For Jesuits, tertianship is a very special period of grace that happens only once in a lifetime. Through this time, Jesuits aspire to be fully incorporated into the Society of Jesus. Four Korean Jesuits were able to realise this aspiration … Continued
The Jesuit Region of Thailand has two new priests. Fr Pipat Muepae SJ and Fr Sarayuth Konsupap SJ were ordained on June 29 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Chiang Mai by the bishop, Most Rev Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana. … Continued
On July 3, two Jesuits, Kim Sung-hyun Raphael and Lee Chang-joon Rosario, were ordained to the priesthood at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul by Most Rev Lee Han-taek SJ, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Uijeongbu. The two newly ordained Jesuits … Continued
South African Jesuit Lodewicus Barnard came to Taiwan in 2015 where he spent three years under the International Regency Programme of the Chinese Jesuit Province. He was ordained a deacon at the Holy Trinity Church in Braamfontein, South Africa on … Continued
On June 15, Australian Jesuits Kieran Gill and Andy Nguyen were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Gregory O’Kelly SJ, during a well-attended ceremony at St Ignatius’ Church in Richmond, Victoria. The ordinands’ families as well as their Superior at … Continued
Nine Jesuit novices, coming from various places in Indonesia, pronounced their First Vows on June 24 at St Stanislaus Church, Girisonta, Ungaran. This year’s cohort includes one brother: Robertus Sigit Adi Nugroho from Semarang, and eight scholastics: Lambertus Alfred from … Continued
A solid human formation is foundational to every Jesuit. The recent gathering of formation delegates of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) focussed on how to help Jesuits in formation to grow in affective maturity and celibacy. This year’s … Continued
Family, friends and members of religious communities gathered on the bright morning of June 8 to witness the diaconate ordination of Joseph Dang Do Nhan SJ by Most Rev John B Shan-Chuan Hung SVD, Archbishop of Taipei. The Mass was … Continued
The Philippine Jesuit Province celebrated the ordination of Fr Arman B Samonte on Saturday, June 8. Fr Samonte was ordained by Most Rev Teodoro C Bacani Jr, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Novaliches, in the Oratory of St Ignatius, … Continued
The Indonesian Jesuit Province is blessed with eight new deacons. Six of them were ordained on May 8 in the Chapel of Maria della Strada (Our Lady of the Way) at the Department of Education for Catholic Teachers and Catechism, … Continued