austraLasia #1907
12 men
of passion for Christ and for humanity and 21 promising new ones
MANILA: 19th July 2007: On
July 16th, 2007, Feast of Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel, the Seminaryo ng Don Bosco had twelve students of
theology
ordained as deacons. It was the biggest number of deacons ordained so
far in the past seven years. The twelve new deacons come from: 2
- FIN, 1 - FIS, 4 – VIE (2 are for PNG/SI), 2 - ITM, 3 - LKC. The
deacons were invited by the ordaining prelate Bishop Jesse Mercado,
D.D. to be men of passions - passionate for Christ for it is He who
strengthens them. And furthermore the bishop told them to be passionate
about the service of the word and at table. Definitely, these new
deacons are passionate young men! And their passion will be felt not
only in the Seminaryo but in the EAO – East
Asia and Oceania Region. One could also see how this
passion was shared by all
those present…the 46 post novices and pre-novices animating the singing
with Fr. Ian Rosal as conductor; the presence of many young people who
were invited and challenged to consider the priestly and religious
life; the presence of the relatives who came from as far as Vietnam and
Cebu with Fr. Julius, provincial of FIS; and the presence of about 500
guests in all.
Together
with the 12 new deacons, there are also 21 new candidates for perpetual
profession. The 21 new candidates for perpetual profession come from
the EAO Region. They have already begun the program
which runs for a year and which will culminate with the perpetual
profession on
May 1, 2008.
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