Good MSC Formation News, French-speaking African Union and the Philippines.

Jonas Hassan Mouchi MSC writes from the French-speaking Union of Africa.

Pictures on the Profession Day of the three novices and the entrance of the 8 postulants.

We are all fine and we started yesterday the community days to launch the year. Special prayer for us,

Thanks.

News from the Philippines

_{July 15, 2021 - Today, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - Philippine Province accepts three (3) men to the postulancy program.}

_{Fr. Bogey Cabrera, MSC, the provincial superior, presides the Eucharistic celebration and acceptance rite of Francis Aboy from Silay City, Negros Occidental, Silver Lloyd Nectum Laviña from Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu and Frederic Tioaquen from San Luis, Agusan del Sur.}

_{May we include these new MSC Postulants and their Postulant director, Fr. Gabby Galido, MSC in our prayers. We continuously pray for more vocations in the Chevalier Family.}

Today, August 16, 2021, seven candidates are officially accepted to the Collge Formation Program of the MSC Philippine Province. Fr. Lito Redondo, MSC, the Surigao District Superior, received them.

These young men come from the provinces of Cebu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Norte, and Agusan del Sur.

They will have their philosophy studies at St. Paul's University in Surigao City.

We thank God for inspiring these young men to consider the religious and missionary life especially in a time of great challenge as a pandemic. Let us pray for them that they truly have a fruitful formation.