On 13 September 2013, Brother Rey will be ordained as a Deacon for the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Next year, he will be ordained as a Priest in the parish of the Missionaries of God’s Love (MGL) at St. Benedict’s parish, Don Antonio Heights, Quezon City and be a missionary there after his ordination.
For the seven years of studying in Australia and being with the Filipino community and friends, Brother Rey expressed gratitude to his MGL brothers. He said they are with him from the beginning of his journey. “God uses each one of you to show me that consecrated life is not a waste but joyful and fruitful life. You helped me to realise that I am not a mistake, but a beloved son of the Father. You showed me that to be a real man is to be able to say sorry when you are wrong, to be able to say I forgive you even when you are still hurting and to be able to say that’s okay when your pride is broken for the sake of love.”
The celebration was attended by parishioners from St Peter, Sacred Heart and St Benedict, and friends from Disciples of Jesus community, MGL sisters, Youth Mission Team members, Seminarians from Melbourne and Sandhurst Dioceses, the Dominican Friars, Cistercian Monks, Salesian Seminarians, Victorian friends, likewise friends all the way from Sale and Central Coast NSW.
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