2025 Entrances, Vows, and Ordinations

[Luigi]

I have no news to post at just this moment, but we are heading into ordination season, so... let the good news begin!

[Luigi]

On April 12, Franciscan Mike posted in last year's thread: "Archdiocese of Detroit ordained 4 to the Transitional Diaconate today!!!!  I belie Arlington will have a big ordination class this year.. Anybody else have any information????" I include it here so no one has to look in two places. 
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On April 14, Franciscan Mike posted the following in last year's thread; again, I copy it here so that all of 2025 will be in one place.

"Arlington will Ordain  12!!!!!!! The Beauty of Catholicism (Facebook page)

Abraham Tersoo Torji  · Snetproods10525t9fcatul0h6f1m5a15icmh226fgcffcmg3h12la938h12  · 

Despite having a relatively small population of approximately 450,000 Catholics, the Diocese of Arlington in the United States is set to celebrate the ordination of 12 new priests next month.

Image: Diocese of Arlington.

Source: David Ndukwe"
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From the Jesuit Central & Southern province: https://www.jesuitscentralsouthern.org/event/priestly-ordinations/ 

Two men will be ordained priests in June 14th. 

Edited May 4 by Luigi

[Luigi]

Four men professed solemn vows as Dominican friars in the province of the Holy Name (western U.S.) on May 3rd.   https://opwest.org/blog/solemn-vows-2025

[Luigi]

From the FB page of the Handmaids of the Precious Blood: "one of our Formation Sisters begins her private retreat before her First Vows. Please keep Sister Francis Clare of the Eternal High Priest in your prayers. She will make her vows on Saturday May 17th, 2025." 

They have three or four other sisters in formation at the moment, too. 

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From the FB page of Newark Benedictine monastery: "

At Sunday Vespers, Br. Bruno made a public Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity, professing to believe the entire Catholic faith and swearing to preserve communion with the Church in his life, teachings, and actions.

Both of these public declarations are necessary prerequisites for ordination to the diaconate, a sacrament that Br. Bruno will receive later this week!

Please pray for our brother as he prepares to receive this sacrament and ministry of service in the Church!"

Edited Monday at 08:08 PM by Luigi

[Luigi]

From the Dominican friars of the Western Province (Holy Name of Jesus): 

 

"Dominican Friars - Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

May 7 (so they made their solemn profession probably on Saturday, May 3)

This past weekend, four of our brothers professed their solemn vows in the Order of Preachers until death:

Br. Michael Thomas Cain, OP

Br. Xavier Marie Wu, OP

Br. Kevin Peter Cantu, OP

Br. John Paul Puschautz, OP

Please continue to pray for these friars to persevere in their vocations in service of the Gospel!"

From the Trappist monastery of Gethsemani in Kentucky - these are from back in February, but this thread hadn't been posted then, so it still counts as news, right? 

February 1, 2025 - We Welcome David Hynds to our Community

So that's a new postulant. Then about a week later, a new novice...

February 9, 2025 - Keith Connelly has completed his year of postulancy here at Gethsemani and has been welcomed into the novitiate. When a member of the community enters the novitiate, he receives the habit and officially becomes a brother, with an official name.

Postulant Keith chose the name Br. Gerard after the Redemptorist saint, Gerard Majella. His feast day will be Oct 16.

During the ceremony for the reception of a novice, which took place during our regular Sunday chapter meeting, Abbot Elias gave a talk to the new novice and to the community about the meaning of the novitiate and monastic life in general.

The novitiate lasts for two years, during which time Br. Gerard will learn more about the history of monasticism, the history of our Order, Gethsemani’s place in that history, and monasticism’s relevance in the world today.