Tigaraksa, Indonesia – 1 August 2021 – On the 1st of August 2021, Fr Arnoldus Yanur Bate Gope and Br Simplisius Kora made their first Salesian religious profession in Tigaraksa community (Java island). the Eucharist was presided by INA Provincial Fr Andrew Wong; due to Covid-19 restrictions only the local community members were present. On the same day, four new novices were accepted in the Tigaraksa novitiate community and also three pre-novices (Aril, David and Jefri) officially started this formation stage in Don Bosco Sumba (Rector Fr Adie).