Mission for the Poor: Serving the people of Flores and Timor Leste

After much waiting by MOP Indonesia, a new chapel was built in 2018 and was formally opened on Friday 7 December. We were privileged to be present for the mass to celebrate the opening of the new chapel which included the official blessing of the chapel by the Bishop of the Diocese of Denpasar, Bali, His Excellency Silvester San and the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Ruteng, Flores. Following the opening, many residents of the town, and the local religious, joined the brothers in celebrating the opening. During the following week, we experienced some prayerful moments in the new chapel: adoration, an aspirant ceremony, a postulant ceremony, morning mass, daily prayers and rosary, and hearing the Gospel during the night prayers.

Congratulations MOP Indonesia on the completion of a beautiful chapel. We hope you enjoyed the photos. For the next post we will look at ‘crosses’ in Timor Leste.

Until then, blessings to all

See you next time

Trevor and Tina

Mass offered for the new chapel

The mass with MOP music

A new St Joseph statue for the new chapel

Another statue blessed by the Bishop

Blessing this time for the statue of St Joseph

A joyful Br Prisca at the mass

The mass has ended

With His Excellency and Br Marc

Bishop Emeritus, Bishop and Br Prisca at the event for the opening

A cute guest Emauela Nerlita (baby sister of sponsor children Devon and Jessica)

Chapel in the morning

Chapel by night

Our Lady watches over the chapel

The chapel invited us in over the following days

A beautiful new monstrance

Adoration

Aspirant ceremony

Now aspirants

Postulant ceremony

Postulants and aspirants

Early morning mass

Peace

Nightly Gospel reflection

Night prayers