MAUMERE, Indonesia – The celebration of World Mission Sunday, 24 October, will have a historical significance for the Camillians in Indonesia with the ordination of two young priests in the Seminary of the Divine Word Missionaries in Ledalero, a town of Maumere on the island of Flores. The two new priests have recently returned to their country after completing ten years of religious and theological education in the Philippines. They will now be twork in the new mission that has only been open for a year on the island of Flores. Currently, the community is composed of four men and fifteen young people living in a rented house on the outskirts of the city.
Indonesia is the tenth Asian country where the Camillians have founded in the last sixty years. They came from the Philippines with the aim of raising awareness of the charism of charity of St. Camillus, attracted also by the encouraging vocational prospects of this great country. A decade ago, the lack of missionary personnel did not allow them to give life to a mission there, so it was decided to invite a group of young people in Manila for studies and training. After ten years, the experience is bearing fruit. In fact, already there are three priests and two other young men are preparing to become priests in the coming years.