September

Fr Lutoviko 'Olie, aged 28, was ordained to the Priesthood on 29 June this year, at Pea, Tonga, by Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi. Pea was the first village in Tonga to receive the Catholic faith, in 1842, from Fr Chevron sm, and Br Attale sm. Thus, Lutoviko's Ordination tied in with the 175th anniversary of the Catholic Church in Tonga. Lutoviko entered Marist College Suva in 2008, and in November last year he graduated from Pacific Regional Seminary, with a Bachelor in Theology, Magna Cum Laude, accredited by the Urbanianum University, Rome. Currently he teaches at 'Api Fo'ou College, on the island of Tongatapu.