Father Nico Wijte, MSC, passed away on March 10, 2010
TILBURG, Netherlands – He was born on August 5, 1917, in Spierdijk NL (Haarlem). He made his first profession on September 21, 1937 and his final profession on September 21, 1940. He was ordained priest on August 10, 1942. He passed away on March 10, 2010. His funeral will be at the Notre Dame chapel in Tilburg. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace!

Father Henk Handoyo Loogman, MSC, passed away on March 9, 2010
Father Henk Loogman, MSC, was born in Vijfhuizen-Haarlemmermeer, De Lijnden, the Nederland, on January 8, 1937. He is tenth child of the 13 children from the couple of Antonius Loogman and Digna Berkel. After having completed the elementary school, he entered the Minor Seminary in Qirhouse and then did formation of the MSC Novitiate in Berg en Dal. He professed temporary vows on September 21, 1958 and took final vows on September 21, 1961. He was ordained as MSC priest on September 1, 1963. After has been ordained as priest, he had to complete some other subjects. In 1965 he was appointed to work in Arnhem, but in September 1965 together with Father Ruiter MSC and Leek MSC, he went to Indonesia. In Indonesia he was appointed in the parish of Christ the King in Purwokerto, and then he moved to the parish of Saint Peter in Pekalongan until 1972. After having had holidays, he was appointed to work in the parish of the Good Shepherd in Kebumen and then in the parish of Tegal until 1974. Download Images

He mastered very well language and culture of Java, because he has been working in Java from 1965. This knowledge helped him so much in his ministry. He was an open person towards new things. This openness helped him to develop the talents he had, namely capacity to heal people. Also he was self-taught person. That is why he then developed this capacity by his own. In July 2000 he founded Center of Healing where there are rooms for consultation, practice of healing, medicines, chapel and small mosque.

In the last 38 years he helped people who were getting sick with alternative healing called radiesthesic healing. His purpose was to be in solidarity with those who were suffering because of illness. The people were healed by his services. Before he started this ministry, he faced difficulty. Some confreres had objection if he had done this kind of ministry. He tried to convince them to accept it. He believed that this ministry was aimed to serve people and to love Christ. As MSC he wanted to be in solidarity with others. He felt happy if happiness he felt also was felt by others. Otherwise he felt sad if the others were suffering. That is why in his ministry of healing he wished other people grown as they were.

He was community person. He loved his community. He wished togetherness. He was involved in the community meeting. His capacity of healing did not make him separated from confreres. He even supported confreres assisting them in their need. He hosted kindly confreres who come to stay in the house where he was living. He showed hospitality and kindness to other people too. He was really MSC priest who lived the Spirituality of the Heart.

On March 9, 2010 at 8h00 (local time) Father Henk Handoyo Loogman MSC passed away in the hospital of Panti Rapih, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He was 73 years old. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace!

Father Kees Ligtvoet, MSC, passed away on February 24, 2010
TILBURG, Netherlands – He was born on August 30, 1918, in Oosterhout NL (Breda). He made his first profession on September 21, 1937 and his final profession on September 21, 1940. He was ordained priest on August 10, 1944. His funeral will be on March 1, 2010 at 10.30 am at the Notre Dame Chapel in Tilburg. We pray for him and commend him to the Lord.

Father Sjeng Verdonschot, MSC, passed away on February 19, 2010
TILBURG, Netherlands – He was on born on October 23, 1932, in Nederweert NL (Roermond). He made his first profession on September 21, 1954 and his final profession on September 21, 1957. He was ordained priest on October 24, 1959. Father Sjeng Verdonschot passed away on February 19, 2010. His funeral will be on February 24, 2010 at 10.30 am at the Notre Dame Chapel in Tilburg. We pray for him and commend him to the Lord.

Brother Antoon Janssen, MSC, passed away on January 28, 2010
TILBURG, Netherlands – Brother Toon Janssen MSC is from the Province of the Netherlands. He was born on August 23, 1931 in Nuth NL, in the diocese of Roermond. He made his first profession on October 17, 1957 in the congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. On January 28, 2010 at around 00.15am (at the local time), brother Toon Janssen MSC passed away due to old age and pneumonia at Elisabethziekenhuis, Tilburg NL. His funeral will be held on February 1, 2010 at Missiehuis, Tilburg. May his soul rest in peace!

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