Luigi Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 The archdiocese of Chicago, IL ordained 5 priests, 2 transitional deacons, and 12 permanent deacons this year. The diocese of Joliet, IL ordained 4 priests and 1 transitional deacon this year. No word on permanent deacons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 The Dominican friars of the Western province ordained 3 priests this year. They ordain deacons in September, so there's nothing to report on that front at the moment. On a side note, the ordaining prelate was Bishop Steven Maekawa, OP, himself a member of the Western Province. He was consecrated the bishop of Fairbanks, AK in October 2023. Of the Fairbanks diocese, Wikipedia says: "As of 2023, the Diocese of Fairbanks had 46 parishes and missions, with 14 priests, to serve 11,876 Catholics, in an area of 409,849 square miles (1,061,500 km2). It is geographically the largest diocese in the United States." Suffice it to say, Bishop Maekawa has his hands full, but he made time to return to San Francisco to ordain his brothers as priests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 In their FB post of April 22, 2024, the Handmaids of the Precious Blood in Tennessee say that they're running out of rooms. They have three women in formation at the moment and two aspirants moving in soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 The Jesuits will ordain 15 men this year, on June 8th. Eastern Province - 4 priests Midwest Province - 6 priests South Central Province - 2 priests Western Province - 3 priests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 CARA report on the ordination class of 2024: https://www.usccb.org/resources/Ordination Class of 2024 - report_0.pdf The Executive Report says 475 ordinands were invited to respond to the CARA survey. That leads me to believe that 475 men will be ordained as priests this year, but I could be wrong about that. I'm not sure that CARA invited each and every ordinand in the country to respond, but I think they did. The report has a lot more information, too, about the ages, locations, and backgrounds of the ordinands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 The Archdiocese of Denver ordained six priests on Saturday, May 11, 2024. https://denvercatholic.org/six-new-priests-called-to-a-complete-gift-of-self-in-their-ministry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax17 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 The PCPAs in Tonopah, AZ have a new postulant: https://desertnuns.com/winter-update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 From The Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament, Dominican nuns in Farmington Hills, Michigan: "Sr. Mary Elizabeth of the Visitation, O.P. made profession of vows on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation" Not included in the announcement is fact that Sr. Elizabeth had originally entered at the other Dominican monastery in Michigan, which was in Ortonville, and she was known as Sister Mary Joseph. When that monastery was suppressed, Sr. Mary Joseph went to Farmington Hills and took the name Sr. Elizabeth. So her journey has had some quirks in it, but she perseveres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AveMariaPurissima Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 5/18/2024 at 9:57 PM, Luigi said: From The Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament, Dominican nuns in Farmington Hills, Michigan: "Sr. Mary Elizabeth of the Visitation, O.P. made profession of vows on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation" Not included in the announcement is fact that Sr. Elizabeth had originally entered at the other Dominican monastery in Michigan, which was in Ortonville, and she was known as Sister Mary Joseph. When that monastery was suppressed, Sr. Mary Joseph went to Farmington Hills and took the name Sr. Elizabeth. So her journey has had some quirks in it, but she perseveres. Sr. M. Elizabeth's profession was actually in 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luigi Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 Dominican Friars of the Province of Saint Joseph Sstednproomiu0iitah88i53i107lgiig061g020at093m2mhmc51fi3fcai · Five of our Dominican brothers were ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Christopher Cardone, O.P., on Saturday, May 25, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.! In his homily, Archbishop Christopher Cardone, O.P., a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Joseph and archbishop of Honiara in the Solomon Islands, told his newly ordained brothers to: "Be apostles of hope and mercy. Be men of prayer. Be friends of Jesus who bring light and life and the good news of the Gospel to all people, conscious with great certainty that the love of the Lord is the fruit that endures, and the fruit that lasts forever.” Click here to learn more about the friars who were ordained: https://dominicanfriars.org/meet-our-newly-ordained.../ *********************** And six Dominicans were recently ordained for the province of Poland, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 The Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Guadalupe (in Carlton, OR) clothed a novice, Br. James, in April. Here's a video about 11 minutes long, if you've never seen this kind of thing before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 This post is not about entrances or vows, it's about the closing of a monastery. But it's a related topic. There used to be twelve abbeys of Trappist monks, but they're down to nine now. 1. Our Lady of the Holy Trinity (in Utah) closed in 2017. 2. Assumption Abbey (in Missouri) is still open, but it is now the home to Vietnamese Cistercians. The remaining original Trappists - Cistercians of the Strict Observance - are part of the new community. They worked it out with the Cistercians that they could stay at the monastery until they died. 3. Now St. Benedict Abbey (in Snowmass, Colorado - not far from Aspen) is closing. ************************ Trappist USA Closing and Sale of St. Benedict Trappist Monastery in Snowmass, CO. Many know of Snowmass for its great skiing, but it has also been the home of a Trappist monastery. Sadly, with the decreasing number of monks at Snowmass, the monastery will be closing and selling the lands and buildings. After more than 70 years, the monks of St. Benedict’s Monastery are saying goodbye to their land near Aspen and are looking for a buyer willing to pay $150 million for the pristine mountain property. The St. Benedict’s Monastery listing consists of 3,800 deeded acres, including mountains, meadows, irrigated pastures, mesas and more in what’s known as Old Snowmass, located about half an hour northwest of downtown Aspen in Pitkin County. The monastery at 1012 Monastery Road dates to 1956, when a group of four monks of the Cistercian (otherwise known as Trappist) Order arrived at the property. Since then, the monks have conducted a variety of ranching and farming endeavors in addition to their daily spiritual practices. The monks also sold eggs and cookies and operated a bookstore as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 The Dominican province of The Holy Name (Western U.S.) ordained 3 friars as priests on May 25. And four friars made solemn vows today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 Taken from: Volume 23, Number 5 | May 31, 2024 First Vows Celebration for Chicago Schuller Bro. Chicago Joe Schuller professed First Vows in the Society of Mary on May 18, 2024, at Queen of Apostles Chapel in Beavercreek, OH. Director of Novices Bro. Dennis Bautista and Assistant Director of Novices Fr. Tim Eden presented Bro. Chicago as a suitable candidate for the profession of vows after a period of formation and discernment. His vows were received by Provincial of the Marianist Province of the U.S. Fr. Oscar Vasquez. “Fr. Jim Tobin was the first Marianist I ever met. His gentle and prayerful presence helped me as I was rediscovering my faith in God and prayer with Mary. Fr. Larry Doersching reminded me that the brothers are normal guys called to do grand things for Mary’s mission. Without his guidance, I would not be here today. And Bro. Mike Sullivan taught me what it means to be a man who builds community. These men of great faith helped cultivate my calling,” said Schuller. Bro. Chicago will be assigned to the Maryland Ave. Community in St. Louis. He will serve in campus ministry and institutional advancement at St. John Vianney High School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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