Warmest congrats from us both. I was in class with your brother Leandro; and my brother Alfred, I believe, was in class with you. How the years have flown! Just reading all the congratulatory messages is so touching and heart-warming -- just like the impact I know you have had on your flock. May God continue to hold you in the palm of His Hand...

My congratulations on your Golden Jubilee and I was united to your Mass on 18 November, 2023. I could not attend the Mass as I was suddenly indisposed and had to take to bed. I offered the pain suffered for you and your faithfulness. Fr John Shaw added his congratulations from Mombasa as he tried ringing you to no avail.

Greetings on your Golden Jubilee! Father, I think back to my first day for the Taize preparations in Kenya in 2008. Since our brief conversation that day after mass, I have had friendship, support, and unwavering listening ear from you for more than 15 years, through my life. With Evaan my son, you listen with patience, offering encouragement and support. May God always surround you with health, joy, and happiness. Just as HE has led you to touch lives in the same way that you have touched ours. We love you for who you are! Congratulations on your Golden Jubilee!! With lots of prayers, love and hugs from Elizabeth - my mom, Tijo, Evaan and Evita! God bless you always.

Dearest Father Louis, Wishing you heart felt congratulations, love and happiness on your Jubilee celebrations!! We wish we could be with you to celebrate in person and look forward to the time when we can introduce you to our new and growing family. Thank you so much for all that you do, the kindness and support you have given us over the years. The world is a better place with youand we will never forget the times we have spent together. Much love and speak soon

Do wonderfully warm, thoughtful, ever loving, human being, and priest. Thank you for being a family family friend, for never forgetting our birthdays, our parents date of death, and for always, including all of us in your prayers.

Congratulations Fr. Luis on your fifty golden treasured years, you’ve served God well each day. You’ve given guidance, help, and strength to others on life’s way. May the Lord in His goodness richly bless you. May he bring you peace of mind and heart. May He give you joy as you celebrate your 50th Ordination Anniversary. God bless. Margarita n Maurice

Dearest Father Luis, Warmest congratulations on your golden anniversary of priesthood. Thank you for sharing the story of your life through this web site. You are absolutely amazing. We know how difficult it is to use screen readers, MS-Word and other software yet you have mastered these tools and you continue to use them churning out so much interesting and spiritual guidance every week on Facebook. You also remember dates, birthdays, details of each and every one of us. You are such an inspiration. It is truly a blessing to have you in our lives. You knew my late father (Pius Menezes) already in the 50s when he showed you a film with Jesus. Then you knew my late Mum (Quitty Menezes) in later years and we had the honor of you co-celebrating at her Kenya funeral Mass earlier this year, including at the private burial of her ashes into Dad's grave. Thank you for being part of this important ceremony of her funeral Mass and burial at the graveside. Thank you for always being there for us. Thank you for your guidance and love. Wishing you all the best, a wonderful celebration and above all, the best of health. Most affectionately, Victoria Elizabeth (Coco) and Mark

Dear Fr. Luis Congratulations on your golden jubilee anniversary. May you be blessed with all that life has to offer you. Good health and happiness always. Love John and Bernie

Dear Father Luis, what a wonderful occasion to celebrate the blessings of 50 golden treasured years; you've served God well each day, you’ve given guidance, help, and strength to others on life's way. Our family is blessed to have your presence in our lives because of my mom Alba (RIP). Throughout the years, your words have been a source of solace, your actions, a testament to compassion, and your presence, a reminder of the divine grace that guides us all. For the faith and courage that you have shown, for every deed and prayer, God bless you now and every day and keep you in his care. Thank you for your presence in our lives. As you stand at the altar of this significant milestone, may you feel the warmth of our collective gratitude, and love. God Bless you with a jubilant heart on your jubilee anniversary! Congratulations!

My dearest treasured Father Luis. Words actually fail me! You have always been a tremendous support to me and my entire family but especially since my darling Cypie left for his home in heaven. You mean the world to us! Congratulations on your Golden Jubilee!

