Dystrykt, to nazwa strukturalna w naszym Zgromadzeniu. Dystrykt filipinski jest niezalezna jednostka, ale nie jest jeszcze regionem czy prowincja. To zalezy od liczby czlonkow, domow i samo wystarczalnosci materialnej. Pierwsi sercanie przyjechali na filipiny w 1989 r. w lipcu. To juz 22 lata naszej pbecnosci w tym kraju.
Grupa pierwszych sercanow, ktorzy przyjechali do Filipin w 1989r |
Wyglada na to, ze w 2012 Filipiny beda juz Regionem. Do tego zmierzamy. Jak dotad mamy tu 7 domow zakonnych, w tym 3 domy formacyjne i 5 parafii. Poza tym prowadzimy kilka dziel spolecznych (Kasanag i Higaonon) oraz mamy mlodziez dehonianska i swieckich dehonianskich, ktorzy tez sa zwiazani z nasza dzialalnoscia i misjami. Obecnie w Dystrykcie pracuje 20 misjonarzy z 7 roznych krajow, poza tym mamy juz 7 miejscowych ksiezy, 2 diakonow i 25 mlodych zakonnikow jeszcze na slubach czasowych.
W Cagayan de Oro, domu formacyjnym gdzie studiuje sie filozofie, mieszka 57 studentow. Ci kandydaci przygotowuja sie do nowicjatu i zycia zakonnego na trzech stopnich formacji: rok orientacyjny, aspirantura i postulat. W nastepnych odcinkach napisze troche wiecej o naszych misjach, domach, formacji czy dzielach spolecznych.
W kaplicy w postulacie, styczen 2011 |
There are 20 missionaries in the Philippines District from 7 different countries. We have already 7 young local priests, 2 deacons and 25 young religious on temporally vows. So far, we have 7 communities, 3 formation houses and 5 parishes. Beside it, we have a few social projects, many scalars, lay and youth Dehonians. They take active part in our work and our missions.
Sacred Heart Formation House in Cagayan de Oro is a center for beginners: candidates who apply for our Congregation. There are 3 stages of initial formation: pre-college, aspirancy and postulancy. We have all together 57 students in this house. I will write little more about our missions, houses, formation or social project in the next few posts.
During District Assembly 2010, Cagayan de Oro |
Our Philippine District is open for other entities in Asia and in the Congregation. Thus, we have many students from Vietnam, India for their initial formation and studies, and a few religious from Indonesia and different countries, who spend their sabbatical time in Manila.
We are glad we can be helpful to the others, especially those who look for a proper studies and formation, who cannot become priests or missionaries in their own countries because of lack of freedom or proper facilities. On this way, we'd like to fulfill the wish of our founder, Fr Leo Dehon, and bl. John Paul II, that Philippines will become the center and a source of evangelization of Asia.
We are glad we can be helpful to the others, especially those who look for a proper studies and formation, who cannot become priests or missionaries in their own countries because of lack of freedom or proper facilities. On this way, we'd like to fulfill the wish of our founder, Fr Leo Dehon, and bl. John Paul II, that Philippines will become the center and a source of evangelization of Asia.
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