3 in 1 (three in one) that is what one could say of the
celebration which took place in the Community of the Sons of Divine Providence
of Montalban, in the Philippines.
We celebrated today in the solemnity St. Peter and Paul the
pillars of the Church, the Pope’s Day, the official entrance in the Novitiate
and the Installation of the newly appointed superior of the Community of
Montalban.
This has been the agenda of this June 29, 2017, in the
Community of the Sons of Divine Providence of Montalban. Starting early this
morning with the Morning Prayer, 15 young men, 4 from Kenya, 5 from the
Philippines and 6 from India made their entrance to the Novitiate.
The words of Don Orione addressed to the emblematic Novice
Master of the Congregation, Don Cremaschi resounded at the feat of the Rolling
Hills. It gave to our 15 new Novices to know the meaning of the school in which
they enrolled today. “The novitiate is in any case a test, the novitiate is a
school of religious virtues, it is a holy forge where every novice must fashion
himself, according to the Holy Gospels and the Congregation's own spirit. It is a place where he must separate himself from
the world and from every vain, secular and worldly habit; where the novice
must, with strength and generosity, detach his soul from everything, and not
only from the people most dear to him - loving them only in the Lord - but,
with Divine help he must detach himself even from life, even from his own
self. If he cannot do this he will not
be a good religious.
The novices must, as their first priority, consolidate their
vocation, excluding any voluntary doubt.
Then they must study the nature of the test they must undergo, the
method they must follow, according to the means you show them and the help you
give them. You will help them to strip
themselves of their faults and to acquire the virtues in order to achieve the
end. They must wholly conform to Our
Lord Jesus Christ, put on Jesus Christ, both within and without, and live Jesus
Christ.
For entry into the Novitiate we do not seek perfect
subjects, but rather those desiring to become perfect, resolutely willing to
become perfect - with God's help.”
To these, Fr. Anthony, upon entrusting our 15 new Novices to
Fr. Fausto Franceschi, fdp, new Novice Master, recommended them to the
intercession and the Motherly Care of Mary, Our Lady of the Bleu Mantle, Patron
of our Delegation, (Missionary Delagation “Mother of the Church”).
Later on, exactly at 11 am, the Community of Montalban in
its whole composition, The Novitiate led by Fr. Fausto Franceschi, fdp, the
Cottolengo by Fr. Julio Cuesta, fdp and the Seminary gathered to celebrate with
great solemnity the Feast of the Pope, in honor of St. Peter and Paul. During the
Eucharistic celebration presided over by Rev. Fr. Anthony Eucinei Desouza, fdp,
Local Superior and Coordinator of the Sons of Divine Providence in the
Philippines, Fr. Stanislas G. Achi, fdp, was installed as new superior of the
Community of Montalban.
Following the prescription of the Constitutions of the Sons
of Divine Providence, he solemnly professed the Nicene Creed. The Montalban
Community Council is composed as follows:
Fr. Stan ………………… Superior – Seminary Formator
Fr. Fausto …………….... Vicar – Novice Master
Fr. Julio …………………. Councilor – Director of Charge of
Cottolengo
Fr. Joseph Van cu …...... Councilor – Spiritual Director of the
Novices
Bro. Ramon…………….. Councilor – Seminary Assistant Formator -
Vocation’s Director
To our New Novice Brothers we wish a blessed
Novitiate Year made of closeness to God and openness to the inspiration of the
Holy Spirit and in the knowledge of Don Orione, and to the newly installed
superior of the Community and his Council success in their mission. May they stand,
after the example and under the intercession of Saint Peter and Paul as
faithful stewards of Christ and zealous defender of the faith put in practice
in the works of Charity, to “Instaurare Omnia in Christo”. Ave Maria and always onwards with Saint Luigi
Orione.
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