PRIESTS RETREAT 2023 AND PRIESTHOOD ORDINATION,BUMA PARISH, AUKI DIOCESE.
Greetings to you all once again!
We all reached the last month of the year and look forward now for the Christmas festive celebrations.
Here in our Diocese, in this last month of December, we undertook our annual Priests retreat that took place in Buma Parish. Many of our Priests from the various Parish stations of Malaita attended the retreat which started on Monday, December 4, and ended on Friday, Dec 8. Fr. James Ereai of the Holy Name of Mary Seminary is our retreat Master and he gaves us another worthwhile retreat based on the theme, “Priests must build up their personal relationship with Christ ”
After the retreat ended on Friday, 8 December, all Priests remained in Buma for the event of a Priesthood ordination. The young man who was ordained deacon in St. Augustine’s cathedral in Auki on February 20, was ordained to become a Priest. His ordination took place on Saturday, 9 December. Bishpp Peter Houhou of Gizo Diocese came all the way from the Western province to administer the ordination rite.
Many parishioners of Buma also attend. They took part in the liturgy of the ordination. After the liturgy celebrations, they served a feast and entertained all.
The crowd remained intact until Sunday, 10 December, 2023, when the new Priest celebrate his first Mass before they returned to their various homes.
With wishes and regards to you all!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and prosperous new year 2024.
Yours sincerely in Christ!
Fr, Albert Kalu