10 Gulf Pine Catholic • July 11, 2025 Members of the Divine Word Missionaries Southern Province gathers for their annual retreat BY TERRY DICKSON BAY ST. LOUIS -- Members of the Divine Word Missionaries Southern Province gathered June 2-6 at St. Augustine Seminary for their annual retreat. According to Father Augustine Wall, SVD, Southern Provincial, the retreat presents members “an opportunity to rejuvenate the members and to give them a chance to interact with each other.” This year’s retreat was led by Bishop William Wack, CSC, bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, who spent the week focusing on the Hopeful Mysteries of the Rosary, which were written by a local parishioner in the Diocese of PensacolaTallahassee. Bishop Wack gave the Hopeful Mysteries his imprimatur in August 22, 2024, the Queenship of Mary and the anniversary of his episcopal ordination. Bishop Wack promulgated the Hopeful Mysteries on December 8, 2024, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which also happens to be the Fifth Hopeful Mystery. For more info about the Hopeful Mysteries, visit h t t p s : / / p t d i o c e s e . o r g / t h e - h o p e f u l - m y s t e r - ies-of-the-rosary or click on the QR Code. Bishop Wack speaks to the SVD priests and brothers. Bishop Wack and Father Wall Father Mike Somers, SVD, speaks to a confrere, Father Anderson Desouza, SVD. Members of the SVD: Father. Leon Ngandu, SVD; Lambert Lein, SVD; Father Rofinus Jas, SVD; Father Agustine Seran, SVD; and Father Emmanuel, SVD Photos/Terry Dickson
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