The second year novices from the Santa Maria della Strada Novitiate in Myanmar undertook a month-long hospital experiment. One group went to a leprosy shelter in Hokhai village and another served in a house for people with disabilities. These “experiments” … Continued
In 2019, at the end of his first year in the novitiate, Jasper Ong SJ received indications that the Lord was calling him to be a Jesuit brother. After almost two years of discernment, on the Feast of the Archangel, … Continued
The Jesuits in Thailand and Vietnam rejoiced with the ordination to the priesthood of Deacons Matthew Narongrit Daorueangphadung SJ and Thomas Pham Ngo Hoang Dung SJ at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Chiang Mai on 27 August. Most Rev Francis … Continued
On the occasion of the closing of the Ignatian Year, the Jesuits in Timor-Leste celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacons Calisto Seco Colo SJ and Marito Monteiro SJ. The Archbishop of Dili, Most Rev Virgilio do Carmo da … Continued
The Indonesian Province has been graced with two new priests and three new deacons. On 27 July, the province celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Fr Paulus Hastra Kurdani SJ and Fr Yohanes Harry Kristanto SJ, and the ordination … Continued
The ordination at St Mary’s Church in North Sydney on 16 July was a celebration of Brett O’Neill’s journey to the priesthood, with his family and friends joined by many others who had accompanied him over his vocational journey at … Continued
The Korean Province of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of five of her men on 6 July at the Myeong-dong Cathedral in Seoul. With their ordination, the Korean Province now has 141 priests out of … Continued
Seven Jesuit novices pronounced their First Vows in the Society of Jesus at St Stanislaus Church, Girisonta on 25 June. Indonesian Provincial Fr Benedictus Hari Juliawan SJ presided over the Eucharistic Celebration. Concelebrating with him were the Novice Master, Fr … Continued
The Society of Jesus in the Philippines rejoices over the priestly ordination of Reverends Edryan Paul Colmenares, Marlon Fabros, and Lloyd Sabio on 4 June at the University Church of the Gesú in Ateneo de Manila. In his thanksgiving remarks, … Continued
On 5 May, the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus was tremendously blessed with three new deacons: Yohanes Harry Kristanto, Yohanes Deodatus, and Fransiskus Asisi Wylly Suhendra, who were ordained at the hands of the Archbishop of Semarang, Most … Continued