Eight aspirants begin postulancy on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Divine Providence
The Delegation “Our Lady of the Rosary” joyfully welcomed eight new aspirants who began the postulancy stage on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Divine Providence. The new postulants — four from Kenya, two from Uganda, one from Tanzania and one from Burundi — are completing their third year of philosophy as they begin the road of preparation for the Novitiate.
The celebration was presided over by Fr. Anthony Njenga, Superior of the Delegation, who offered a reflection on the Gospel of the Wedding at Cana, proposing it as the guiding light both for the feast and for the beginning of their formative journey.
A school of Providence
Fr. Njenga stressed that Cana reveals the way Divine Providence acts: in silence, with attention, and through the intercession of Mary. He described the postulancy, and formation as a whole, as a true school of Providence, in which young men learn to notice human needs, to trust God’s timing, and to work with his will.
He pointed to Mary as the model of every Orionine vocation, the one who guides and protects the Congregation as she guided the servants at Cana. He reminded the postulants that many people in East Africa, where the eight of them come from, still lack the wine of hope, of peace and of dignity, and that the Orionine mission consists in bringing the new wine of charity and joy to the poorest.
“If you remain humble and available, God will show his best wine in your lives too.”
Fr. Anthony NjengaRecalling Mary’s words, Do whatever he tells you, the Superior underlined that obedience is the heart of religious life: not a selective adherence, but a generous availability to the will of God.
He then insisted on the importance of human and emotional maturity as the basis of all formation. The postulants were invited to grow in self-knowledge, in affective balance, in healthy relationships, in synodality and in fraternity.
Coming from four countries, the group reflects the missionary and universal spirit of Don Orione. Their diversity, Fr. Njenga said, is a gift that will enrich community life and prepare them for a service without borders. In closing, he reminded them that it was the servants at Cana who saw the miracle first.
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