austraLasia #3076
DQM
first professions in Thailand
BANGKOK: 22 May 2012 --
Saturday 19 May 2012 was one of the most important days for
the
Salesian Family in Thailand. At Phra Mae Maree Sathorn School
(the
school run by the Daughters of the Queenship of Mary), 5 young
girls
made their first profession in the Institute. Bishop Joseph
Prathan
Sridarunsil (Bishop of Suratthani Diocese), Bishop John Bosco
Panya
Kritcharoen (Bishop of Ratchaburi Diocese), and Bishop Joseph
Chusak
Sirisut (Bishop of Nakhon Ratchasima Diocese) conclebrated,
along with
30 priests and 500 faithful.
The young girls are as follows:
1. Theresa SOMYING SANYALAK
2. Theresa RAWIWAN BUAKHARN
3. Theresa PUNWILAI WONGSIT
4. Agnes PRANEE SEABSAKWONG
5. Mary AREE CHOKAROON
During the homily, Bishop Prathan gave the example of
Jeremiah's life.
God called him, but he felt that he was not prepared. However,
He gave
him His Word and strength to proclaim the good news. Several
times we
have the same feeling of the Prophet. We feel that we are not
good; we
are not ready to fulfill His mission; we are not prepared,
etc. Let us
be sure that God is always with us and He will grant us his
blessings,
strength and gifts so that we can follow Him and do His will.
These 5 young girls have been the candidates of the Institute
since
before the division of the congregation. After the Institute
was
settled up, the Daughters of the Queenship of Mary continued
the
formation of the members. After their novitiate, they make
their first
profession today.
The institute of Daughters of the Queenship of Mary is a
secular
institute of diocesan right founded in the spirit of the
Apostolic
Constitution Provida Mater Ecclesia of Pope
Pius XII, issued on 2
February 1947.
It was canonically approved by the Archbishop of Bangkok on 3
December 1954.
This aspect of consecrated secular life is a special charism
already
expressed in the first Constitutions (1956) and confirmed in
the
revised Constitutions (1982 and 1986).
The institute of the Daughters of the Queenship of Mary
dedicates itself to pastoral work with youth.
This is the special commitment left to them by their founder
Fr Carlo
Della Torre. He himself opened new schools so that the sisters
could
carry out their educative mission, forming the outlook and
Christian
life of the young.