Renewing Commitment: Six Timorese Brothers Renew Their Vows

Congratulations to six of our Brothers in temporary profession - Br Clementino Xavier, Br Dionisio Madeira Martins, Br Filomeno Mendonca, Br Julio Brites, Br Juvencio Hanjam Nia, and Br Salvador Baptista Ferreira - who renewed their vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience on 6 October during Mass in the Chapel of Vila Marista Boa Mãe, Timor-Leste.

Br Tony Caddy, Coordinator of Scholastics, received their vows on behalf of the Superior General, and Padre Manuel Ximenes SDB was the celebrant for the Mass. The evening concluded with a joyful meal shared with family members, friends of the Brothers, and local religious.

We thank the Lord and our Good Mother for accompanying these six Brothers in their discernment and in their choice to live as Marist religious for the coming year. God bless you, Brothers!

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-Contributed by Br Greg McDonald, Provincial Delegate to Timor-Leste & Cambodia