Saturday, the 28th day of September 2019 saw 21 of our Brothers (Priests) one year in the Lord's vineyard and Thanksgiving of the newly Professed (Temporal and Perpetual). The occasion was marked with a concelebrated high Mass chaired by the Superior General, Very Rev. Fr. Affusim, Matthew-Mary Chizoba SHL. The Mass was concelebrated by Frs. Cyprian Njoku SHL (Vicar General), Romanus Ugwuadu SHL, Michael Iloegbunaefu SHL, Damian Njoku SHL, Lambert Iroakazi SHL, JohnBosco Azuaka SHL, Emma-Maria Uwaoma SHL and the Secretary General, Ignatius Johnson SHL.

In his homily Fr. Ignatius SHL thanked God for the gift of the priesthood and for our Congregation. He congratulated the celebrants and admonished that we seek to do the Will of God always by performing our priestly obligations according to the dictates of the Church. He also reiterated to the professed brothers that which was told them by the bishop on the day of their profession that they have to be committed to their religious obligations and devote their lives completely to God and in service to humanity.