Missionaries of Africa, Jinja

I believe almost everyone loves recreation am I right? It was on the evening of 26 th of November 2016, in the Lavigerie F ormation H ouse Jinja, after Fr. Arsène A.K.A Cekoroba led the Eucharistic celebration of the GREAT LAVIGERIE DAY when a fabulous event resumed. Following the clear directions from Gabriel Ouma, the MC of the day, we commenced with the introduction of the welcomed guests led by Rev. Fr. Yago Abeledo. The bodily nourishment followed while Z e no Kokoyo and Moses Ashango, the DJs, entertained us with good music. Immediately after the meal, Simon Kimani’s crew came in with a skit concerning the arrival of the f irst missionaries in Uganda. We had a vivid picture of the scenario of what the first missionaries encountered as the first people who brought Christianity. It seemed that was not enough, we had  powerful words of encouragement  from MSOLA sisters and a beautiful song from MSOLA and Benedictine sisters. We had the cutting of the cake and we all shar

Fr. Evert Van Oostrom delivering his homily Today is New Year’s Eve. Today’s Gospel message is short but most relevant on this founder’s day: “watch yourselves, or your hearts will be co-arsened with debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day will be sprung on you suddenly like a trap. Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to stand with confidence before the son of God.” This son of God is Jesus Christ and father Lavigerie is Jesus’ missionary servant. We, the Missionary Sisters of our Lady of Africa and the Missionaries of Africa, are to be caught and passioned by Jesus Christ like father Lavigerie himself. Lavigerie was rather reserved in revealing his own inner spiritual life. However, shortly before his death, in a simple conversation with the seminaries of the apostolic school, St. Eugene, he revealed, in a marvelous way, his inner life and what motivated him passionately in all his life: “mes e

The Sunday 6 th November 2016 was a significant and historical day to the church of Uganda and the society of the missionaries of Africa. This was a day for the opening session of the cause of Beatification of the two pioneers of faith in Uganda Fr. Simeon Lourdel commonly known as Mapeera here in Uganda and Bro. Amans Delmas as well as mother Kevin the founder of little sisters of St. Francis of Assisi and Franciscan Missionaries Sisters for Africa. These three now to be called servants of God according to the church’s hierarchy of sainthood worked in Uganda several years ago. Coincidentally, this event took place at Lubaga Cathedral which is the same place where Fr. Simeon Lourdel and Bro. Amans met with the then Buganda king to seek for permission to evangelize in Buganda. In addition, it is behind this cathedral where the remains of Fr. Simeon were reburied. An event of this kind took place 93 years ago with Uganda Martyrs whom they evangelized. These two pioneers took e

How happy it is to live happily with brothers and sisters who we do not know even their origin but treat them in powerful attitude of love. This is the true call of advent, to stay awake with Christ who is already with us or in our midst, as suggested theme of mapera team this first week of advent. We are called to be attentive to the needs of our brothers and sisters who see us as carrier of Jesus himself. We are an example to them. We should see them as Jesus Christ in the midst of their way of life. This will bring joy in our life.  By Simon Kimani 

To be able to endure in things that seems to be more than our capability, is not easy. One may feel that it is too much for him or her to walk in the situation. This call for the grace from above. This is the moment when everybody seems to have been left alone in the desert. ONLY GOD CAN HELP. B y Simon Kimani                                                               

Sister with Isaac and Nicholas October recollection was about recognition of our being as a gift that comes from with it is purposeful end being in God.  Sr. led us to first answer the question, who am I? As Paul puts it “we are his hand-work, created in Christ Jesus for the good work that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.”(Ephesians 2:10). God created us to be a gift to one another, that despite ourselves being gifts He also endowed us with other gifts within us to share them out. These are different from one another “and he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers.”  Quoting one of the writers that, “a personhood is not accomplishment, is a gift.” Sr. continued that my presence to one another is the greatest gift ever to others. This gift means what one gives expecting no return, and this mostly is a gift of self. Smile in my face communicates love to the other person and yet it does not cost mat