Timor-Leste: Postulancy Community Celebrates the Commissioning of Ten Postulants

On Friday 6 March, the Postulancy at Vila Marista Boa Mãe, Triloka, Timor-Leste, celebrated a joyful and significant moment in the life of our formation community: the farewell and commissioning of the ten postulants who have successfully completed their postulancy program.

After months of prayer, study, community living, pastoral experience, and personal growth, these young men gathered with their formators and brothers for a simple yet meaningful celebration of thanksgiving. The liturgy was marked by gratitude for the many ways God has been at work in their lives. Each postulant was individually acknowledged and blessed as he prepares for the next stage of his formation journey.

Brothers Ralph Fakaia & Matthew Green with the Postulants

Postulancy is a time of deep listening - to God’s call, to the needs of the Church, and to the quiet movements of the heart. Throughout the year, these men have grown in self-knowledge, spiritual discipline, and commitment to the Marist way of humility, simplicity, and hidden service.

They now return home to their families and communities while awaiting the outcome of their applications to continue to the Marist Novitiate at MAPAC in Manila. We entrust them to Mary, our Good Mother, confident that she will guide them as they continue to ponder and respond generously to God’s call.

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Brothers Raphael Fakaia and Matthew Green, Formators, Timor-Leste