Dimapur, May 2 (MExN): Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Nagaland, solemnized the Perpetual Profession of Sr. Otoli Chisi and Sr. Rosily Tikhir and the First Religious Profession of nine Novices in the congregation of the Ursuline Franciscan Sisters of North East Province on April 30, at Assisi Convent, Khermahal, Dimapur. The newly professed sisters were Setsülü Mary Kezo, Toli Maria Kinny, Kupalü, Irene Rhakho, Avitü Martha Ngouri, Jasmine Kandulna, Rosela Roslin Sangtam, Khongbanron Diana Kabuini, Suovirho Alphonsa Sophia Nyuwi, and Ngovolü Nancy D’Vadeo.
According to a press release, Bishop James in his homily applauded the Sisters for their courage to work for God’s Kingdom, and their willingness to face the challenges of obedience, poverty and chastity. His homily was based on the conversation of Pope Francis on the religious life titled, “Wake up the World”. Speaking of the identity of the religious today, he said that they are both “sinners and prophets”. Religious life must promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Pope also said that religious “charism is not a bottle of distilled water”, meaning that the charism is to be lived energetically and reinterpreted culturally. The four pillars of religious formation according to the Holy Father are: spiritual, intellectual, communitarian and apostolic. Formation to religious life is a work of art and not a police action, he added.
The newly professed sisters expressed their gratitude to God and to all those present through their songs and words of gratitude, the note added.
