{"id":347,"date":"2022-09-30T20:25:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T20:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/?p=347"},"modified":"2022-10-03T14:34:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T14:34:29","slug":"maralal-diocese-inaugurates-commercial-building-in-nairobi-towards-self-reliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/maralal-diocese-inaugurates-commercial-building-in-nairobi-towards-self-reliance\/","title":{"rendered":"MARALAL DIOCESE INAUGURATES COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN NAIROBI TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Catholic Diocese of Maralal has officially inaugurated an eight-storey commercial building in Nairobi, christened Maralal Oasis, in a bid toward self-sustenance on September 24.

Following in the footprints of the Catholic Diocese of Marsabit, which also has the Marsabit Plaza situated along Ngong Road, Nairobi, the Maralal Oasis is located at the Junction of Rose Avenue and Argwings Kodhek Road in Hurligham, and will help raise funds for evangelization in the vast diocese and counter the reducing donor funds according to Bishop Virgilio Pante of Maralal.

\u201cSo today we say thank you to God through Mass and then bless this building. It will be blessed so as to give returns which will help in the works of evangelization. Church is not a business; it is a \u2018nation of God\u2019 but it also requires sustenance. Therefore, we said we as the diocese of Maralal will be strong just like that of Marsabit,\u201d said Bishop Pante in his homily during the Holy Mass at the launch.

Bishop Pante, who has retired as the bishop of Maralal, revealed that having the building commissioned before the consecration and installation of his successor on October 22, was a feat that he persistently prayed for.

\u201cI am old, I will retire. There shall be a new bishop. Bishop-elect Hieronymus\u00a0Joya said \u2018yes\u2019 to God and we thank him for that,\u201d said the Italian Consolata Missionary prelate. He likened the building to an oasis in the desert where \u201cyou will see trees growing, people going there to collect water, and animals.\u201d

\u201cThis is a place where our diocese will get water,\u201d he assured.

According to Bishop Peter Kihara of Marsabit, the construction of the Maralal Oasis is an actualization of the dream of the founding bishops of Catholic Diocese of Marsabit, from which Maralal was curved.

\u201cEven as you retire you will be at peace,\u201d assuaged Bishop Kihara to Bishop Pante, commending him for the confidence in taking up the project since June 2015.

Also present during the event was Bishop-elect Joya, and in his address he reminded the faithful that the Catholic Church is not an individual and everyone has to contribute to the pooling of resources, which will be passed from one generation to the next.

\u201cFor we to enjoy the fruits of these investments, we ought to work on how to repay the loans hurriedly,\u201d he said.

The event was also attended by religious men and women, and faithful from Maralal and Marsabit dioceses; Consolata Missionaries working in Kenya, and \u00a0a delegation of Samburu County leaders led by Governor Lati\u00a0Lelelit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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