Dear Father Luis Heartiest Congratulations on the golden jubilee of your priesthood. On this joyous occasion we celebrate the immense impact you have made on the lives of countless of God's people. What a blessing you are to us all! For our part, we thank you sincerely for your love and support and the masses and prayers offered for Coney's recovery last year. May your Ministry continue to provide hope, healing and spiritual guidance to all who come into contact with you. And may Our Lord richly bless you today and for many more years to come. Much love Carmen & Coney

Dear Fr. Luis. Congratulations on your Golden Jubilee. We are all blessed by the fact that on reflecting on your 50 years as a priest you talk about joy so much. There must have been many hardships along the way but it seems you remember mostly the good stuff. I pray that you will continue to inspire us in this way.

Congratulations for 50 years in priesthood. I met Father Luis in 2019 at my lowest moment at Vincentian,Thika. He encouraged me,guided me to come close to God and since then he is always a call away. We are previlaged to have you in our lives. Your words of encouragement, constantly checking up on US is pure blessing. Thank you praying for us! Thank you for the encouragement! Thank you for always giving hope! May God Bless you! We love you Father Luis !

Dear Luis congratulations on reaching this milestone. Your achievements are awesome, may God bless and keep you in good health to carry on his work. I must mention here that I was so happy to see you photograph, you look radiant & fulfilled. God bless you Rosita

Dear Father Luis, Congratulations on your 50th anniversary! The Golden one!!! My daughters, Kaitlyn and Sienna, and I are truly blessed to have you in our lives , albeit very, very far away! Your positive contributions to the community and the church have inspired positive change. You are worthy of honor and deserve the greatest celebrations. Your uncanny ability to remember each and every occasion from birthdays to deaths simply amazes me. You take the time to keep in touch and to keep friendship alive . Thank you for being there and for the very thoughtful messages. Good Cheers to many more years of carrying out the Lord's work. May God continue to bless you today and always. Congrats !!!Carol, Kaitlyn & Sienna .

Dearest Luis, Congratulations on this your 50th Golden Jubilee. it has been great, to have witnessed through the years, with what devotion and dedication you have carried out your Priestly duties in spite of some difficulties. You have always been very comforting both in sad and happy times. May the Good Lord watch over you and protect you in the coming years.

I am so thrilled to read your priesthood journey dear Fr Saldanha. Your ambitious dreams were never lost. There is a special gift that each one of us receives. The worst mistake is when one doesn't recognise and use it for God's glory. But to you Fr, cheers. You never sat and looked for sympathy. You tapped your gift and through it you have touched many lives. You really encouraged me when I lost my lovely grandfather. Though I felt like the world had crashed, reading your messages gave me a lot of hope. Congratulations once again on this achievement. You have overcome so many obstacles. Your perseverance is an inspiration to everyone you meet. Keep strong, keep moving, keep close to your master who has taken you this far. Happy and blessed golden jubilee.

Its a blessing to celebrate 50 years of priesthood, you are a blessing to us fr Luis. I remember the days I used to come to church praying for a job and you would tell me that,"at the right time God would make it possible"and indeed God blessed me and I came back to tell you the good news.you blessed me with a rosary which I still have. you are living proof that all things happen together for good to those who are called according to God's purpose you are able to see and make connection from the heart and serve better.May God bless and keep you.from my daughter Stephanie and I we wish you happiness as you celebrate your golden jubilee.

