Two newly ordained priests celebrate first Mass in Ruteng
Two priests from Gendang Lentang celebrated their first thanksgiving Mass there on 5 November 2026 with 14 concelebrants and thousands of worshippers.
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Ruteng — Two newly ordained priests celebrated their first thanksgiving Mass at Gendang Lentang on 5 November 2026, attended by thousands of worshippers, according to Pos-Kupang.com. The Mass was concelebrated by 14 priests.
The priests are Pater Kamilus, MI and Pater Virgilius Sumantri, MI, who were ordained in Maumere on 25 October 2026 by Maumere Bishop Mgr. Ewaldus Sedu. Both are from Gendang Lentang, the report said.
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The service shows how Catholic communities in Flores combine priestly celebrations with local customs and large community gatherings. The thanksgiving Mass followed a public welcome in which residents gathered along a 7-kilometre stretch of the Trans-Flores road to receive the priests.
The welcome took place on 3 November 2026. Residents from Gendang Lentang joined a procession from the boundary of Rejeng-Ketang Parish at Lagur Station in Bulan village, Ruteng district, before accompanying the priests to the traditional house in Lentang village.
The report said customary ceremonies and welcoming dances took place on the afternoon of 3 November. That evening, the welcome continued with the customary ritual “teing hang kolang”, witnessed by traditional leaders from Lamba, Pelus and Kalo villages.
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