PIOUS PONSIANO KINTU

LAY EVANGELIST WITH GIFTS OF PRAYER AND HEALING THROUGH JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Pious Ponsiano Kintu (Congo's beloved frere Pius) has spent most of his life "on the move"  in many parts of Africa and Western Europe.

The young Pious received his first sacraments in Kiyinda-Mityana Roman Catholic Diocese, Uganda.

Three people made a deep impression on his early christian formation.

His widowed mother who walked several miles through bush and farmland to attend the daily morning Mass (to the amusement of many villagers).

His grandfather, who ensured recitation of the Holy Rosary by the whole family every evening.

An uncle, the Rector of a Minor Seminary, whom the young Pious loved and considered to be very holy.

It was during the many travels as a youth that Pious Kintu developed a deep devotion to Padre Pio and the Lay Capuchin Spirituality, which he practices to date.

 Pious Kintu actively promotes the message of African Stigmatist Sr. Josephine Sul of Luiza Diocese. She is a religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Grace, DR Congo.  Her page is included on this website under AFRICAN STIGMATIST

PIOUS PONSIANO KINTU IN IVORY COAST

Pious Ponsiano Kintu has spent all of his adult life travelling from parish to parish, always upon invitation, (with his Bible, St. Benedict crucifix, and the Holy Rosary), praying for and with Roman Catholic faithful from all walks of life - individually, in families, groups or very large congregations.

Pious feels great empathy with the needy - both spiritual and temporal. This gift has enabled him to touch millions of lives through direct encounters, multi-media, and the mobile phone.

Pious Ponsiano Kintu with a large congregation

During public sessions, which are often preceded by Holy Mass, Pious Kintu wears the white religious vestment of the Lay Catechetical Ministry of the host Roman Catholic Diocese. He does not possess any liturgical vestments.

Pious Kintu has travelled to many Roman Catholic Parishes in Eastern Congo over the past 12 years.  He has also included visits to Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and various West and Central African countries.

Pious Kintu once described himself as being "like Jonah".

A young Kenyan medical doctor compared Pious Kintu to "the Kenyan steam locomotive upcountry passenger and goods train of the 1970s, which would stop at each and every station to load and off-load" (through doors and windows, to be precise!).

Pious Kintu is an instrument of Jesus in The Blessed Sacrament whom Our Lord uses to bring consolation and hope to the sick, the displaced, the marginalised, and the most forsaken.

Public healing sessions are almost always accompanied by formal exposition of The Blessed Sacrament.

In addition to the gifts of prayer and healing, Pious Kintu is a Lay Evangelist of the Roman Catholic Church.  His primary focus is on Adult Catechesis - with emphasis on the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony, Family Life, and the evils of witchcraft and drunkenness.

A HUMBLE GROUP WEDDING INITIATED BY PIOUS KINTU

Records indicate that Pious Kintu has directly influenced thousands of couples to receive the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony by circumventing cultural practices like dowry payment and expensive wedding ceremonies.

Pious Kintu promotes devotion to the daily Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and frequent recitation of the Holy Rosary.

He has influenced the establishment of Adoration Chapels in various urban churches.

He actively promotes the message of African Stigmatist Reverend Sr. Josephine Sul of Luiza diocese. She is a religious of the Congregation of Sisters fo Our Lady of Grace, D.R. Congo. 

A page about her is included on this website.

PHOTO COLLECTION
: SHADE TREES AT THE UGANDA MARTYRS' CATHOLIC SHRINE, NAMUGONGO

His concern for the environment has led Pious to promote tree planting - for shade, for agricultural use and as wind breakers.

Pious Kintu is well known for his large consignments of millions of seeds from one parish to another, and for influencing the establishment of tree nurseries.

There is a large collection of photographs of the scenery that Pious encounters on his journeys.