MIDM recieve 5 new Brothers and two Brothers made their final profession vows
The congregation of the Missionaries of Jesus the Divine Master has celebrated the perpetual
profession of vows of two religious brothers and received five new brothers' after
completion of their formation at the novitiate.
The Bishop of Arua Diocese, Rt.Rev.Sabino Ocan Odoki presided over the Mass, which was held
at Asava Christ the King Parish in Arua City on the 22nd ,January 2022
Br.Ubaldo Inziku and Br.Aderick Anatori made their final vows while Nov.
Vincent Etinu, Nov.Innocent Anywar, Nov. Derick Kundu, Nov. Peter Byenci and Nov. Robert
Bwambale took temporary professional vows.
The colorful ceremony hosted dignitaries including the High Commissioner of Tanzania in
Uganda, the Vice Chancellor of Muni University, among others.
In his homily, Bishop Sabino gave thanks to all who played a role in the
formation of the newly professed in helping them to listen to their call.
He also thanked the newly professed Brothers for generously responding to
their call and for wholly participating in their own formation and called
upon parents to continue guiding and promoting vocation in their families.
"I am appealing to parents to guide the children in a vocation that God is calling them
for . Parents should
not force a vocation on a child, you should kinly watch a child and see a vocation that
God is giving to that child and encourage the child in that vocation," said the Bishop.
The Bishop noted that the candidates coming from different districts and nations and
vowing to stay under the roof is a sign of God's love.
He asked the congregation to always put on the armor of love and live beyond the
boundaries of tribes and nationality so as to live faithfully and counter other cultural
ways of life . "To be successful in our various vocations to serve God's people, in
order to be fruitful in our vocations. We must love, not in words or speech but in deed
and in truth. That is when you can enjoy any vocation. This is also one of the most
important commandment and it is what we find in the first letter of St. John." Said the
Bishop.
He appealed to the Father General to continue nurturing more of the youths to become
servants in the church, "the church needs more dedicated servants for priesthood,
religious brothers and sisters. We need God-inspired people to serve God's People. Arua
as a diocese has about 2,350,000 Catholics and 1,050000 refugees which is a very big
responsibility.”
Br.Aderick Anatoli also said that the world today needs more religious people to meet
the challenging needs of modern day society. He said the years he has spent serving in
religious life has enabled him to meet and share with people from diverse backgrounds.
He thanked on the behalf of his fellow brothers, their parents, the Superior General of
the MIDM, their guardians, teachers and all who guided, encouraged and supported their
formation.