2017 Entrances, Vows, and Ordinations

[Luigi]

From St. Mary's Abbey in Petersham, MA: 

On March 18, Tim DeCourcey, from Massachusetts, was clothed as Br. Luke. Please pray for him as he begins his two year novitiate.

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And from Glastonbury Abbey in HIngham, MA: 

Glastonbury Abbey

March 21 at 10:18am · 

Last night, at Compline, Postulant Jonathan Piette became a Novice and received the name Anselm! (He is pictured here on the far left.)

[Luigi]

From the Dominican Monastery of the Angels in Hollywood, CA:

Today we also welcome Mila in to the monastery as an extern.  With new life come new hope!

(BTW, they redesigned their web page: http://www.themonasteryoftheangels.com/)

[PrayerSupporter]

Another new novice at the Terre Haute, IN Carmelite monastery:

On March 25th, the Feast of the Annunciation, our postulant, Jenni was clothed with the habit of Carmel and received the religious name - Sister Angela of the Sacred Heart

 

 

 

 

http://heartsawake.org/news/clothing-jenni/

[Jennifer]

Sister Angela looks so happy as she receives her habit.Many blessings for her and her Community.

[Luigi]

Gethsemane Trappist abbey celebrated twice on the Annunciation, one profession of solemn vows and one reception of a postulant:

http://www.monks.org/index.php/25-march-welcome-postulant-allen-graziadei?id=127:news-2017-03-25-maximilian;catid=21:news-2017

http://www.monks.org/index.php/25-march-br-maximilian-makes-his-solemn-profession?id=128:news-2017-03-25-allen;catid=21:news-2017

[Luigi]

From the Carmelite monastery in Covington, Louisiana:

 Sr. Cecilia Ann makes her First Profession of Vows on the eve of the Solemnity of the Annunciation, March 24, 2017.

From the Carmelite nuns of LIttle Rock, Arkansas - this is a community of 14 nuns.

 Recently, on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord, March 25th, our extern novice Sr. Magdalene of the Son of Man made her First Profession of Vows. 

Fro pictures, see: http://www.littlerockcarmel.org/happenings/ 

 

BTW, they've completely redesigned their web page - it came back online just his week.  http://www.littlerockcarmel.org/

[Luigi]

From St. Bernard Abbey in Alabama: 

On Saturday, April 8, Br. Bernard Denson, O.S.B., was ordained to the transitional diaconate in the abbey church by The Most Reverend David Foley, Bishop-Emeritus of Birmingham. Br. Bernard is completing his priestly studies at the Pontifical University of Sant'Anselmo in Rome, Italy.

[Luigi]

From Mount Angel Benedictine monastery in Oregon - four postulants admitted on the Feast of St. Joseph. Mount Angel has seen a good many vocations in the last five to ten years.

https://www.mountangelabbey.org/hilltopnews/?article=361

[dominicansoul]

On 4/4/2017 at 9:16 AM, Luigi said:

From the Dominican Monastery of the Angels in Hollywood, CA:

Today we also welcome Mila in to the monastery as an extern.  With new life come new hope!

(BTW, they redesigned their web page: http://www.themonasteryoftheangels.com/)

That second picture looks like a holy card (halo around the sisters)

[Luigi]

5 hours ago, dominicansoul said:

That second picture looks like a holy card (halo around the sisters)

Well, good on ya' for noticing. You're the first person to mention it - I didn't even see it. But (perhaps) some years from now when she gets declared St. Mila of Hollywood, you can say you knew it from the beginning!

[Luigi]

Western Dominican Vocations added 23 new photos to the album: Solemn Vows 2017 — with Andy Opsahl and 11 others at St Albert's Priory.

April 29 at 7:11pm · 

 

Congratulations to our friars who made #SolemnProfession in the Order of Preachers on the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena: Br. Cody Hyacinth Jorgensen, OP; Br. Andrew James Opsahl, OP; and Br. Pius Nyeo-Jae Youn, OP. Deo gratias! #SolemnVows #Obedience #Usqueadmortem

[Luigi]

St. Mary's Abbey (Trappist nuns) in Wrentham, Massachusetts:

 

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  April 27, 2017

  This morning at chapter, postulant Ashwini received the Cistercian habit and a new name: Sr Maria Girza!
  
  In her petition, given during the ceremony, Ashwini spoke of her experience of receiving unconditional love from God and from her parents.  Her desire is to enter the school of love to learn how to give unconditional love in her turn.

[Jennifer]

Thank you for sharing this lovely news. Sr.Maria Girza looks so very happy. !!

[Luigi]

"Dominican Sisters celebrate the First Profession of Sr. Charbel Joseph, O.P.!!! A blessed day for us it was, this past Saturday on our Solemnity of St. Catherine of Siena, April 29! Pray for more good and holy vocations!"

(See date of May 3, 2017) https://www.facebook.com/Dominican-Sisters-of-the-Immaculate-Conception-440570315992250/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf

 

Edited May 9, 2017 by Luigi

[Charbel]

6 hours ago, Luigi said:

First Profession of Sr. Charbel Joseph, O.P.!!!

 

Great name!! :D

[Luigi]

From Mount Savior Benedictine monastery in New York:

" On the 24th, Ronald Lau was clothed as a novice and took the name Mark..."

http://www.msaviour.org/mnthly_news.php

This is a farm monastery - no school, college, or anything like that. They do provide retreats, but mostly they raise sheep, grow apples, keep a garden, and so forth. Founded in the 1950's, their goal was to live as in the days of St. Benedict.  

[Luigi]

From Corpus Christi Dominican monastery in Menlo Park, California, on Saturday, May 13: 

Congratulations to our Sister Mary Isabel of the Angels, O.P. who gave herself completely to Christ as his spouse...usque ad mortem!

#DominicanNuns #OrderofPreachers #SolemnVows

[Luigi]

From the Carmelite monastery of St. Joseph, in St. Louis, Missouri: 

"Sr. Mary Lucia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary will make her solemn profession of vows on Saturday, May 13, the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima."

So this is a before-the-fact statement. I don't find any after-the-fact photos on the site yet. When one of the sisters made solemn vows last year, there were lots of pictures, so I expect that there will eventually be pictures of this ceremony, too. 

One of our Pham entered this monastery on the feast of St. Mark (April 25) last year, as a postulant. I've been checking for news as to whether she entered the novitiate - postulancy is normally one year, right? - but I haven't found any updates. Do any of you keep in touch with her or her family? 

[John Paul]

At St.Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe Br.Canice is getting ordained to the priesthood.

Priesthood Ordination May 20

A Benedictine from Saint Vincent Archabbey will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, May 20 by Most Rev. Edward C. Malesic, Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, at Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica. Brother Canice (Daniel) McMullen, O.S.B., is the son of Craig and Ruth McMullen of State College. Read More.

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[Luigi]

From Conception Benedictine Abbey in northwest Missouri:

Br. Etienne was ordained to the priesthood Thursday, May 18.

https://www.conceptionabbey.org/br-etienne-ordained-holy-priesthood-conception-abbey/