Simeo Ondeto taught numerous
things on several topics. Here is a look at what he said about himself.
“I was in
heaven before I came. I was sent to Africa by my father, the Highest God. So,
fellow Africans, turn to God because you have seen his servant and heard his
message.” Simeo Ondeto, Michael Omogi’s
home, 1961.
“I am a true
Catholic. I preach the universal unity of humankind because that is what God
sent me to preach. I did not come as a protestant because I am a true Catholic.
I will not join Protestants because in the Kingdom of God there is nothing to
protest about.” Simeo Ondeto, Sagegi,
May 10, 1959.
“In order to
demonstrate that I was a true Catholic, I followed all the requirements. I was
baptized in Catholic Church. I was taught catechism. I took the catechism tests
as all other learners and failed four times just as other learners failed many
times. I became a catechist and an obedient learner. I did this not to justify
the ceremonialism of Catholic but to share in the pain of ceremonialism on the
spiritual growth of humans.” Simeo Ondeto,
Johannes Baru’s home, Suna, January 14, 1962.
“I am Simeo
Ondeto, son of Joseph Obimbo. Our home is in Angoro Awasi and my clan is
Watombori. I am a man just like you all, born of a woman.” Simeo Ondeto, Johannes Baru’s Home, Suna, January
14, 1962.
“Finally,
the time has come for me and my mother to unite. Maria Regina Owitch is my
mother. Not my blood parent but my spiritual mother. She was with me in heaven
before we came in flesh as blacks. She loved Africa and felt sad when Africa
remained in terrible darkness. Her mission is complete and the hour of union
has come.” Simeo Ondeto, Johannes Baru’s
home, April 4, 1962.
“Some people
call me liar because I say God sent me. I say what I know is true and God the
father and the Holy Spirit are my witnesses. Yes, I am a man as they call me,
but I am also he whom God sent to you.”
Simeo Ondeto, Amoyo, August 13, 1962.
“The glory
of God is upon me. He has made me judge of the living and the dead. He has
raised my throne above the thrones of created beings. He lives in me and I live
in him. I am he who was to come and who has come. Truly, there is none else to
come.” Simeo Ondeto, Amoyo, August 13, 1962.
“My
children, I have come. I have come again as a fellow human. As someone you can
eat and drink with. Why don’t you discover this truth? Your eyes seem blind;
immensely blind.” Simeo Ondeto, Amoyo,
August 13, 1962.
“Who is the
son of God? He is the revelation of God to creations in their own form. God
revealed as a human being becomes the foremost human being. God is also
experienced by Angels, saints, powers and principalities, and all the hosts of
heaven in their form, as the Son of God. Humans can experience God as spirit because
they have spirits, but they can also experience him as human being because they
are humans. This is why I am a human being.”
Simeo Ondeto, November 23, 1962, Johannes Baru’s home, Suna.
“I went to
Obimbo’s home in a huge cloud and whirlwind. Like a spirit they could not see
me, but I could see them. Becoming a human being was a huge sacrifice. It is
the most terrible sacrifice that God can make for humanity.” Simeo Ondeto Got Kwer, February 5, 1964.
“What I
teach is what Maurice Otunga and John Paul teaches. We preach one God. The only
difference is: they preach what they do not know but I preach what I know.” Simeo Ondeto Got Kwer, August 17, 1964.
“True
religion is not shouting about how good your God is but doing the good things
that make up your good God. The world is lost in hatred and wars because
humanity is lost in praising its gods and not doing what their gods say. Hear
me, Legio Maria! Your salvation hangs on the thread of your good works.” Simeo Ondeto, Ephesus Nzoia, December 23, 1969.
“The
son of God comes not as a sacrifice for sins but as a shining example to
sinners. Sacrifices leave humans guilty of their sins, but examples inspire
humans to holiness. I was not sent from heaven to be a savior through sacrifice
but a savior by example.” Simeo Ondeto, Sori,
June 8, 1976.
“Jesus and
Ondeto are only names. Humans waste time quarreling about these names. The true
path to sainthood is doing good works. The good are saved while the bad are
lost regardless of the names they are proud of.” Simeo Ondeto, Mawego Kobuya, January 7, 1980.
“Soon, I
will return to my father and your father. As a man, I will leave the world just
as I found it. But as the son of God, I will leave behind a movement for the
salvation of souls.” Simeo Ondeto,
Jerusalem Amoyo, July 8, 1981.
“They say I
am not observing the bible and its teachings, but do they get the salvation of
their souls through that book? No! They are merely bewildered by the traditions
written in that book. As for me, I know the truth that doctrines and books
carry only part-truth part-untruth. But the man or woman who lives an upright
life will not be lost.” Simeo Ondeto,
Jerusalem Amoyo, July 8, 1981.
“I went back
to heaven. You people thought I was dead for all the three days, but I was
simply in Armos and conversing with my father about my earthly mission. Now, I
have three years left and I will return.”
Simeo Ondeto, upon his resurrection, Jerusalem Amoyo, 1988.
“I am almost
departing. I feel deep pity for daughters and sons of Africa because of their
hard-heartedness. May the glory of God abide with Legio Maria for generations
to come?” Simeo Ondeto, Barding, September 2, 1991.