Lokal na Iglesia ni Cristo sa Mongolia, Magkakaroon na ng Kauna-unahang Pari

Ito ang totoong LOKAL na tinatawag. Sapagkat isang LOKAL na PARI ang mamamahala na sa tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo sa Mongolia. Tunay nga na ang Iglesia ni Cristo ay lumalago at buhay na buhay sa mga lugar na hindi pa nakakarinig ng Mabuting Balita.

For Mongolian Catholics, a first native priest is a source of joy and pride

The country’s Catholic community is the world's youngest. On 28 August, it will celebrate the ordination of Deacon Joseph Enkhee-Baatar. “One of us has it made! And if he did it, others will follow his example. We are sure that there will be many after him." An indigenous Catholic minister will be able to “connect our faith with what our” traditions.

Ulaanbaatar (AsiaNews) – On 28 August of this year, Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community will welcome its first native priest, Joseph Enkhee-Baatar, at a service in Ulaanbaatar’s Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral led by Mgr Wenceslao Padilla, apostolic prefect of Mongolia.

In December 2014, the future priest was ordained deacon by Mgr Lazzaro You Heung-sik, bishop of Daejeon. Fr Giorgio Marengo, a Consolata missionary present in the country since 2003, sent AsiaNews the following piece in which he describes the reaction of his community of faithful to the news.

The small Catholic community in Arvaiheer (21 people) joyfully welcomed the news that on 28 August Enkhee-Joseph will be ordained as the first native priest of ‘Outer’ Mongolia. In Chinese-controlled Inner Mongolia, there have been priests in the past century, but none in independent Mongolia. Enkhee will be the first.

Sitting around the table, sipping some suutei-tsai (a salty tea with milk) after Sunday Mass, parishioners expressed their views about the news. Obviously, they are happy about it.

For some, "Enkhee has shown that he is very patient and disciplined if he has managed to train for so long and in a foreign country." In fact, Enkhee spent many years at seminary in Daejeon, South Korea, the guest of the local diocese.

The faithful know that becoming a priest is a demanding process, especially in terms of self-discipline. Some actually can hardly believe it. Still "One of us has it made! And if he did it, others will follow his example. We are sure that there will be many after him."

In reality, no one knows him personally. When they were baptised, he was already in Korea to study. Of course, they their love and prayer went along with him to the faraway place.

"For us it is very important that the new priest be Mongolian because he will speak our language like one of our children or one of our siblings. More importantly, he will be able to link the faith to our traditions."

Muslim mother supports her Catholic priest son

From Asia News |
Mathias Hariyadi 10/13/2015

The Muslim family of Robertus B. Asiyanto joyfully participated in his ordination in Maumere. His mother laid her hands on the altar: "I'm really happy with my son’s choice". The island of Flores is one of the few predominantly Catholic areas of Indonesia.

Jakarta (AsiaNews) - A Muslim woman blessed her son, a Catholic deacon, at the altar of the church where shortly after he was ordained priest. The incident happened three days ago in the chapel of the Major Seminary of Maumere on the island of Flores. Eleven deacons, belonging to the Divine Word Missionary order (SVD), were ordained in the presence of Msgr. Vincensius Poto Kota Pr, Archbishop of Ende.

Sites Asiyah, wearing Islamic dress (including the hijab), was accompanied by her son Robertus B. Asiyanto, nicknamed "Yanto", and laid her hands on his head, under the gaze of his adoptive father who was watching from the front with the rest of the family. "I'm really happy to see my son ordained a Catholic priest," said the woman at the end of the celebration.

The island of Flores, Eastern Nusa Taggara province, has the highest concentration of Catholics in the country, who form the majority of the population of the island. This is why it is rare for a Muslim family to willingly accept the conversion of a son to Catholicism, given that it is a rare event. Central Java is Muslim majority, but many men and women religious come from Muslim families, and it is not seen as exceptional.

In southern Sumatra the different paths of twin sisters has become famous: one is a devout Muslim, and has participated in the last pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca; the other became Catholic and entered the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Pbhk) of Merauke, on the island of Papua. Both are happy and have good family relationships.

Mga Bagong Cardinal ng Iglesia ni Cristo, Oordinahan ni Papa Francisco sa Pebrero

Isang masayang pasalubong ng buong Iglesia ang pagkakaroon ng mga bagong Cardinal sa darating na buwan ng Pebrero. Pasisinayaan ito ng ating mahal na Santo Papa Franciso sa Vatican. Kalugud-lugod nga ito para sa ating mga Pilipino sapagkat hihiranging Cardinal si Msg. Orlando Quevedo kasama pa ng may labing-lima mula sa iba't ibang parte ng mundo. Anim sa kanila ay manggagaling sa bandang Timog ng mundo.

Narito ang listahan ng mga bagong Cardinal mula sa AsiaNews:

1. Mgr Pietro Parolin, Titular Archbishop of Acquapendente, Secretary of State

2. Mgr Lorenzo Baldisseri, Titular Archbishop of Diocleziana, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.

3. Mgr Gerhard Ludwig Műller, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Regensburg, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

4. Mgr Beniamino Stella, Titular Archbishop of Midila, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

5. Mgr Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster (Great Britain).

6. Mgr Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano, Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua).

7. Mgr Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Québec (Canada).

8. Mgr Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

9. Mgr Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

10. Mgr Gualtiero Bassetti, Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italy).

11. Mgr Mario Aurelio Poli, Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina).

12. Mgr Andrew Yeom Soo jung, Archbishop of Seoul (Korea).

13. Mgr Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., Archbishop of Santiago del Cile (Chile).

14. Mgr Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).

15. Mgr Orlando B. Quevedo, O.M.I., Archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines).

16. Mgr Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes (Haïti).