austraLasia #2899
 
From Jakarta to Sumba … a First Profession

Weepangali, Sumba: July 30 – August 2, 2011 -- Twenty Salesian Cooperators and friends of Don Bosco made a pilgrimage to Sumba, in a kind of tour that centred on appreciating the 9 year Salesian presence in the island. Led by Fr. Yohannes Boediraharjo, SDB who is the delegate for Indonesia, the group visited the Sumba Cathedral, the FMA community and other significant cultural, religious and touristic places. However, the group spent most of the time with the Salesians and the novices who care for the “Don Bosco Budi Daya” – a training centre for boys, with courses in Automotive, Electrical, Woodworking and Metalworks.
The highlight of this visit was the First Profession of the 8 novices: 6 clerics and two Salesian Brothers. Fr. Yohannes Boedi received the first vows while the FMA and Salesian Cooperators represented the families of the novices. Most of the novices’ relatives could not come because Sumba Island is a bit isolated. It takes three hours of flight time from Jakarta to Sumba, not counting the time for transferring to a smaller  propeller-type airplane in Denpasar. The Mass and ceremony of the First Profession was also attended by some diocesan priests, sisters, friends and the youth of the oratory.
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