Fifteen Jesuits–14 from Arrupe International Residence and one from Loyola House of Studies–were ordained on October 27 at the Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila campus in Quezon City, Philippines.
Family, friends, and members of religious communities gathered bright and early on that Saturday morning to witness the diaconal ordination, with Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan presiding. During his homily, Bishop David mentioned the three ranks of the ordained ministries: the diaconate, the presbyterate, and the episcopate. “Today I invite you to think of them not as ranks,” said Bishop David, “but as building blocks of the ordained ministry. They build on each other. Or even better, you may think of them as layers of concentric circles, with the diaconate at the very core.” The diaconate is the foundation on which the Church builds its leadership–a leadership that serves.
The solemn rites were celebrated with music from Tinig Barangka Choir led by Scholastic Dom Bulan SJ and accompanied by Fr Arnel Aquino SJ. The altar was carefully decorated with flower arrangements by the Vietnamese sisters. After the ordination, the new deacons and their guests gathered at the covered courts for refreshments.
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Photo by Angelo Juarez
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Photo by Jasper Martir SJ
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Litany of the saints | Photo by Marco Millan
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Deacons Mutambo Emmanuel Nyongesa SJ from Kenya and Barnabé Hounguevou SJ from Benin with African guest priests | Photo by Herculano Moniz SJ
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The ordinandi preparing for the entrance procession | Photo by Larry Go
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Ordaining prelate Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan | Photo by Marco Millan
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Scholastic Dom Bulan SJ leading the Tinig Barangka Choir with Fr Arnel Aquino SJ on keyboard
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Deacon Sarayuth Konsupap SJ from Thailand | Photo by Marco Millan
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Deacon Roberto Madeira Encarnação SJ from Timor-Leste | Photo by Marco Millan
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Deacon Nguyen Ngoc Khang SJ from Vietnam | Photo by Marco Millan
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Deacon Pipat Muepae SJ from Thailand | Photo by Marco Millan
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Deacon Harry Setianto Sunaryo SJ from Indonesia | Photo by Angelo Juarez
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Deacon Sung-hyun Kim SJ from Korea | Photo by Angelo Juarez
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Deacon Bernadus Christian Triyudo Prastowo SJ from Indonesia | Photo by Marco Millan
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Deacon Joseph Zau Gun SJ from Myanmar | Photo by Marco Millan
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Deacon Lubanga Nathaniel Oketch SJ from Kenya | Photo by Marco Millan
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Deacon Vu Thi Tho SJ from Vietnam | Photo by Larry Go
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Deacon Cyril Nay Myo Htet SJ from Myanmar | Photo by Kiboy Tabada
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Deacon Pius Than Naing Lin SJ from Myanmar with his family | Photo by Larry Go
Fifteen Jesuits–14 from Arrupe International Residence and one from Loyola House of Studies–were ordained on October 27 at the Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila campus in Quezon City, Philippines.
