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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