The Mass for the profession of the Final Vows of Fr Joseph Ng Swee Chun SJ was a small affair. It was held in the community chapel of Bellarmine House in Kuching on 19 March, the Solemnity of St Joseph. Some Catholic neighbours, along with Jesuits Fr Charles Sim and Fr Matthew Tan from Singapore, attended this small yet profound ceremony.

In his homily, Fr Francis Lim SJ, the Regional Superior, talked about St Joseph who is a guardian to the child Jesus and how Joseph Chun, in his current role as a teacher at St Joseph’s Private Secondary School, is also a guardian to young people.

It was apt that Fr Chun chose the Feast of St Joseph to take his Final Vows, not only because it is his name day but also because it is what connects him with his ministry. In the formula of the Final Vows, Jesuits are called to take special care for the instruction of children. Fr Chun is doing precisely that in his current apostolate in the school by teaching religious education to students and caring for their holistic education. [MAS Communications]