Nairobi, 22 January, 2025 / 5:03 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya is encouraging those in the Archdiocese who have not solemnized their marriages to embrace the sacrament of Matrimony during the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year as a way to strengthen families.
In his message on Tuesday, January 21, Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the two Auxiliary Bishops of ADN, spoke of “Jubilee marriages” and their role in fostering hope and faith within families.
“In the Archdiocese of Nairobi, we would like to put this theme of hope in the context of the family. We are planning and encouraging the Jubilee marriages so that when people solemnize their marriage, they can open the channels through which they are going to be receiving the benefits of the Eucharist and other sacraments like the sacrament of reconciliation,” Bishop Kamomoe said.
He added, “We are going to encourage not only those who have not solemnized their marriages but also those who are living together and already have the sacrament to revitalize the efficacy of the sacrament of marriage.”
The Archdiocese intends to promote marriages during the 2025 Jubilee Year at multiple levels, all the way from Small Christian Communities (SCCs).