HOLY SERVANTS: FIN, FIS and CIN Renewal of Profession
by Bro Jose Maria Castillo
CANLUBANG AND HONG KONG: 4th May 2008: Last year, on May 1st, an international community of novices in Cebu (FIS) made their first religious profession. Exactly one year later, they renewed their vows as Salesians (one brother and 4 candidates for priesthood). The interesting thing about this renewal was that it happened simultaneously at seven o'clock in the morning in two different points in the region, in Hong Kong and Canlubang. (They actually did not talk about it!)
Clerical students Philip Huang Long-Hsuan, John Lou San and
Anthony Pun Ming Chi
renewed vows in front of Fr. Klement Vaclav (Councillor for the
Missions),
Fr. Simon Lam (Provincial) and Br. Paul Lee (Administrator of the
Studentate) in Hong Kong. On the other side of
the region, Clerical student Eric Maalik (FIS) and Br. Jomar Castillo
(FIN) renewed vows in the presence of Fr. Roel Soto (Rector of
Postnovitiate), Fr. Rolo
Alcasid (Rector of Aspirantate and Prenovitiate) and Fr. Peter Zago
(Delegate
for the Missions in Pakistan). They continue to get inspiration taken
from John
13:15—"I have given you an example so that you may imitate what I have
done for
you."—their theme during their first profession. Coincidence? I can
say: Providence!
