18/04/2024
The history of Jesuits in Timor-Leste from colonial period through occupation and independence. Soibada, Manatuto is the first Jesuit Post in Timor-Leste. Congratulations Amo João Filgueiras with his three colleagues for re-starting Jesuit Mission in Timor-Leste in 1958 after 50 years of expulsion of Jesuits from Timor-Leste following political change in Portugal. Congratulations Amo Joaquim Sarmento SJ as the first Timorese Jesuit born in Soibada. Jesuits started in Timor-Leste by building school, church, colégio (boarding school) and penetrated the grass-roots through vocational training refugee services and only staying in intelectual level.
Istoria Jesuita sira iha Timor-Leste husi tempo kolonial, okupasaun, ho independênsia. Soibada, Manatuto mk fatin dahuluk Jesuíta sira hahu sira nia misaun iha Timor-Leste. Parabens Amo João Filgueiras SJ nebe hamutuk ho nia kolega nain tolu hahu fali prezensa Jeduita nia iha 1958 depois de absente tinan 50 tanba Mudansa Politika iha Portugal. Parabens ba Amo Joaquim Sarmento Sj hanesan Soibada oan ho moris iha Soibada mak sai Jesuíta.
Jesuíta sura hahu iha Timor-Leste husi hari kolegio ho igreja. Sira mos penetra tama populasaun ho la hela deit iha nível intelektual husi hari treinamento vokasional ho atividade sira seluk.
Parabens ba Jesuíta sura iha Timor-Leste. Santo Padre Francisco SJ nebe atu visita Timor-Leste ho nasaun tolu Asia mos jesuíta ida hotu. Keta Jezuits dahuluk sai Santo Padre karik. Hein klarifikasaun husi Amo Joaquim ho sira seluk.
The Jesuits in Timor-Leste celebrate this year 125 years of Jesuit mission in the country. Three Jesuits, under the command of the energetic missionary, Fr Seba
