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Salesian Novices Receive Religious Habit at Sunnyside Novitiate

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Salesian Novices Receive Religious Habit at Sunnyside Novitiate

9 May 2026

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News reported by: dbmnTv, Shillong

The Salesians of Don Bosco marked a joyful and prayerful milestone at the Sunnyside Novitiate with the Vestition Ceremony, celebrated during a solemn Holy Mass. The ceremony saw 34 novices officially receive the religious habit, symbolising their deeper commitment to the Salesian way of life as they prepare for their First Profession on May 24. Among those vested were 25 novices from INS and 9 from ING. The occasion was attended by members of the Salesian community, formators, and invited guests, creating an atmosphere of faith, gratitude, and renewed dedication to religious vocation.

The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by Fr. John Zosiama, the Provincial, in the presence of Fr. Paul O. Lyngkot, the Novice Master and other community members.

The vestition ceremony marks an important stage in the life of a Salesian novice. By receiving the religious habit, the novices publicly express their desire to follow Christ more closely in the spirit and charism of St. John Bosco. It is a period of deeper formation, prayer, discipline, and discernment before taking their first religious vows.

Among the novices preparing for the profession, INS will have two Salesian Brothers, while ING will have three, reflecting the continued growth and importance of the Salesian Brotherhood vocation within the congregation.

In his homily, Fr. John Zosiama encouraged the novices to remain faithful to their calling and to cultivate a life rooted in prayer, humility, and service to the young, especially the poor and marginalised. He reminded them that religious life is not merely about wearing the habit but about becoming living witnesses of Christ through dedication and sacrifice.

The First Profession ceremony on May 24 is expected to be another grace-filled moment as the novices formally commit themselves to the Salesian way of life through the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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