Nairobi, 20 March, 2024 / 9:30 pm (ACI Africa).
The need to foster Christian values that support family life and the fight against injustices in society would be among the priorities of St. Patrick if he were alive today, a Catholic Missionary Priest in Kenya has said.
In his homily at Holy Family Utawala Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi on March 17, the Feast Day of St. Patrick, Fr. Livinus Adakole Onogwu encouraged the people of God to look to the fifth century Bishop and patron of Ireland for inspiration in responding to the universal call to holiness.
The Nigerian-born member of St. Patrick’s Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers) said, “If St. Patrick was to address us today, he would speak about the values of family life, and he would speak against injustice, against hunger, against homelessness, against abuse of children and vulnerable adults, against poverty, against human trafficking and the awful treatment of migrants.”
Fr. Adakole went on to share the current ministry of the members of the Missionary Society that was founded on St. Patrick’s Day in 1932.
He said, “We are into safeguarding children and vulnerable adults; we are into promoting justice, good governance, and responsible citizenship. We are supporting campaigns against human trafficking among many others.”