First Profession, Renewal and Entrance in the Novitiate

The feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul was marked with a special color in Montalban, in the Philippines. Six (6) of our Novice Brothers made their First Profession, three (3) Brothers renewed their vows and eleven (11) Postulants entered the Novitiate.

These were three beautiful event which gathered, religious brothers and priests, friends and family members in the Chapel of the Saint Luigi Orione Seminary on this June 29, 2019, while the universal Church celebrates the Pillars of the Church and the Pope’s Day.

The Holy Eucharist for the profession and the renewal of vows started at 10 am, presided by Rev. Fr. Stan ACHI, FDP, superior of the Community of Montalban and concelebrated by Rev. Fr. Martin MROZ, FDP, Regional Superior, Rev. Fr. Fausto FRANCESCHI, FDP, Novice Master and the confreres priests. In his homely, Father Martin emphasized on the meaning of the religious profession and invited our newly profess to be example of perfection and holiness in the living of their vows. He told them that that perfection can be possible today by opening oneself to the people living in the peripheries and the outcasts, the most poorest of our brothers and sisters.

After his homely, he invited Brother Jesus BERDIN, Brother Kenneth PINEDA, Brother Vic VITUDIO, Brother Keven OPERIANO, Brother Jerick SERANDON and Brother John Carl Angelo SARIO to make their vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience for one year according to the Constitutions of the Little Work of Divine Providence.

After the first profession, followed the renewal of vows of Bro. Julius MAGUIJADO, Bro. Jan Mickail BANGCAYA and Bro. Estaris EREGIE.

In the afternoon, exactly at 2:30pm, a new group of eleven young men made officially their entrance in to the Novitiate. It is Nov. BONARES Castillon Evelio, Nov. DAPO Relles Rolando, Nov. DOMINGUEZ Rodriguez  Reynato II, Nov. ESPINAR Baluyot Kristian Jude, Nov. ESPIÑA Cañones Jay, Nov. OBIS Talagtag Mark Jayson, Nov. OROS Garabel Jackson, Nov. SAMILLANO Banesio Jenny Boy, Nov. SIERVO Co Eumar Sandy, Nov. TARNATE Gonzales John Paul, and Nov. VALERTA Villanueva Mark Raph who have been entrusted by Fr. Martin to Father Fausto to accompany them in this new stage of their formation.

The Novitiate of Montalban, this year is supposed to count fifteen (15) Novices, four (4) from India and these eleven (11) from the Philippines. For matter of delay in their visa process, the Indian Novices will join hopefully in the days to come.

We give thanks to God for the gifts of religious life to our newly profess brothers and pray for those who entered the Novitiate. With Don Orione, we say, Ave Maria and onwards.