The Japan Province had numerous reasons to celebrate in September. On 8 September, Fathers Antonius Firmansyah, Tsunoda Yūichi, and Yamauchi Yasunori pronounced their Final Vows at the Kioi-chō Residence chapel, with Japanese Provincial Fr Tsutomu Sakuma presiding over the ceremony … Continued
On 19 August, the Cambodian Church and the Society of Jesus were gifted with the first-ever Cambodian Jesuit priest, Fr Damo Martin Chour SJ. The ordination programme began a little after 9 am and lasted for about two hours. Fr … Continued
The Jesuits in Thailand joyfully celebrated the priesthood ordination of three of their men (left to right in the photo): Joseph Nguyen Van Luong SJ, Francis Xavier Pantharaks Rueangswasdi SJ, and David Sakda Saenbanchoedsuk SJ. The ordination took place during … Continued
On 28 June, Bishop Job Koo Yo-bi of the Archdiocese of Seoul presided over the ordination ceremony of four Jesuits who were ordained as priests: Matthew Lee Bo-Ram, Jerome Park Byung-Hoon, James Kim Jong-yun, and Chrysanthus Yang Seung-Hwahn. The ceremony … Continued
On the afternoon of Saturday, 24 June, the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination of Michael Nguyen Phuoc Bao Dai Loi SJ, Przemyslaw Maka SJ, and Philip Fung Hon Chung SJ to the priesthood, as well … Continued
Neurologist Dr Philip Fung Hon Chung was one of three Jesuits ordained to the priesthood, along with one scholastic ordained to the diaconate, on 24 June at the Holy Family Church in Taipei. He was born in Hong Kong and … Continued
The Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacons Joseph Patrick Echevarria SJ and Cosme Carlo Lacang SJ on 3 June in the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola at the Loyola House … Continued
The Society of Jesus in Timor-Leste celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacon Domingos Manuel Moreira SJ at the Cathedral of Dili on 3 June. The ordination was presided over by Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva SDB accompanied … Continued
Vietnamese Scholastic Paul the Convert Do Thanh Nguyen SJ was ordained to the diaconate in Cambodia by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, on 19 May. The joyous celebration was held in Saints Peter and Paul Church, Phnom … Continued
To the 20 Jesuit scholastics from Jesuit colleges in Rome, the fine weather on Tuesday, 11 April, was a grace of the Lord. The Holy Mass of their diaconate ordination attended by some 200 priests and 400 guests started at … Continued