Oe-Cusse β The research teams from ISFIT and UNWIRA celebrated the opening mass of the International Research and Community Service 2024 on November 17, 2024. The mass took place at the Parish Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Numbei, Oe-Cusse.
During the ceremony, the Dean of FF-UNWIRA, Father Yohanes Subani, and the Program Coordinator, Father JoΓ£o Guterres, officially inaugurated the International Research and Community Service 2024.
The mass was presided by Father Yoseph Jawa, OFM, representing ISFITβs Rector, Father Justino Tanec. At the conclusion of the mass, Father Yoseph introduced the lecturers, staff, and students of ISFIT to UNWIRAβs research team. Father Yoseph stated, βThey are coming to observe and learn about the moral values of Catholic marriage in the realities of the people of Oe-Cusse and Wini over the coming week.β
In his speech at the end of the mass, Dean of FF-UNWIRA Father Yohanes Subani said, “Today, we from ISFIT and FF-UNWIRA have come again to Oe-Cusse to learn and listen to all of you regarding the moral values that have long been rooted in families here and how these values are lived out in married life.β
Similarly, Dean of Theology faculty from ISFIT, as well as program coordinator this year, Father JoΓ£o Guterres, emphasized, βOe-Cusse is a special city and the place where the Christian faith began. That is why we chose Oe-Cusse for this internship and research program, which we also conducted last year. Our students have come to observe, feel, and learn from you.β
The Parish Administrator of Numbei, Father JΓΊlio do Carmo, representing the people of Numbei, expressed their joy in hosting this collaboration between the two institutions. He stated, βOur people have been eagerly awaiting your arrival. They are ready to learn something from you. We hope that through these academic activities, they will become good Christian families who embody the Catholic values of marriage. I wish you all success.β
The mass was attended by priests from ISFIT and UNWIRA, religious sisters, members of the Numbei parish community, and students from ISFIT and UNWIRA. (Research Team)