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Archbishop Costelloe SDB ordains Victor to the diaconate. PHOTO: R HIINI
By Robert Hiini “WE RELY on the help of the Lord God and Our Saviour Jesus Christ and we choose this man Victor, our brother, for the Order of Deacons.” A packed church, at St Gerard Majella Parish, Mirrabooka erupted in aplause at the words of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB as Victor Lujano was put forward and accepted as fit for ordination to the diaconate on Friday, July 27. The night was momentous, Archbishop Costelloe said, not only for the change ordination would make in Victor’s own life, but in the life of the Church. “We all know Victor to be a good and generous man,” Archbishop Costelloe said, “(but) tonight he becomes a living sign of the presence of Jesus among us in a whole new way.”
Newly ordained Deacon Victor Lujano assists Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at the Mass at St Gerard Majella Parish on July 27.
The essence of ministry as a deacon, the Archbishop said, was summed up in the questions he would ask Victor later that evening, and in the prayer he would pray over him: “We’ll hear about respect and obedience; we’ll hear about sincere love, concern for the poor, unassuming authority, self-discipline and holiness,” the Archbishop said. “At the end of the prayer of consecration we will hear all of that summed up in these words: “God, Our Father, may Victor imitate your
son who came, not to be served, but to serve.” A native of Berinas, Venuzuela, Deacon Lujano, 38, has been a seminarian at the Neo-Catechumenal Way-administered seminary of Redemptoris Mater for the better part of eight years. The call to be another Christ in the world was not one restricted to deacons and priests, Archbishop Costelloe said, but one that applied to all the faithful: “All of us are called to (different) vocations, precisely so that every-
one, and not just married people, can see and know that fidelity is asked of all of us; that everyone, and not just parents, are called to put the needs of others first; “That everyone, and not just Religious, are called to live lives of simplicity, of openess to God’s will and of profound respect for one another’s dignity; “And that all of us, not just priests, are called to be good shepherds to each other.” Archbishop Costelloe was joined by Redemptoris Mater Seminary
PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI
Rector, Fr Michael Moore and St Charles Seminary Rector, Mgr Kevin Long in welcoming Victor Lujano to the diaconate. Like other deacons throughout Perth, Deacon Lujano is now able to conduct Baptisms, preside at weddings and funerals and preach at the Eucharistic Liturgy. Members of Neo-Catechumenal communities from around Perth joined the newly-ordained deacon for the celebration, lending their distinctive, Spanish-styled music and singing to the occasion.
Two beloved Italian priests pass away By Sarah Motherwell
Fr Gaetano Nanni, who passed away on July 30th. OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE
THE CATHOLIC Italian community of Western Australia is reeling from the loss of two beloved priests, Fr Gaetano Nanni OMI and Fr Filippo Magni OFM Cap. A funeral was held on Tuesday morning for Fr Nanni who died suddenly and peacefully on July 30, aged 92, in St Patrick’s Presbytery, Fremantle, the suburb and parish he fondly called his home for many years. Fr Magni passed away on June 26, aged 94, less than a month
before the 70th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Earlier this year both the priests were presented with a certificate of honour by Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey recognising their outstanding service to the Church and WA’s Italian community over the decades. With almost 140 years of priesthood between them, the two men were responsible for reaching out to Italian migrants in Perth after the Second World War. Fr Nanni was ordained on May 3, 1943 in Italy and came to Australia
60 years ago to join the Oblate community in Fremantle. Many messages of condolence appeared in the classifieds of The West Australian, all fondly remembering the man who is said to have known every Italian in Perth, especially those in Fremantle. Fr Nanni continued to celebrate the Sunday morning Mass in Italian at St Patrick’s Basilica up until his final days. Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey said in a statement the death of Fr Nanni had triggered a Please turn to Page 6
Fr Magni is pictured in this undated file photo. PHOTO: BUNBURY DIOCESE