KK Religious Attend Talk on New Wine in New Wineskins

TANJUNG ARU – Around 100 religious men and women attended a half-day talk on “new wine in new wineskins” on 28 Jan 2023 at the Galilee Hall, Stella Maris Convent here. The talk, given by Francisan Friar Derrick Yap of Singapore, was in preparation for World Day of Consecrated Life (WDCL), organised by the Council of Religious in lieu of the usual preparatory triduum of prayer. The talk, based on the Vatican document “New Wine in New Wineskins,” focused on the ongoing challenges in consecrated life since Vatican Council II. Time was given for small group sharing.

The attendees included the Marist Brothers (FMS), Gabrielite Brothers (SG), Good Shepherd Sisters (RGS), Daughters of St Paul (FSP), Franciscan Friars (OFM), and the host, Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (FSIC).

The WDCL will be celebrated at St Michael Penampang on February 2, Feast of the Presentation of Jesus, at 10 am.