Idente missionaries Ditto Subin Wilson and Jinwoo (Michael) Nam, along with another diocesan deacon, received the sacrament of Holy Orders from the hands of the Most Rev. John O. Barres, Bishop of Rockville Centre, at St. Agnes Cathedral. The church was filled with friends, relatives, missionaries and parishioners from the four parishes the Idente missionaries administer in New York. Subin’s and Jinwoo’s parents had come from India and South Korea, respectively, to attend the ordination of their sons.
Subin hails from the small and beautiful village of Idinthakarai, in Tamil Nadu, India. From his early years, he spent his time in church serving as an altar boy. He was deeply influenced by the life of St. John de Britto, a missionary in Tamil Nadu in the 17th century. What touched Fr. Subin was the family atmosphere of the Idente missionaries and their emphasis on the vocation to filial holiness in common. He made his first profession of vows in Kerala in 2011 and his final vows in 2021 at Our Lady of Solace Church in the Bronx. His first assignment as a priest will be at St. Luke Parish in Brentwood. Subin celebrated his first Mass of Thanksgiving on June 11, the Feast of Corpus Christi, at St. Mary Parish, Bronx. Serving at the altar were eight altar servers who were trained by Fr. Subin himself during the time he lived at St. Mary’s. Also in attendance were his parents, Wilson and Sushila. During his words of thanksgiving, Fr. Subin spoke of how the Eucharist gave him the strength to grow in the spiritual life and overcome difficult times.
Jinwoo was born in South Korea. His first encounter with the Idente missionaries was in the Philippines, where he had gone to study English. The authentic example of the Idente missionaries in living filial holiness in common was primarily what attracted him to our community. He made his first profession at St. Luke’s parish, New York, in 2015. He studied philosophy alongside Fr. Subin at St. Johns University, and in 2018 joined St. Joseph’s Seminary for his priestly formation. His first assignment after ordination to the priesthood will be at Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Hempstead. Fr. Jinwoo celebrated his first Mass of Thanksgiving on June 11, at St. Luke’s Church. His parents and two siblings, Rafael and Micaela, were present.
!["El mundo puede cambiar desde el corazón"
(Papa Francisco, Encíclica Dilexit Nos)
"El Corazón de Cristo es éxtasis, es salida, es donación, es encuentro. En él nos volvemos capaces de relacionarnos de un modo sano y feliz, y de construir en este mundo el Reino de amor y de justicia. Nuestro corazón unido al de Cristo es capaz de este milagro social.
Tomar en serio el corazón tiene consecuencias sociales. Como enseña el Concilio Vaticano II, «tenemos todos que cambiar nuestros corazones, con los ojos puestos en el orbe entero y en aquellos trabajos que todos juntos podemos llevar a cabo para que nuestra generación mejore». Porque «los desequilibrios que fatigan al mundo moderno están conectados con ese otro desequilibrio fundamental que hunde sus raíces en el corazón humano». [21] Ante los dramas del mundo, el Concilio invita a volver al corazón, explicando que el ser humano «por su interioridad es, en efecto, superior al universo entero; a esta profunda interioridad retorna cuando entra dentro de su corazón, donde Dios le aguarda, escrutador de los corazones (cf. 1 S 16,7; Jr 17,10), y donde él personalmente, bajo la mirada de Dios, decide su propio destino».
Esto no significa confiar excesivamente en nosotros mismos. Tengamos cuidado: advirtamos que nuestro corazón no es autosuficiente; es frágil y está herido. Tiene una dignidad ontológica, pero al mismo tiempo debe buscar una vida más digna. Dice también el Concilio Vaticano II que «el fermento evangélico ha despertado y despierta en el corazón del hombre esta irrefrenable exigencia de la dignidad», aunque para vivir conforme a esa dignidad no nos basta conocer el Evangelio ni cumplir mecánicamente lo que nos manda. Necesitamos el auxilio del amor divino. Acudamos al Corazón de Cristo, ese centro de su ser, que es un horno ardiente de amor divino y humano y es la mayor plenitud que puede alcanzar lo humano. Allí, en ese Corazón es donde nos reconocemos finalmente a nosotros mismos y aprendemos a amar."](https://www.idente.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
