On May 20, the last group of the East Timorese novices in Singapore took their vows at the Loyola Jesuit Novitiate. This date marks the end of seven years of East Timorese participation in that novitiate. Of note is the fact that the Singapore Jesuits never charged at all for this service to East Timor and the Jesuit Conference. For this, we remain ever grateful to the Malaysia-Singapore region.
The three East Timorese Scholastics Julio Antonio Sousa Costa, Edgerio Francisco Araújo Martins, and Marito Carlos Monteiro are now at the Arrupe Residence, Manila for their Juniorate.