On the morning of August 29, 2026, the friars of the General Custody of the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Italy (Assisi) celebrated the temporary profession of nine novices who had just concluded their year of novitiate. The novices were accompanied by their formators: Novice Master Friar Federico SANTOLIN and Vice Novice Master Friar Jonathan MUTUO. The candidates professed the evangelical counsels into the hands of their respective Ministers Provincial.<\/p>\n
The ceremony took place in the Lower Church of the Papal Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, in the presence of the novices\u2019 families\u2014some of whom had traveled from abroad\u2014as well as many friends and acquaintances who, in various ways, had accompanied them on their formation journey. Others present included the Vicar General of the Order, Friar Igor SALMI\u010c; the Procurator General, Friar Maurizio DI PAOLO; and the Postulator General, Friar Raimundo Valdo NOGUEIRA. Friar Silvano BIANCO On the morning of August 29, 2026, the friars of the General Custody of the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Italy (Assisi) celebrated the temporary profession of nine novices who had just concluded their year of novitiate. The novices were accompanied by their formators: Novice Master Friar Federico SANTOLIN and Vice Novice Master Friar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[132,117,148],"tags":[2138,1224],"class_list":["post-102857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-federations","category-fimp-en","category-news","tag-italy-assisi","tag-temporary-profession"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102857"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102861,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102857\/revisions\/102861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe Custos of the Sacred Convent, Friar Marco MORONI, presided over the solemn rite, accompanied by hymns performed by a choir composed of young people, nuns, and friars under the direction of Friar Emanuel CHIRICHE\u0218.
\nIn his homily, the Custos focused on the theme of \u201cperfect charity\u201d<\/em> and reflected on the profound meaning of the profession formula. He emphasized that the perfection to which consecrated persons are called is not a form of perfectionism. Rather, it consists in integrating into one\u2019s life the Gospel\u2019s call to perfection\u2014\u201cbe perfect\u201d\u2014with its call to mercy\u2014\u201cbe merciful.\u201d True perfection, in fact, is mercy.
\nLived in fraternity and carried out through self-giving, one\u2019s profession of vows therefore does not represent a choice to live a \u201cperfect\u201d life. Instead, it is a commitment to keep one\u2019s gaze constantly fixed on Jesus, allowing oneself to be guided by Him along the path of one\u2019s vocation.
\nThe fraternity of the Sacred Convent thus joyfully welcomed the temporary profession of Friars Alexis Marie CAMPINHO LEMOS, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Marie JACQUEMIN, and Micka\u00ebl Marie RINEAU of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium; Friars Ante \u0106IBARI\u0106, Vedran KAMENE\u010cKI, and Filip PANZA of the Province of St. Jerome in Croatia; Friar Andrea Celestino Pio ACQUAVIVA, of the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy); Friar Giovanni Maria AVALLONE of the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria); and Friar Vittorio MINETOLA of the Italian Province of St. Joseph of Cupertino (Abruzzo-Molise-Puglia).
\nThe friars of the Sacred Convent extend their best wishes to the nine newly professed friars. May they continue their formation journey and their studies with joy and success, growing in fraternity and in the following of Christ according to the spirit of St. Francis.<\/p>\n
\nCustodial Secretary<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"