Fr Tae-jin Kim SJ makes his final vows
July 31 was a day of special joy for Korean Jesuit Fr Tae-jin Kim and the Jesuits and friends in Cambodia. Fr Kim made his Final Vows that day in a Mass celebrated by Fr In-don Oh SJ, Delegate of … Continued
Blessing of new priests in Indonesia
The Indonesian Jesuit Province was blessed with five new priests on July 25. In a solemn and joyful celebration at St Anthony of Padua Parish, Kotabaru, Yogyakarta, Most Rev Robertus Rubiyatmoko, Archbishop of Semarang, ordained Deacons Heinrich Angga Indraswara, Agustinus … Continued
Jesuits in Timor-Leste celebrate the ordination of a new priest
The Society of Jesus in Timor-Leste has been blessed with a new Timorese priest with the ordination of Albino Ribeiro Gonçalves SJ on June 28 by Bishop Dom Norberto do Amaral of the Diocese of Maliana. About 2,000 parishioners, Jesuits … Continued
Four new Jesuit priests in Korea
Four new priests were ordained in the Korean Jesuit Province on June 27 at the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul by Most Rev Job Koo Yo Bi, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Seoul. Bishop Job asked the newly ordained priests … Continued
Answering “yes” to God
Two Australian Jesuits, Nico Lariosa and Alan Wong, were ordained as priests at St Mary’s North Sydney on June 16, inaugurating the next stage of their journeys as servants of Christ. Bishop of Port Pirie and newly appointed Apostolic Administrator … Continued
Thanking God for two new Jesuit priests in Taiwan
Holy Family Church in Taipei City was filled to overflowing on Saturday, June 9 as hundreds of people gathered for the ordination of Romio Brahma SJ and Aloysius Ming-te Hsu SJ to the priesthood. It was a momentous occasion and some, … Continued
Two new Jesuit priests in the Philippines
Two Filipino Jesuits were ordained to the priesthood on June 2 at the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies in Manila. Jereme Asunto SJ and Firmo Bargayo Jr SJ were ordained by Bishop of Tagbilaran Abet … Continued
A Jesuit ordination in Christchurch
Robert Morris SJ was ordained to the priesthood at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Christchurch on June 2. It was a special homecoming for the newly ordained Fr Morris, who has been away from home for many years. He took his … Continued
Two Jesuits ordained deacons in Indonesia
Two Jesuit scholastics were ordained deacons on June 1 by His Eminence Julius Cardinal Darmaatmadja SJ in the Church of St Anthony of Padua in Kotabaru, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The new deacons are Deacon Agustinus Winaryanta SJ and Deacon Bonifacius Melkyor … Continued
Celebration of Final Vows in Korea
The Korea Province celebrated the profession of final vows of Fathers Kwon O-myun Xavier, Jung Kang-yup Benedict and Seok Yo-seop in Seoul, South Korea. Fr Kwon made his final vows on April 4 in the chapel of the Sogang University … Continued