Palm Sunday message from KKCRA chairman.
Welcome to the celebration of Palm Sunday, the Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. We thank our Hosts in this place for welcoming us to celebrate Palm Sunday. We should always treat our gathering in
this Holy place as a special spiritual gift, a pilgrimage to the Uganda Martyrs Shrine. The significance of the pilgrimage should permeate our thoughts every time we come to this Holy place.
The Church celebrates this sixth Sunday of Lent as both Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday. This is the point in the Liturgical year when the Church invites to
remember and relive the events which brought about our redemption and salvation. What we commemorate and
relive during this week is not just Jesus’ dying and rising, but our own dying to sin and selfishness and rising in Jesus, which will result in our healing, reconciliation, and redemption. Attentive participation in the
Holy Week liturgy will deepen our relationship with God, increase our
Faith, and strengthen our lives as disciples of Jesus.
Today’s liturgy combines contrasting moments, one of glory, the other
of suffering: the royal welcome of Jesus entering Jerusalem, and the
rigged trial, culminating in the crucifixion, death, and burial of Christ.
In our day-to-day life as Christians with faith, key self examination questions should guide us during this Holy Week:
1. Does Jesus weep over the sinful situation of our souls?
Let us not cause Jesus to weep over us. Instead, let us repent and weep over our sins remembering the Jewish saying, “Heaven rejoices over a repentant sinner and sheds tears over a non-repentant, hardhearted one.” We need to imitate the prodigal son and return to God, our loving
Father through the Sacrament of Reconciliation during this last week
of Lent and participate fully in the joy of Christ’s Resurrection.
2. Am I a barren fig tree?
We need to be fruit-producing, not barren, fig trees. God expects us to produce fruits of holiness, purity, justice, humility, obedience, charity, and forgiveness, instead of leading barren spiritual lives.
3. Will Jesus need to cleanse my heart with his whip? Let us not desecrate our hearts, thus prompting Jesus to cleanse them
with His whip. Jesus cannot tolerate the desecration of our souls, each a temple of the Holy Spirit, by our addiction to uncharitable, unjust and impure thoughts, words, and deeds.
4. Do I welcome Jesus into my heart as my personal Savior and God?
We need to welcome Jesus into our hearts in a special way during the Holy Week, as Jesus’ supporters did on Palm Sunday, by welcoming Jesus into all areas of our life as our Lord and Savior, singing “Hosanna!”
and surrendering our lives to Jesus during this Holy Week.
5. Am I ready to carry Jesus, like the donkey on Palm Sunday, to my home/workplace/school, conveying God’s love, mercy, compassion and spirit of forgiveness to everyone? We need to be ready to become like the humble donkey that carried Jesus. As we “carry Jesus” to the world, we may receive the same
welcome that Jesus received on Palm Sunday, but we may also meet
the same opposition, crosses, and trials later. Like the donkey, we are called upon to carry Christ to a world that does not know
Him. Hence, let us become transparent Christians during this Holy Week, enabling others to see in us Jesus’ universal
love, unconditional forgiveness, and sacrificial service.
Let us be reminded of the following key events in our community:
A. Monthly Mass at Sonde on 3rd Sunday
As already communicated, we shall be continuing our monthly 3rd Sunday Mass at Sonde, our KKCRA Home site.
Kitanga Deanery will be animating our celebration of Mass
on April 19, 2026. You are all reminded and invited.
B. Formation of a nomination / vetting committee for KKCRA Executive Leaders Election 2026
At the Executive Committee meeting held on March 18, 2026, a Nominations and Vetting committee to handle the election process of KKCRA Executive Leaders for 2026 was formed. The following are the
members:
NAME
1 Dan Bategereza........Member
Mutolele Deanery
2 Mrs. Vastina Tumukunde........Secretary
Rubanda Deanery
3 Prof. Peter Atekyereza............Chairperson
Makiro Deanery
4 Dr. Raphael Arinaitwe........Vice Chairperson Bukinda Deanery
5 Mr. Stanislas Niwebyoona............Member
Kitanga Deanery
6 Dr. Peter Ngategize...................... Member
Rushoroza Deanery
7 Mr. Anaclet Turyakira....................Member
Nyakibale Deanery
8 Rev.Fr. Dr. Godfrey Cyiza............Member
Ex-Official
9 Mrs. Avenas Niwamanya............Member
Nyakibale Deanery
This team will meet and put in place a process to guide us nominate
candidates for vetting and eventual presentation to the Assembly for
election / approval.
C. KKCRA Pilgrimage to Kibeho –
May 15 – 17, 2026
KKCRA Community, coordinated by the Holy Family apostolate, is organising a pilgrimage to Kibeho, Rwanda, between May 15 – 17, 2026. The standard fee for transport, accommodation and meals is
UGX 300,000/=. Registration of intending pilgrims has already started
and payments can be made through Mr. Stanislas Niwamanya, a
member of the coordinating Committee that is headed by Dr. Anicent
Muhangi and assisted by Mr. Davis Owomugisha on publicity. Let us
confirm early to facilitate timely preparation.
A. Alms-giving in Lent 2026
We welcome the Women Apostolate from the out-reach to Luzira Prison, where they delivered materials to support prison inmates. Thank you, our Women and your leaders, for delivery of this noble act.
On Holy Thursday, KKCRA Youth will coordinate us and deliver various
materials to Missionaries of the Poor, Kisenyi Community in Kampala.
Please, let us support them with contributions. We expect KKCRA
Executive to be available and support the Youth in delivering the items,
which are being collected at KKR SACCO Offices and others delivered
here today on Palm Sunday.
I wish you a blessed Palm Sunday and the Holy Week ahead.
Narcis T. Rwangoga
Chairman, 2022-2026
