OUR PASTORAL AT JINJA VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

The Transfiguration (Koder)

Jinja Vocational Training Institute is one of the places where candidates of Missionaries of Africa are doing their pastoral work on Sundays. Patrick Muema and myself (Christian Ngoitanile) are doing pastoral in this place. The major work in the apostolate is the service to the students, especially catholic students. We also share the Holy Eucharist. Apart from service we also pray together the rosary and praise and worship God. Moreover we also help other students who want baptism and confirmation by communicating to the priests in charge. In a special way we are concerned with the liturgy by bringing with us the piano. In that way we beautify the liturgy during the service or mass.

In addition there has been a tradition of inviting formators to see our pastoral areas and what we do always. This time was Fr. Yago Abeledo who was invited. He was welcomed by the students of JVTI. He celebrated the Eucharist on the second Sunday of Lent. The students will not forget him by his beautiful homily from Mt. 17; 1-9s. 

Seminarians Patrick and Christian with Fr. Yago and the students at Jinja Vocational Training Institute

They were happy to receive the priest on that day. He preached that the practical aspect of the transfiguration was that by our life example we have to transfigure to one another so that to bring light into our relationships. We have to be example to one another by our actions in this time of Lent. Our lives should inspire others to follow God. The message for Lent was that by inspiring others we animate them to be and do good. At the end of the celebration we took the photo with the main celebrant and the students who attended the service. 

Christian Ngoitanile