The Yogyakarta Community (Formators, 1st year Postulants and Scholastics) have made a Commitment of the 2025-2026 Community Project to Regularly Visit the Sick, the Elderly and Orphanages.
The Mennaisian Week was an Opportunity for us to achieve that Objective. We therefore, prepared a Small Activity with Games, Songs, and Small Competitions as part of a Visit of a few hours to an Orphanage that the young Indonesian Brothers knew well since every year One or Two Postulants have had the opportunity to go on a 2-3 Week “Live-in” to that Orphanage “Panti Anak-anak Hamba” about Twenty Minutes by Motorbike from Our Community.
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On the left, a Scholastic, Bro Alexander, and on the right a Postulant… with the Children from the Orphanage
That Orphanage, run by Catholic Women, take in Children from Kindergarten through High School (19 Children in total, the Majority of whom are Muslims). It was also an Opportunity for us to introduce Our Founder, Jean-Marie de La Mennais, in a Very Simple Way, by means of a Puzzle of his Portrait to be put together.
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On the left, a Scholastic, Bro Paskalis, and on the right a Postulant… with the Children from the Orphanage
The Children were rewarded with Small Practical Gifts (Pencils, Notebooks, Notepads, etc.). We also gave the Orphanage some Bags of Rice and other Food Items.
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On the left, two Postulants and on the right, Brother Paskalis, Sscholastic… presentation of Gifts
The Meeting ended with a Meal shared together and prepared by some young people from the Orphanage.
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On the left, Brother Daniel was handing out Gifts to a Staff Member at the Orphanage, and on the right, Brother Zeno, Director of the First-Year Postulants, was sharing a knowing look with a child.
One of the Thoughts for the Day (6th Day of the Novena), taken from Evangelii Gaudium, was “Every Religious Community is called to be a sign of God’s Love for the World.”
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On the left, a Postulant, and on the right, Brother Paskalis, a Scholastic… during the Reconstruction of Jean-Marie de la Mennais’s Puzzle
Testimony of Brother Daniel Lefrère, Yogyakarta Community