On Saturday, February 8, 2020, four confreres of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil made their simple profession of vows at the Jardim da Imaculada Shrine in Cidade Ocidental, Brazil.
Simple profession marks a friar’s official entry into Franciscan life; he professes his vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. It is an important step in religious life, the goal every friar aspires to when he begins his formation.
Have completed their year of probation, those professing their temporary vows included Friars André MOREIRA LIMA; André Salomão MENDES ALVES; Diogo Kennedy LIMA DE ARAÚJO; and Gedelson Aparecido MARQUES NONES.
The celebration was presided over by the Minister Provincial, Friar Gilberto DE JESUS RODRIGUES. Those attending included the confreres residing in Brasilia and its surroundings, student friars of the Province, men and women religious, and the relatives and friends of the newly professed.
At the end of the liturgy, the Guardian of the São Boaventura Friary in Brasilia, Friar Flávio FREITAS DE AMORIM, took the podium and spoke movingly about the fruits of the Amazonian mission founded by Friar Augustyn JANUSZEWICZ (†March 20, 2011). Finally, everyone came together to celebrate the gift of these confreres.
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