2019 Entrances, Vows, Ordinations

[Jennifer]

15 hours ago, Pax17 said:

Final profession at the Abbey of Regina Laudis:

https://abbeyofreginalaudis.org/ceremonies-MotherMariaEvangelista.html

Thank you for sharing this lovely news.

Many prayers for Mother Maria Evangelista.. 

[Kayte Postle]

6 new novices for the Sisters of Life

https://sistersoflife.org/news/entrance-to-the-novitiate/

[Luigi]

At St. Vincent's (Benedictine) Archabbey and Seminary in Latrobe, PA...

Four men professed first vows on July 11, and 

Four men professed solemn vows on July 12. 

At St. Gregory's (benedictine) Abbey in  Shawnee, OK, Bro. Peter professed solemn vows on July 12. 

At. St. John's (Benedictine) Abbey in Collegeville, MN, Bro. Jeremy professed first vows on July 11. 

[Luigi]

At Holy Cross (Benedictine) Monastery in Chicago this year: 

1 postulant entered the novitiate

2 monks were ordained deacons, and 

1 monk was ordained a priest

[DameAgnes]

3 new Novices for the Marian Sisters of Lincoln, Nebraska

http://www.mariansisters.org/

[DameAgnes]

two new professed sisters and a new novice for the ssfpa's

 

two new professed sisters and a new novice for the ssfpa's

4 new novices Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George: 

 

[Luigi]

Two novice monks, Bros. Gregory and Cole, will profess first vows at Conception Abbey tomorrow, Feast of the Assumption.  

AND, at Saint Martin's Abbey in Lacey Washington...

"We offer our prayers and best wishes to Br. Pascal Greene, who will be invested into the novitiate at evening prayer (5:00 PM) tonight. Originally from upstate New York, Br. Pascal is formerly a member of the Franciscan Friars Minor in South Bend, Indiana, but left that community as it was in the process of significant transition. The novitiate is a one-year period of formation in religious life."

I'm not sure what the "process of significant transition" of the Friars Minor refers to, but it's good to know that this religious has found a home, and that the community has gained a monk. He's about the eighth guy to join the community in the last 15 years or so. 

 

[Luigi]

St. Andrew Abbey in Cleveland, Ohio has received a new postulant. He graduated from their school in 2015, so he must've just finished his bachelor's degree, and now he's back to enter where he went to high school. 

"St. Andrew Abbey welcomes our new postulant, 2015 Benedictine High School '15 graduate and Mr. Benedictine, Paul Gnatowski who will be studying the monastic way under the direction of Rev. Michael Brunovsky, OSB."

St. Andrew Abbey has at least two other men in formation, and three or four who've professed solemn vows in the last four or five years. 

Edited August 15, 2019 by Luigi

[Pax17]

New Cistercian novice:

https://msmabbey.org/news/lily-receives-the-habit

[Luigi]

On August 14, three men were accepted as postulants at St. Benedict's Abbey in Atchison, Kansas. 

 

[Luigi]

Mount Angel Abbey & Seminary

Yesterday (8-1-8-19) at 4:31 PM · 

The monks of Mount Angel Abbey rejoice with Br. Ephrem and Br. Timothy, who were ordained transitional deacons this morning.

A monk of St. Meinrad's , Br. Kolbe, professed solemn vows on August 15. 

https://www.saintmeinrad.org/news?story=9691&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Monk+professes+solemn+vows+at+Saint+Meinrad&utm_content=News&fbclid=IwAR3tMuRTCXYXcoxeDTw33hTEQ4xQ9GTjNKTQ8y6bI4rqcbs1FiDjOxjblCE

[AbigailGermaine]

This just posted: 

New Novice for St Joseph's in October!

https://www.passionistnuns.org/blog/2019/8/19/postulant-senioritis

[Luigi]

Young monks profess simple vows at Conception Abbey

CONCEPTION, Mo. — On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Thursday, August 15, 2019, two young men professed simple vows as monks of Conception Abbey in the presence of their family, friends, seminarians, and monastic confreres. ... In the Rite of First Profession, novices Gregory Conti and Cole Johnson were presented to Abbot Benedict by novice master Rev. Xavier Nacke, OSB, ... Novice Gregory became Br. Joachim, named after St. Joachim, the father of Mary. Novice Cole became Br. Simeon, named after St. Simeon, a prophet who encountered the Holy Family at the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.

 

[Luigi]

On August 15, 2019, Sister Catherine Luttmer and Sister Maria Rose Carter made their perpetual profession as Olivetan Benedictine Sisters! 

[Antigonos]

They are beautiful to look at, but I know that I could never join [if I were a Catholic, of course!] any order with a white habit.  It would be multicolored within hours of donning it...

[Pax17]

@ Antigonos, I was just thinking the same thing. 

[JHFamily]

The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, clothed five new novices on August 17.

The Carmel of  Jesus, Mary and Joseph, clothed a new novice on August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, and received a new  postulant yesterday on the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

[JHFamily]

The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, clothed five new novices on August 17.  Four sisters made their first vows.

The Carmel of  Jesus, Mary and Joseph, clothed a new novice on August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, and received a new  postulant yesterday on the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

[Guest]

Is it me or has responding to a potential call to the priesthood and/or religious life have increased?  There also seems to be more ordinations and/or final religious professions.

Anyone have statistics?

 

[AveMariaPurissima]

17 hours ago, BarbaraTherese said:

Is it me or has responding to a potential call to the priesthood and/or religious life have increased?  There also seems to be more ordinations and/or final religious professions.

Anyone have statistics?

 

You might be on to something there: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/trends/cara-survey-shows-uptick-number-men-women-taking-perpetual-vows-55834