My dear Fr Luis, what a wonderful honour it is to congratulate you on this auspicious day. Your Golden Jubilee. I loved the way you simply mention that you met Pope John Paul and Mother Teresa , how cool is that! I know you as my classmate and I was so happy to read Cleto’s message and that of Austin’s too. How proud we are of you and of having a padre in our midst, our very own padre. Although it was annoying that at end of term in school, you always managed to bag the No 1 spot when the results were announced!!! I always remember an essay you wrote about your mum, she was very special to you and your love for her and your family has alway shone through. You have so much love to give and it you give it so willingly. Your lovely and supportive messages to me (and to many people as I can see from previous messages) have been so comforting in our days of sadness or trouble. I truly admire your hunger for knowledge and I can see that in the way you have embraced technology and applied it to overcoming some of the issues your sight loss have created. Your joy in everything you do and everyone you come across is so apparent. I add my congratulations to the multitude of others you have received. I thank God for your presence in my life, send you loads of love and that of Candice. Enjoy the celebration and may God always bless you Vivienne

Uncle Father Luis! It's been a real blessing have you in our lives and present at so many of our family's milestones. The highlight for me would be seeing you behind the altar at our wedding at Holy Trinity Church in 2014. Few people have the ability to make their love felt from across the globe like you do - your constant flow of prayerful and soul-lifting messages that decorate each of our birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions have kept us wrapped in cozy spiritual blankets ever since I moved to Canada many years ago. It is a privilege for me to be able to return the favour on this YOUR special milestone. May God continue to bless you with an overflowing cup of love that you so naturally pass on to the rest of us. Love from all of us here in Langley: Noemi, Ayla, Everly, Debbie and Paolo.

Congratulations Padre! May the good Lord continue to shower His blessings upon you and walk with you in your vocation. May He shower you every single day with little portions of His wisdom, knowledge and mostly Love. May the Lord bless and keep you.

Congratulations Fr.Saldanha.You are a true inspiration into my life.I pray to God to keep you to show his greatness.Amen

Carissimo Father Saldana, La ringrazio per la pazienza nell'accogliermi e per tutti i buoni consigli che mi dà. Il Signore le renderà in abbondanza.

Words cannot express my joy in celebrating your priesthood anniversary. For the short time I got to know you while at the Queen of Apostles Seminary, my life changed. I would come for confessions to you. I loved the mass, especially, the way you lift your congregation up spiritually, it is something. I met you when I came for confessions and you were standing at the door waiting for a taxi and you asked me whether there was one around since you had called for one and that you were not able to see. Your love, softness and humility at confession is great in winning souls back to Christ. Your yearly beautiful birthday wishes to me and the assured prayers. May our good Lord continue to bless you as you serve His flock. May He continue to be your strength as you celebrate your Jubilee Year in priesthood and may God grant you the grace to celebrate many more. Be assured of my prayers. Barikiwa Padre

Congratulations Fr for your service to God and to humanity. May God's blessings be upon you and give you more graces to serve him indeed you are a blessing to many. Congratulations congratulations congratulations.

Dear Luis: Warmest congratulations on celebrating 50 years in the service of the Lord. Your steadfast devotion and faith are an inspiration to us all. May your selfless acts of love and compassion continue to touch the hearts of many and may the Holy Spirit continue to guide you as you journey on in the years ahead. We met last when Maurice brought us to visit you in Ruaraka - I believe you had recently moved there and proudly showed us around your "new" digs. Happy Golden Anniversary and God Bless you always. Much love from us all, Maurice, Osie & Colleen.

Thank you Lord for fr.Luis.You called him to serve you and today we celebrate 50 years of priesthood. Fr. Saladana you are a true Icon and special jewel.May our good Lord keep you safe as you are such an inspiration to us. Happy 50th anniversary padre.

For fifty golden treasured years, you have served God well each day, you have given guidance, help, and strength to others on life's way and the faith that you have shown. For every deed and prayer ,God bless you now and forever and keep you in his care we love you father

50 years a Priest! Indeed it is a joyful moment as you celebrate this Great milestone. You have been a Blessing in my life and always walked with me. I thank God for you and continue praying that He Blessing you with good health and many more years as you Serve Him in His Vineyard. Happy Golden Jubilee Father. Fiona Awuor Ouma

