SOCIETY OF THE

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THE HOLY APOSTLES

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MMEENNAARRDDIIAANN

General Administration

Vol. 21, N°1 : May 2015

United in the Lord Jesus

SOCIETY OF THE THE MISSIONARIES OF THE HOLY APOSTLES

TTHHEE MMEENNAARRDDIIAANN

Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus and the Apostles:

Father Menard used to say: “Let us never forget that the Holy Spirit is ready to visit us at all times

in the same manner as He did the Apostles (1Cor 12-14).

We must remain attentive to the Spirit of God, to his ways,

to his wisdom that surpasses all human wisdom (1Cor 1,

17-31)” (Cf. Text of presentation of the Rule of life).

And this is what we have been doing in our community

these last few months. We feel his presence, his constant

and permanent action, assuring us that each moment is a

Pentecost, a “constant new Pentecost”; and that our

spirituality “will never tolerate losing the prodigious, explosive power of the first Pentecost.” (Cf.

Fr. Eusebe Menard, Text of presentation of the Rule of life).

In the different visits we make in our communities, the Animator General as well as his Council,

in the different countries where we go, we notice the action of the Holy Spirit. This is also what

Father Vincent Kilidjian saw as he accompanied the Animator General during his last trip to

Vietnam and Indonesia (24 February to 19 March 2015).

This time, I invite you to take part in the joy we feel at the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in our

community. We are presenting here certain events that fill us with joy and encourage us to

continue our mission : to awaken, form and accompany vocations in different ministries in the

Church.

United in the Lord Jesus.

Isaac-C. Martinez-Chuquizana, M.S.A.

Animator General

LIFE WITH THE M.S.A. 1. As at the time of the Apostles, with the power of the Holy Spirit, the new MSA members

of Indonesia, Vietnam, Cameroon and Colombia continue to persevere.

INDONESIA

The local Community of Indonesia was created on the 24th of Juin 2014. There are presently 11

members, two priests, three brothers and six students.

On the photo, we see Fr. Ruben Ruruk Sandalajuk of Indonesia surrounded by members of the

Delegation of Peru at the

moment of his first promise of

fidelity on the 28th of Juin 2014.

The ceremony took place at our

Retreat House “Villa la Paz”,

Peru, and was presided by the

Animator General, Fr. Isaac-C.

Martinez-Chuquizana.

The MSA of Indonesia made

their first promise of fidelity on

the 26th of July 2014. The ceremony was presided by Msgr. Hieronymus Bumbun, OFMCap.,

Archbishop at the time, of the Archdiocese of Pontianak. The ceremony took place at Pakumbang

where the Community is situated. On the photo, we see from left to right: Brother Andreas

Hengky Resubun, Yohanes EBIT Toring, Brother Daniel Laian, Yanuarius Ado, Fransiskus Roke,

Waton H. Blasius, Rev. Fr. Edward Przygocki, Msgr. Hieronymus Bumbun, Fr. Christian

Rodembourg, Brother Marianus Samsu, Fr. Romanus Sangkur, Andreas Leta and Fridorikus

Kwohan.

VIETNAM

On the 24th of Juin, the local Community of Vietnam “Word of God” was created. There are

presently nine members : 4 are in Vietnam and 5 are studying in the United States.

The Four who are in Vietnam made their first promise of fidelity at the community house in Vinh.

The ceremony took place on the 13th of July 2014 and was presided by Msgr. Paul Nguyen Thai

Hop, OP, Bishop of

the Diocese of Vinh.

From left to right,

first row, we have

Peter Nguyen Tat

Long, John Baptist

Sy Vinh Ho, Francis

Xavier thin The

Nguyen and Peter

Phong Van Nguyen.

In the second row :

Fr. Edward Przygocki, Fr. Christian Rodembourg, Msgr Paul Thai Hop and Father Martino Hoang

Xuan Nguyen (founder of the community in Vietnam). The other four who are in the United

States made their first promise of fidelity at the Seminary of the Holy Apostles in Cromwell. The

ceremony took place on the 15th of August 2014 and was presided by the Animator General. We

can see on the photo from left to right : Anthony Dinh Xuan Giap, Jean-Baptiste Hieu Ho Huu, Fr.

