{"id":24319,"date":"2026-01-15T05:29:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/24319\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T05:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:29:17","slug":"catholic-church-in-kenya-exhorted-to-keep-spreading-hope-as-jubilee-year-concludes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/24319\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Church in Kenya Exhorted to Keep Spreading Hope as Jubilee Year Concludes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt has been a year of hope in which we have walked together as pilgrims of hope, knowing that, as Saint Paul tells us, hope does not disappoint. Our hope is in Christ our Savior,\u201d Archbishop Muheria said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenges that befell us and shook us all made us turn and see the hand of the Lord guiding us, holding us firmly at every step we took,\u201d he said, and added, \u201cAs we reach the end of the great Jubilee, the end of these times of abundant grace from the Savior, we recall the moments when we drew much water, benefited greatly in our spiritual lives, benefited in our lives of faith, and also carried out works of mercy. We reached out to our brothers and sisters, especially those facing difficulties and suffering, giving them hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his reflection, the Local Ordinary of Nyeri encouraged Kenyans to be beacons of hope at all times, both in words and in actions, especially to those who are suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay our words be words of hope, of light, of encouragement, words that give life. May our words and actions bring comfort to people, uplift them, and as Priests, may we bless them. May they bring joy even in suffering, calm in anxiety, and to those who are troubled, may we give optimism and a vision of better days ahead,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us be people who share grace, not those who trade in evil things, not those who sell darkness, who go around speaking evil, declaring curses, telling people that everything is hopeless and there is no solution. No, that is not Christianity,\u201d Archbishop Muheria added.<\/p>\n

To those facing different kinds of challenges, the Catholic Church leader reaffirmed the foundation of Christianity, saying, \u201cChrist is the Victor. Christ has conquered. Christ is King. Christ reigns.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cChrist is the One who lifts us up, who walks with us, defends us, and protects us,\u201d he said, and added, \u201cThese words are for all those who are in distress and difficulty. These words are for all those who are oppressed whether in families, in sickness, in the economy, in nations and governance. To all of them, we offer words of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Local Ordinary of Nyeri cautioned against discouraging and spreading false information to others with an aim to hurt them, saying, \u201cLet us not get used to selling people empty words, false words, words without direction, words without meaning, but let us tell them the truth, because the truth will set us free.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet hope continue, and let us be ambassadors of hope to all at home in our families, in our communities, and in our nation,\u201d he said and implored, \u201cMay Almighty God bless us, guide us with hope, and be a light to our feet on our journey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n


\n \"Sabrine
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Sabrine Amboka is a Kenyan journalist with a passion for Catholic church communication. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in mass communication from St. Paul’s University in Kenya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cIt has been a year of hope in which we have walked together as pilgrims of hope, knowing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[645,647,80,646],"class_list":{"0":"post-24319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kenya","8":"tag-article","9":"tag-cna","10":"tag-kenya","11":"tag-keyword"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}