Dearest Luigi, This is how my family affectionately know you. Firstly, sincere congratulations on your 50 years of being in the priesthood. I believe I can honestly claim to be your longest standing buddy from Standard 1 at DRGS. We hit it off right away and not long after, you invited me to your home at recess time, where your mum made us delicious bowls of porridge. How I looked forward to these breaks, and you did not disappoint. Academically you were El Supremo, always first in class, and I somehow revelled in this. You were as well an all rounder, and how excited we both were to make the school XI in field hockey and so were able to continue our camaraderie on the field as well as off. Your true sense of loyalty was never more evident than when in Form 4, I with six others were suspended. The sight of you parading and protesting with a penknife held up high, in front of Principal Neves' office demanding justice was a sight. So funny, If it was not a such a serious allegation (we were exonerated a few days later). We kept in touch while you were in Rome, and then resumed the friendship when you returned. Margaret, you and I got together often for a movie, coffee, or just a drive out. I left Nairobi in 1974, and the next time we met in person was in 1979, when Margaret and I came to Nairobi. Since then, we feel so blessed that you are constantly in the lives of my immediate family. Eamon and Megan lovingly refer to you as Uncle Fr. Luis. Just as you do with the rest of the class of '63, you always remember significant dates in our lives. WhatsApp has been a godsend for us as we can chat often. We share amongst other things our love for the spoken word-you with E books and me with a book in my hand (Daniel Silva comes to mind) Well dearest brother from a different mother, I wish you continued joy and success in your ministry. With much love Cleto

Dearest father Luis. Congratulations on your golden jubilee anniversary!! Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for me and my family. We are blessed to have you in our lives. I wish you all the very best!! Xx

Fr Saldana, congratulations on your 50th Anniversary. Sending you lots of hugs from my family, you have been a spiritual pillar to all of us. May God continue blessings you with greater talents and inspirations.

Dear dear Fr. Luis. I am so very happy you are in my life Fr Luis. My deceased members of my family benefit so much from your masses. I met you in Nairobi and was very inspired by you. You are indeed a treasure trove. You were absolutely there for me during my illness you and You called me and even remembered the dates I went for chemo surgery and radiation. I was many miles away from you, yet u reached out to me when I desperately needed spiritual help and a dear friend. You keep a diary and know all the death anniversaries of my mum and dad, my Aunts and my brothers. You so kindly offer them your early morning masses on their anniversaries. Thx too for praying for my entire family clan. I always look forward to your chats with your spiritual comments they make me realize what a joy you are in our lives. Happy 50th Golden Jubilee. May God be with you and bless you abundantly always. Much love Jenny

What a joy it is for me to wish you, Luis! Our friendship spans nearly sixty years, and you are and have been a special friend. You were an incredible support to Mum Noronha, bringing her Holy Communion for many years and officiating at her funeral. You also continue to always remember and pray for each and every member of my family. What more could anyone ask for? I cherish our friendship and appreciate your continued spiritual guidance. Heartiest Congratulations on your 50th Anniversary of priesthood!

Dearest Father, Ever since we met at VRC Thika, you have been my rock when it comes to matters faith. You Are a true friend and an inspiration to me and my family. Thank you for being my Guardian and watching over me with love, prayer and support. Above all, I am grateful that you responded to God’s call to serve Him with zeal and vigour. May He continue to use you to provoke thoughts through your homilies and bring joy to many in his vineyard. I so love and cherish you my friend Guardian and Father. Congratulations!!

You are a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom. Thank you for accepting us sinners the way we are yet leading us to heaven. May the good Lord bless your Ministry here on earth. We need you now more than at any other time in the last 50 years of your Ministry. May the Lord protect, strengthen and keep you in the years ahead. As Luke 10:2 reads ""The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few".

Dearest Luis, heartfelt congratulations to a very dear friend and classmate. I cherish the memories of our school days especially the meeting every morning to walk to school and then the walk back home. God has blessed you with the gift of Ministry and I pray he continues to shower you with more. Love you.

Good Afternoon Father. I wanted to thank you for you have done for me and my family the continued prayers and encouragement you give us at every step in our lives is priceless. I look forward to celebrating your Golden Jubliee with you and looking forward to many many more years together.