Newly Ordained Assumptionists in Kenya Warned against Preaching “own message”, Urged to Herald “God's marvellous deeds”

He appealed to the AA members he was to ordain to “go often to God to receive His words. Approach Him in holiness; be close enough to the most Holy God to hear His words clearly.”

“Don’t spend most of your time on social media or watching TV, but spend more time receiving God's message, so that you may deliver the same message to His people,” he emphasized. 

In his June 11 homily, Bishop Muthaka decried the influx of “fake prophets”, who he said “proclaim not God's message, but their own messages to people with the aim of extorting money or wealth from them.”

“Dear sons, don't come and join this band of fraudsters (fake prophets). Rather, be a true prophet of God, who hears His words and proclaims nothing but His message,” he said, adding, “This also means that you must remain silent or say nothing when you have not heard God's message. Avoid false prophecies or what they call spiritual fake news.”

“The special task of the Deacon above all else is the proclamation of the Word; and this Word is all about charity and truth,” he said, alluding to Pope Benedict XVI’s February 2006 address to the Permanent Deacons of Rome.

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The 50-year-old Kenyan Bishop underscored the need for truth, saying, “Our people want the truth, even when sometimes they pretend they don't want to hear it. Do not think that if you tell them the truth, they will run away. They will go home and think about it.”

“Your life and your work as Assumptionists are marked by a strong doctrinal, social, and ecumenical character, and therefore always teach the truth, always tell the people the truth. Let us give our people the truth. It is their right,” the Catholic Church leader emphasized.

He urged those he was to ordain to see Christ in those they serve, including the hungry, the lonely, and the forgotten, and to share Christ’s love with them. “Don't always associate with the well-to-do, but pay particular attention to the hungry, the lonely, the forgotten,” he said

“Dear Priests-to-be; now you are being configured to Christ the high Priest; you are going to participate in the Priesthood of Jesus Christ,” he said, referring to the two Priests-elect.

He urged them to let the love of Christ shine through them as they “preach the Gospel and celebrate the Sacraments.” He encouraged them to be courageous in “proclaiming the truth, even in difficult times and above all, to love the people and Christ.”

“Therefore, my dear sons, as men called to share in the ministry of Jesus, you should be men of prayer; you should show keen interest in the concerns of the faithful and speak on their behalf to God in prayer. Pray for these people, all the time, more promptly and always,” Bishop Muthaka told the Assumptionists he was about to ordain on June 11. 

Nicholas Waigwa is a Kenyan multimedia journalist and broadcast technician with a professional background in creating engaging news stories and broadcasting content across multiple media platforms. He is passionate about the media apostolate and Catholic Church communication.