Fr. Fredrick Elima Wafula reminds priest to go as missionary

Fr. Fredrick Elima Wafula, the Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, urged Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla to embrace a missionary identity during his perpetual profession on Sunday, September 27. The ceremony took place at St. Austin’s Parish in the Nairobi Archdiocese.

Fr. Wafula told Fr. Onyalla that being a Spiritan requires being available for assignment to any location, including parishes, schools, or mission stations. He noted that while Fr. Onyalla possesses many gifts as a priest, journalist, and lecturer, the mission will provide further learning. Fr. Wafula encouraged him to listen to his fellow priests, the people, and particularly those living in poverty or on the margins.

During the address, Fr. Wafula remarked that Fr. Onyalla's journey to final profession took time, suggesting that God may have been working within him during that period. He also reminded the newly professed priest that his vows apply to ordinary, less exciting days just as much as the day of celebration.