On 26 April 2025, the Philippine Province of St. Teresa of Jesus celebrated the blessing of the newly completed building of St. Elijah Convent and Novitiate House in the Diocese of Malaybalay, Philippines. The occasion was graced by the presence of Most Rev. Noel Pedregosa, Bishop of Malaybalay, who presided over the Eucharistic celebration, during which the convent chapel was dedicated, and the blessing of the novitiate house.
The Convent was canonically established as a religious house of the Order through a decree issued by the Father General dated 12 September 2024, the Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary. On the same date, the seat of the novitiate in the Province, previously located at the Holy Family Convent in the Archdiocese of Davao, Philippines, was canonically erected at the said convent.
In the coming canonical year, the new novitiate house will welcome eight novices: three Filipinos and two Vietnamese from the Philippine Province, a Taiwanese from the Korean Province, and a Malaysian and a Singaporean from the General Delegation of Singapore-Thailand-Malaysia.
