By Seminarian Gabriel Puvan
KUCHING — It was indeed a blessed evening for the community of St Peter’s College, Kuching Major Seminary, where a double celebration took place in the seminary’s chapel, in the Eucharist celebrated by Archbishop Simon Poh, Fr Patrick Heng, the newly appointed Rector of the seminary, and the other formators of the seminary.
The inauguration of a new Academic Year and the installation of the new Rector of the seminary were held together in a single celebration on 30 January 2023.
In his homily, Archbishop Simon touched on the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives and how we as Christians, are always called to listen to the voice of the Spirit.
This, he added, is to ensure the continuation of the mission entrusted to the Church which has to be carried out until the second coming of our Lord.
The prelate also gave a fatherly reminder to the seminarians to be aware of this call in their priestly formation.
The Installation proper took place after the homily. Fr Patrick took his oath and subsequently signed in officially as the new Rector of the seminary.
Before the Mass ended, Fr Patrick shared some words of wisdom relating it to his 28 years of priestly ministry which he said is all about “finding joy” in one’s call, and ultimately discovering Jesus, our one and only saviour with that joy.
The evening ended with a simple and meaningful community fellowship with the introduction session of the first-year theology students and final blessing by the Archbishop.
