Bishop Emmanuel Kanyama of Catholic Diocese of Dedza has urged parents, congregational superiors and the Clergy to guide the youth properly in life so as to help them to answer rightly the call of God.
Bishop Kanyama said this during the silver jubilee of two Sisters and temporary vow celebrations of six novices of the Congregation of Presentation Sisters which took place at St. Martin de Porres-Dedza Parish in Dedza Diocese.
“You need to realize that like Samuel who guided Elli in the Bible, all of us as parents and leaders have got a huge responsibility of guiding properly these young ones so that they should be able to respond positively and rightly to the call of God.” Kanyama said.
He further urged the youth to be docile and have a spirit of listening to the elders so that they should be properly brought up into reliable Christians and citizens of the nation.
“There are some young people who are not ready to take up pieces of advice from the elders…they should be like Elli who listened to Samuel. The mentality of ‘old school is not good’ should not be tolerated because the greater the experience the more the wisdom hence you will have a bright future if you harbor now the docile spirit.” The Bishop pleaded.
In her remarks the Mother General for the Presentation Sisters, Sr. Marie Blandina Kamba, advised the newly professed nuns to be courageous and committed to their calling. She praised and called upon the Silver Jubilants, Srs. Agatha Chiwaya and Maria Tereza Kapeta of Matiya and Mayaka Parishes respectively in Zomba Diocese, to continue shining to all people with their admirable lives.
Srs. Patricia Nkhoma, Martha Padyera, Nalesi Zagwa and Judith Chitala who professed temporarily come from Nsipe, Mua, Dedza and Ntcheu Parishes respectively in Dedza Diocese. The other two sisters Rabecca Kalombola and Elizabeth Matugwi are from St. Pius and Domasi Parishes of Blantyre and Zomba Dioceses respectively.
Source: Fr. Steve Likhucha, Communication Secretary
