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St. Joseph the
Worker Day marked by 15 Final Professions in the
Region
PARAÑAQUE: 2nd May 2006 -- After a year of intense preparation
for perpetual profession with intense prayer too (two individually directed
retreats!), the 15 perpetuandi (candidates for perpetual profession) who
have been preparing in the Philippines were ready to make their perpetual
profession. Yesterday, May 1, the feast of St. Joseph the worker, the
Seminaryo ng Don Bosco Parañaque celebrated the perpetual profession of
fourteen (14) cleric brothers and one (1) Coadjutor brother.
The profession was held in two places. Two
clerics from FIS made their profession in the morning at Cebu. This was
presided over by Fr Julius Sanchez the provincial of FIS. The
rest made their profession in the afternoon at
Parañaque presided over by Fr. Andrew Wong, provincial of
FIN.
The perpetuandi came from the following
provinces: three (3) from Philippine North Province, two (2)
from Philippine South Province, four (4) from Vice Province of
Sri Lanka, one (1) from Korean province, and five (5) from Indonesia -
East Timor province.
A Coadjutor brother, Bro. Ves Cresencio who
hails from Bohol, an island in the Visayas, made his profession this
year. The Congregation is making great efforts, with the EAO Region one of those
at the forefront of those efforts, to encourage further Brother
vocations.
There were a good number of visitors who came
for the celebration in Manila: families and friends of the confreres, other
religious congregations, members of the Salesian Family. The Provincial Economer
from Korea came to represent the province for the perpetual profession of Bro.
Timothy Choi who is applying as a missionary to Papua New Guinea. While most of
the guests from other religious congregations were fellow countrymen of the
Indonesian and East Timorese brothers.
Bro. Aquiles from ITM gave a short talk after
the celebration. He thanked everybody present and also asked prayers for their
perseverance. The celebration was followed with refreshments offered by the
Seminaryo.
Now the perpetually professed brothers are off to
their new assignments for the summer apostolate. Bro Ves will be assigned as
technical director of the training center in Don Bosco Youth Center, Tondo. It
will be a home-coming of sorts for him since he did his practical training in
the same place.
If you wish to add further comments, a
word of congrats perhaps to those professed, or information about such
professions in other parts of the Region, feel free to do so at BoscoWiki
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