Our brother Modest Eligi, OFM Cap., the Superior of our Custody of St. Michael in Papua New Guinea sent word of the installation of their new Postulant. Celebrated on March 8, 2025, the ceremony welcomed Ignasius Paul at Padre Pio Friary in Madang in the Southern Highlands Province.
In the photo taken after the installation are, from left, "Joachim," a fellow Franciscan friar present for the ceremony, along with our Capuchin brothers Justin Purusi, Kevin Malimo (new to PNG from the Custody of Kenya), their new postulant Ignasius, Modest Eligi and Jim Bikine.
Postulancy is the first step in our way of life before receiving the habit in the Novitiate year. Ignasius is seen above wearing the TAU cross: the symbol of the Crusader in 13th Century Italy. Our brother, St. Francis of Assisi, used that sign for his own Crusade to spread of the Lord's peace and goodness. He would place that TAU in sacred places he visited on his pilgrim journeys.
Please keep Ignasius and the other six postulants of our PNG Mission in your prayers.