Nairobi, 23 August, 2023 / 9:25 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Visitation Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (VDM), a Kenyan-founded Religious Institute of Consecrated women, have been urged to foster unity and be sources of encouragement, leading “from the front”.
In his Wednesday, August 23 homily during the official opening of the VDM members’ house of formation and Mother House in his Metropolitan See, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kenya’s Kisumu Archdiocese encouraged the Sisters to remain faithful to their charism that brings them closer to families.
“This community we are blessing today is being blessed to bring brothers and sisters together, to unite the Church, to unite the society, to become a beacon of hope in our Archdiocese of Kisumu,” Archbishop Muhatia said during the blessing of the VDM premises at St. Ignatius Katolo Parish of Kisumu Archdiocese.
“May this convent we are blessing today…be a beacon in this community; may these Sisters lead from the front in building the communities in the Archdiocese of Kisumu,” he added about the Religious Institute, whose six founding members are set to make their Perpetual Profession on August 25, three years since VDM was officially recognized with a Decree.
The Kenyan Archbishop who succeeded Archbishop Philip Anyolo in March 2022 underlined the need for VDM members “to promote love and friendship that only comes when we have the wisdom that comes from God.”
