The First Profession of the batch from the first Inter-Provincial Novitiate 2013-2014.

May 4, 2014

Phuket, Thailand – Two Stigmatine Provinces witness the first profession of the new confreres from the provinces of Our Lady of Hope and Mary Morning Star – who are the first batch of the Inter-Provincial Novitiate Formation 2013-2014.

Filipino candidates under the Province of Our Lady of Hope (South Italy) are Laudemer Aninion, Carlos Avenido. Indian candidates of the same province are Nithin Devassia and Jobin Thayyil. The Province of Mary Morning Star (Thailand) have Thawatchai Krasaesing. These five novices temporarily professed the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience before God and were cordially accepted with in the Mass by Rev. Fr. Joseph Winai, CSS Provincial Superior of the Thai province and Rev. Fr. Silvano Controne, CSS Provincial Superior of the Stigmatine Southern Province of Italy.

The Eucharistic celebrations were concelebrated by Fr. Abel Maglines, CSS, Jose Lasam, CSS, Marlon, CSS from the Philippines; Fr. Vincencio Sirignano, CSS and Ferdinando Ronconi, CSS from Italy. From Thailand are Fr. Michel Jerasak, CSS, Fr. Valentino Wasan, CSS, Fr. John Baptist Pipat, CSS, Fr. Peter Bancha, CSS, Fr. Dominic Phattharaphon, CSS and the novices’ retreat master Fr. Lawrence Chai, CSSR. Bros. Joseph Sujin, CSS and James Suphachai, CSS have their kind assistance to the novices in the celebration.

Parishioners led by Mrs. Margaret Ens happily joined the celebrations. They welcomed and expressed their gratitude to the superiors by giving flower bouquets, and garlands of congratulation to the newly professed brothers. The Formators of the candidates: Fr. Joseph Wattanasak, CSS the Novice Master (Thailand), Fr. Jimado, CSS the Assistant Novice Master (Philippines), and Fr. Paul Kritaphark, CSS (Thailand) the Spiritual Director – has served in the liturgy as well.

The celebration is one of the fruit of the Stigmatine’ endeavor.  It is the output of the so called “internationality,” where staunched connection in every Stigmatine community around the globe is found.

Our father and founder St. Gaspar Bertoni said “The grace of vocation is an immense series of grace.”

By: Novice Jerome L. Hermosada

The second batch of the Inter-Provincial Novices in Thailand

3^rd of May, 2014 at 7 o’clock in the evening, eight candidates from two different provinces were accepted as novices. These candidates are composed of six Filipinos and two Thais and they were accepted by Rev. Fr. Joseph Winai, CSS, Provincial Superior of Mary the Morning Star Province (Thailand) and Rev. Fr. Silvano Controne, CSS, Provincial Superior of the Our Lady of Hope Province (South Italy). The acceptance was held in the Stigmatine Interprovincial Novitiate House Phuket, Thailand, witnessed by other Stigmatine confreres, visitors, and former novices, who did their first profession on the following day.

           

The vespers created a very solemn atmosphere of the acceptance. The candidates while kneeling in front of the Provincial Superiors expressed their heartfelt desire and willingness of entering the novitiate through the words “Yes we are!” The clapping of hands from the witnesses, the singing of songs that were played, and the brotherly hug symbolize warmth welcome to each one of the newly accepted novices. The former novices gave roses to each one of the new novices as a sign of congratulation as they were moving ahead to the new formation level.

It was a very special event because of the presence of the different confreres from Italy, Philippines, and Thailand. Indeed it is a manifestation of strong unity. The purpose of the Inter-Provincial Novitiate is to create a strong bond and solidarity amidst diversity congregation. This is the beginning of the international collaboration of the different Stigmatine communities in the world. This program generates harmony among all the Stigmatine confreres for the better future of the congregation.

By: Novice Yolleces A. Amora

COMMUNITY DAY