Last Friday, 4th of July at St. Albert’s Priory in Hong Kong, the novices had their Dominican Vestition. Among them there are: 6 from Myanmar or Burmeses, 2 from China, 1 from Korea and 1 from Macau. The celebration was presided by the Fr.Provincial and it took place in the small chapel of the community in an very familiar and brotherly atmosphere of friendship, joy and hope.
Congratulation to the new novices and let us pray so that they may persevere until the end.
On the 27th of April our Burmese Brother Isaac Saw Aye was ordained priest in his native diocese of Loikaw, in Myanmar. Very few are the friars who can boast of having experienced the lying of hands of 12 bishops and of 230 concelebrant priests in the ceremony of ordination, as our Brother Isaac had on that day 27 of April. Of course, the reason why there were so many bishops and priests present on the occasion was not due to our Brother Isaac not to the two other priests who were also ordained with him, but rather to the fact that the Diocese of Loilaw commemorated its 25 Silver Jubilee and besides the taking of office of the new Bishop (Stephen) upon the retirement of the previous Bishop (Sotero Phamo). Both bishops know us very well and have been instrumental in the establishment of the Dominican Order in Myanmar.
Attending the ceremony was the Provincial, fr Javier Gonzalez, together with other three Fathers from Hong Kong and the members of the Dominican Family in Myanmar (our Brothers, with the group of postulants, and six Dominican Sisters Missionaries of Saint Dominic who are settled there).
As we rejoice with this event, we send our most heartfelt congratulations to Fr Isaac (the sixth Burmese Dominican from our Province) and to his relatives. To him we ask for his blessing and to God that He may keep him faithful to the priesthood that with so much joy he has just received.
LIBERATED BY HIS RESURRECTION!
The Gospels present Jesus Christ as the Savior who will save His people from their sins.
Sin cripples us and the whole world.
Jesus Christ is the Liberator who makes the cripple walk. He forgives, He redeems, He heals and He saves.
Good News! The tomb of Jesus, closed and sealed with the authority and powers of this world was broken forever. Mankind has been liberated with the power of the resurrection of Jesus, who is Lord.
He is alive. He is risen. He makes everything new.
Healed by his wounds, our mission is to go out and preach that risen, liberating Christ to all nations. With joy and gratitude.
A BLESSED, HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL!!