Isaac-C. Martinez-Chuquizana, Paul Dang Xuan Lich, Joseph Nguyen Van Danh, Fr. Edward

Przgocki and Michael Tran Van Hai.

CAMEROON

The new members of the Delegation of Africa made

their first promise of fidelity on the 28th of Juin 2014 at

the house of probation of Saint Kisito during a ceremony

presided by the Animator of the Delegation. On the

photo we see from left to right : Thierry Nkouokam

Wadje, Dieudonné Mounguene, Fr. Leon-Pascal Nko,

Fr. Guy Paulin Nga, Manga Désiré Pierre Paulin

Enyegue and Ngono Bessala Harding.

COLOMBIA

In the Delegation “Dr. Carlos Jaramillo

de la Torre” of Colombia, two new

members made their promise of fidelity

on the 2nd of February 2015. The

ceremony was presided by the Animator

of the Delegation, Fr. Virgilio Navarro

Arias. The photo shows us the two new

MSA members, Orlando Rios Davila

Arias and Julio Eduardo Infante (in the

MSA habit on the right side).

2. As at the time of the Apostles, with the power of the Holy Spirit, new ministers are

continuing to proclaim the Reign of God.

Moreover, in this country of Colombia:

On the 3rd of May 2014, the following deacons were

ordained to the priesthood : Juan Carlos Torres Soto,

Victor Raul Salazar and Miguel Hernan Acevedo

Becerra. On this same day, Jorge Armando Sandoval

Colmenares was ordained deacon. The ceremony

took place at Notre-Dame de Chiquinquira, a church

in the Archdiocese of Bogota and was presided by

Msgr. Enrique Sarmiento Angulo, Bishop Emeritus

of the Diocese of Fontibon, Colombia.

In the United States :

Jeffrey Thompson was ordained deacon on

the 14th of May 2014. The ceremony took

place at the Basilica of the Immaculate

Conception in Waterbury, Connecticut,

U.S.A. and the celebration was presided by

Msgr. Christie Macaluso, Auxiliary Bishop

of the Archdiocese of Hartford,

Connecticut, U.S.A.

The deacon John McDermott was ordained

a priest on the 25th of April 2015 at the Basilica of the Immaculate

Conception in Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.A. The celebration was

presided by Msgr Henry J. Mansell, Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Hartford.

CAMEROON

Deacon François Ouamba was ordained to the priesthood on the 24th of

May 2014. The ceremony took place at the parish of Afanoyoa in the

Archdiocese of Yaoundé and was presided by the Archbishop himself,

Msgr. Jean Mbarga.

PERU

The deacons from left to right are : José

Gilmer Torres Mera, Juan Jose Zamora

Santillan and Antonio Eduardo Lajo

Alvarez. They were ordained to the

priesthood on the 19th of March 2015 in

the parish church of Saint Ann, Lima, Peru. The ceremony was

presided by Msgr. Adriano Tomasi Travaglia, OFM, Auxiliary

Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lima.

3. Like the Apostles with the power of the Holy Spirit, the MSA are reaching their full strength

in Jesus:

Golden Jubilee of priestly ordination of Fr. Jorge P. Jepsen (31 July 1965).

Golden Jubilee of promise of Brother André Turcotte (21 Juin 1965).

Silver Jubilee of priestly ordination of Fr. Abad Martinez-Chuquizana (15 August, 1990).

4. Like the Apostles, with the power of the Holy Spirit, we are celebrating the Missionaries of

the Holy Apostles who gave their lives in the service of the Gospel:

Fr. Georges Jolicoeur ; 25 March 2015.

Brother Carmelio Leandro de Queiroga : 6 April 2015.

Silver Jubilee of their entrance into the Father’s House :

Jacques P. Przybylo : 14 February 1990.

Angus P. Walker: 12 March 1990.

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