August 21. The newly ordained Rogationist priest,  Fr. Paul Duc Chinh celebrated his first Thanksgiving Mass at his home parish of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Bao Loc, Vietnam. He was assisted by a Rogationist deacon from the same parish. They were both ordained last August 19 in Dalat. A good number of Rogationists from Vietnam and the Philippines were present. Apart from the parishioners, there was also a a big number of religious, friends, and benefactors.

La notte dello scorso 14 agosto, veglia dell'Assunta, nella Parrocchia dei Santi Antonio e Annibale Maria a Roma Piazza Asti, si è celebrata la santa messa di vigilia presieduta da Mons. Paolo Ricciardi, Vescovo Ausiliare di Roma per la Pastorale Sanitaria e concelebrata dal Superiore Generale P. Rampazzo e il Parroco P. Pasquale Albisinni. La santa messa, che si è tenuta sul sagrato della chiesa parrocchiale, si è aperta con il rito del lucernario ed è preseguita con il canto del preconio mariano.

20 August. Fr. Joseph Nguyen Hung Cuong, RCJ, Fr. Joseph Phung Minh Dang, RCJ and Fr. Dominic Phung Ngoc Si, RCJ, three of the newly ordained Rogationist Vietnamese Priests celebrated their Thanksgiving Mass at the Lạc Lâm Parish, in Đơn Dương District, Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam. The three belong to the same Parish. The Mass was concelebrated by around 40 Priests and approximately 1,500 faithful participated.

(August 2) The educational community of the Rogationist Academy in Toril, Davao, Philippines opens the new School Year 2022-2023 with the resumption of face-to-face classes after two years of online classes due to the Covid-19 restrictions. The Mass of the Holy Spirit, attended by the student body and teachers at the school’s covered court, was presided over by Fr. Francis Paul Escano, Rector of the Rogationist Academy – Davao. Immediately after, the students went to their respective classrooms for their lessons.

            Six Vietnamese Rogationist Deacons: Paul Tran Duc Chinh, Dominic Phung Ngoc Si, Peter Truong Viet Thien, Joseph Phung Minh Dang, Joseph Nguyen Hung Cuong, and Joachim Nguyen Tien Thanh will be ordained priests through the imposition of the hands by Mons. Dominic Nguyen Van Manh, Bishop of Dalat, on August 19, 2022, at the Chapel of the Dalat Pastoral Center. Cardinal Peter Nguyen Van Nhon, Archbishop Emeritus of Hanoi, and Mons. Anthony Vu Huy Chuong, Bishop Emeritus of Dalat, have expressed their intention to be present in the Ordination.

The Rogationist Seminary College of Philosophy-Manila officially started the academic year 2022-2023 on July 18, with the Mass of the Holy Spirit at Saint Hannibal Chapel presided by the Dean of Studies, Rev. Fr. Francisco Gringo Tagabi, RCJ. The professors made the profession of faith during the liturgy. After the Mass, the students had an orientation on the institution’s overall program.

(Aug. 1) Twenty-two altar servers from St. Joseph Parish -Alegria, Cebu arrived this afternoon in our community for an overnight experience of seminary life. They were accompanied by their parish priest Fr. Reynaldo Cui, who is a former Rogationist seminarian. The activity introduced them to priestly and religious life. They joined the activities of the community and listened to the vocation talk of Rev. Jeffrey Salvador, RCJ, the vocation promoter of the community. 

 Roma 31 luglio 2022

Carisssimi Amici

COORDINATION NATIONALE POUR LA PROMOTION DES VOCATIONS ET DU ROGATE AU CAMEROUN (CNPVRC)

Suivant son vade-mecum annuel des activités, la CNPVRC vient de clôturer (ce 30 Juillet), le camp vocationnel rogationniste, qui a débuté le 26 Juillet dernier, au sein de la Maison de formation saint Hannibal Marie Di Francia d'Edéa.

Cet événement avait deux buts principaux à savoir : la clôture des activités et la proposition des futurs propédeutes.