa 1994 na kuvikia vau tui twina mbee wa 163 nthini
wa nthi 32 sya Afrika. Aa ni maendeeo maseo na twikulya nthi ila ite na itese
sya radio sya Katoliki syike ou kwoondu wa useo wa nthi syoo na andu moo.
19)
Kila Asikavu no nginya anenge maundu aa ma wiw’ano, uw’o na muuo mwanya wa mbee
maunduni ma uthukumi nthini wa Diocese yake.
To be
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SUNDAY COMMENTARIES
Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34, 37-43;
The resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ is a mystery
which no one can fully comprehend. The Gospels do not describe how Jesus rose
from the dead but they present us with a proclamation that Jesus is risen and
that His close followers were eye witnesses to the empty tomb. In all the
Gospels, women are the privileged as the first witnesses of the empty tomb.
During His passion and death, Jesus was deserted practically by all. Judas betrayed him, Peter denied him, and
other disciples ran away.
Only a few women who witnessed his crucifixion and burial
now visit the empty tomb. Mary Magdalene is a model of a courageous woman who
reflects the undying zeal to follow the master. The resurrection opens a new
reality. It fulfills the prediction of Jesus that after his death he will rise.
This is the cause of our joy. Though human beings desert
the Lord, he still reveals himself to them and wants to restore them as he did
with his disciples. When we run away from Him, he calls us back to repentance.
Peter is bold enough to proclaim the mystery of Jesus and confirm His trust in
the crucified.
2nd Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:12-16; Apoc. 1:9-13, 17-19; John 20:19-31
The God we worship is all present. He is very close to
those who have committed their lives to Him. The revelation to John gives us a
foretaste of the heavenly
This reminds us of our baptism in which we believe that
we died to sin and rose to righteousness. Our rapport with God was strengthened
and is maintained by our closeness to His son who is our Brother and Lord.
The witness of the apostles and those who were baptized
made many people come to seek for healing and exorcism. Our witness through
life and words should create an impact on those who have not known Christ.
Preaching by our lives is our fundamental occupation. The greatest gift the
Risen Lord gives to His disciples is the Holy Spirit who is the true source of
peace and reconciliation.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit helps the church to
realize her mission. The Spirit helps us to be sure of what we hope for and to
be certain of what we do not see (Heb 11.1). Unlike Thomas, our faith is not
based on what we have seen but it is on what we have heard and experienced.
3rd Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:27-32, 40-41; Apoc 5:11-14; John 21:1-19
The Gospel narrative sounds scandalous. Having read last
Sunday’s Gospel which was meant to strengthen the disciples especially Thomas,
here Peter and seven others dare go back to their old profession. None discourages
Peter from going fishing; instead they say to him, “We will also go”.
It is during their fishing experience that the risen Lord
visits them and wants to remind them of their vocation of being fishers of men.
Peter needed it the more being the leader of the apostles. The question is, if
he loves the Lord, why has he to go to his former job? Peter denied the Lord
three times.
Here he affirms his love three times. We sometimes act
like the disciples and Peter. How often do we betray the Lord? How often do we
co-operate with our friends in going back to our old way of life? The Lord
comes to us and seeks to restore us.
Like the disciples, we are frustrated when we want to do
it our own way. We fail to recognize him but He acts and reminds us of His
presence. Let us be open to His Spirit who reminds us of our responsibilities
in building his Kingdom. Like Peter, it is in trusting acknowledgment of our
weakness that we shall find our true strength.
4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 13: 14, 43-52; Apoc 7: 9, 14-17; John 10: 27-30
This Sunday is traditionally referred to as the Good
Shepherd Sunday. The image of a Shepherd takes its divine root in the Jewish
history when it is attributed to God. Shepherds in
The Kings, whom God entrusted to his people, would
sometimes act like hired shepherds and torment God’s people (Eze. 34). In such
cases God declares that He will be the Shepherd of his own flock (Ps 99). Jesus
in the Gospel assures his followers that He is their shepherd and protects
them. They have been entrusted to Him by His Father. He has paid the cost of
ownership with His blood. We did not merit becoming God’s people in Baptism but
Jesus paid the ransom. Our response should be faithful witness to the Words of
our Shepherd whom we witness. Pastors of God’s flock and the leaders of the
people are challenged to play the part of Shepherd. All Christians participate
in the ministry by helping one another realize the goal.
By Fr. Francis Maundu.
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BISHOP’S DIARY
APRIL 2010
1st Holy
Thursday
Chrism mass
5th Easter Monday - Welcoming
Ikalaasa Sisters
7th Mbuvo
Parish
Silver
Jubilee Fr. Vitale
13th
–16th KEC Plenary
29th Caritas
Executive Meeting
30th Diocesan Youth Leaders
MAY
7— 9th Ndithini Parish
10th Diocesan
Educa-tion team
13th
14th Mitaboni
fundraising
15th Ordination
Spiritan Nairobi
16th Mwala
Convent. Fundraising
22nd-23rd Mbiuni
29th-30th Tala
Confirmation
REMARKABLE NEWS BRIEF
A NEW LOOK!
Bishop’s
office got a new look after renovations were done and new offices added.
This
was done on the 2nd of March 2010 in a colourful ceremony which was officiated
by Rt. Rev. Martin Kivuva Musonde. The
new offices include: The office of the CRE Advisor, Education Secretary Finance office, Vicar Generals office and the
office of the Vocation Director.
APOLOGY
In the last Issue Page 3 we wrote “Fr. Pius Kyule
the Chairman of the Diocesan priests in Machakos.” Fr. Pius is the Chairman for
all priests not the Diocesan Priests.
We therefore apologize for that mistake. By: The communication team
Catholic Diocese of Machakos
P.O. Box - 344 -90100 Machakos
Tel. +254-44-20484; Fax. +254-44-21308
Office
E-mail: bishopsomks@wananchi.com