Three brothers made their Final Profession in East Asia

Brothers John Emil Alada, John Allen Timola and Lloyd Gamboa, from Philippines professed their perpetual vows in the Marist Institute on April 20 during a Mass held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in General Santos City.

Brothers Luis Carlos Gutierrez, Vicar General, and Dominador Santiago, Provincial of East Asia, received the vows in the name of Br. Ernesto Sanchez, Superior General.
Present in the celebration were brothers from the different apostolic communities and formation houses in the Philippines, including the postulants from Davao City. Brothers Josep Maria Soteras and Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa, Link General Councilors for Asia and Oceania, were also in attendance.
Fr. Hilario Asilo, OMI was the main presider of the Eucharistic celebration, with three other priests assisting him, one of which was a Dominican and elder brother of Br. Lloyd. In his homily, Fr. Hilario stressed that love is and should be the main motivation for committing one’s whole life in following Christ as a consecrated person.

Aside from the brothers, the celebration was also made more meaningful by the presence of the Marist laity, the lay mission partners from almost all ministries of the Philippine Sector, religious men and women from other congregations, friends, former companions on the journey, and above all, the families of Brothers John Emil, John Allen and Lloyd.
After the Mass, the congregation moved to the gymnasium of the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University Integrated Basic Education Department (NDDU-IBED) for the fellowship lunch and a short program.
Br. John Emil is currently assigned to the St. Joseph International School in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Meanwhile, Br. John Allen belongs to the community of Kobe, Japan, where we have the Marist International School. Br. Lloyd is presently a member of the Dadiangas Community and teaches at NDDU-IBED.