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Most Reverend Monsignor Dr. Jozef Marianus Punt Bishop of the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam (Center)

Very Reverend Monsignor Johannes Maria Hendriks Willibrordus Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese (Bishop on right)

PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS NATIONS

Stay tuned for more photos from the 2012 Prayer Day for Our Lady of All Nations

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On September 7th, 2012, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel in Griswold, CT, five postulants were invested as novices and officially became Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate! Along with the caperone (small mantle) and cord, each young man received their new religious name…

Introducing (left to right) Friar Felix Mary of the Holy Face, Friar Eugenio Maria of the Five Wounds, Friar Thomas Mary of the Holy Cross, Friar Gabriel Mary of the Sorrowful Mother and St. Gemma, and Friar Charles Anthony Mary of the Holy Rosary.

Congratulations to our new brothers and may the Immaculate live and breathe through them for the salvation of their souls and those of the whole world!

Ave Maria!

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On Saturday, September 8th, 2012, on the birthday of Our Blessed Mother, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel in Griswold, CT, two novices: Friar John Paul Marie and Friar Alphonsus Mary, make their first profession of vows. Giving their lives with the  evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience, they profess a fourth public vow: the Marian vow of unlimited consecration to the Immaculate – a first in the history of the Church – a gift for God and for the Church – a gift from Mary, a gift for Mary.

“You have called me Lord, here I am.”

“In your desire to follow Christ perfectly, are you resolved to love the Immaculate unlimitedly, to live in chastity for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, to embrace voluntary poverty, and to offer the sacrifice of obedience?”

“I am.“

“In the presence of my brothers, I, Friar John Paul Marie of Our Lady of Grace, desiring to give praise to God, with the firm will to observe more perfectly the Gospel of Christ, and perceiving that the Lord has given me this grace, vow in your hands, Father Ignatius Mary of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts, for one year, to observe the Rule of St. Francis of Assisi confirmed by Pope Honorius, the Traccia, A Marian Plan of Franciscan Life, and the Constitutions of the Institute of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, living in total consecration to the Immaculate, in obedience, without anything of my own, and in chastity…

Therefore, I entrust myself with all my heart to this fraternity, to put into effect my total consecration to the service of God and neighbor, through the enabling action of the Holy Spirit, the intercession of the Blessed and Immaculate Virgin Mary, our Father St. Francis, St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, and all the saints, and with your fraternal help.”

“And I, in the name of the Church and our brotherhood, receive your vows, and on the part of almighty God, if you observe them, I promise you life everlasting.”

(Signing the formula of profession at the altar.)

“Lord God, † bless these capuches as a sign of the protection of the Immaculate. May it enable these your servants to serve you in ardent love, holy purity, and modesty, in imitation of Her who is pure and ever Virgin, through Christ Our Lord.”

“May the Lord place on your head the capuche of salvation to fight and conquer the snares of the devil, with the maternal protection of the Immaculate which you bear in your heart and over your heart.”

“Receive, brother, the Rule of our Order, the book of Life, the marrow of the Gospel, the way of perfection, that by observing it you may attain to perfect charity.”

“Amen.”

(Friar Camillo Mary of the Passion makes his first renewal of vows.)

Friar John Paul Marie of Our Lady of Grace and Friar Alphonsus Mary of Our Lady of Sorrows

Congratulations to our newly professed and renewed brothers! Through the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary,  we pray that you daily “fulfill your vows to the LORD before all His people” (Ps.116:14) until your very last breath! Ave Maria!

“O Friars and Sons forever blest,
hear the voice of your father:
Great things we have promised,
greater have been promised us;
let us observe the former,
let us aspire to the latter;
pleasure is short,
punishment, everlasting;
suffering is slight, glory, infinite;
many are called, few are chosen;
retribution to all.
Brethren, while we have time,
let us do good.”

-Holy Father St. Francis

Marian Vow of Unlimited Consecration to the Immaculate

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St. Dorothy

St. Achilleus

St. Andre Bessette

St. Clare of Assisi

St. Clotilde Queen of France

St. Cyril, the brother of St. Methodius

St. Dominic

St. Faustina

St. Francis of Assisi

St. Ignatius of Loyola

St. Joan of Arc

St. John Berchmans

St Mary Magdalene of Pazzi

St. Methodius, the brother of St. Cyril

St. Michael

St. Sophia

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On the feast of the Immaculate Conception we here at the friary of “Our Lady Coredemptrix” had a procession in honor of our Blessed Mother while praying the rosary.  Followed by “Friarworks”.

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Our Lady Coredemptrix Friary – Bloomington, Indiana.

Just below the circular window is the Bread of Angels in the friar’s private Chapel, and just below that is the bread of men, and below that is some junk.

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One of the friars at AirMaria tried to bring an old photo of St. Maximilian into color and this was the result. What do you think, doesn’t he look like Marlon Brando.

If I remember correctly this is when he was in the custody of the Nazis, just after being arrested for publishing an article on “Truth”. They took away his Franiscan habit, his glasses, and shaved his beard. Correct me if I’m wrong.

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Ave Maria!  On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, April 28th, the first novices of the Franciscan Tertiaries of the Immaculate were received in the Sacred Heart Chapel in Bloomington Indiana.  This was the first class of novices for the Marian Cenacle of Our Lady Coredemptrix Chapter of the MIM, which was established in 2008.  Father Elias Mary received the fifteen novices after the morning Mass with the assistance of Father Joachim Mary Mudd and Sister Mary Magdalena (Donna Fogarty).

The fifteen novices are:

James F. Wade aka Brother Joseph Mary of the Child Jesus

Ruth Ann Wade aka Sister Mary Clare of the Holy Cross

Vicki Wathen  aka  Sister Mary Cecilia of the Holy Trinity

William Dunfee aka Brother David Mary Servant of Mother of Divine Mercy

Mary Ann Dunfee aka Sister Mary Juanita Servant of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Helen Collins aka Sister Mary Helen of the Immaculate Conception

Kathleen Stith aka Sister Mary Magdalene of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary

Joan Chapman aka Sister Mary Luisa of the Divine Will

Thomas Fulnecky aka Brother Faustino Mary of the Mother of the Redeemer

Carole Williams aka Sister Mary Veronica of the Holy Face

Christine Rienecker aka Sister Mary Israel of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Dan Varga aka Brother Anthony Mary of Our Lady of Sorrows

Suzanne Sullivan  aka Sister Mary Susannah Joseph of Our Lady of Good Help

Juliana Nordhoff aka Sister Maria Rosa Mystica of Divine Mercy

Eleanor Smith aka Sister Mary Helena of the Holy Cross and Crucifixion

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Ave Maria!

Saturday, May 4th was the semiannual Marian Day at the Mother of the Redeemer Farm in Bloomington Indiana.  About 100 people with 29 pilgrims coming from South Bend, Indiana, came to join the friars for the Marian Day which included an outdoor rosary procession and May Crowning.  Father Ignatius Manfredonia gave two conferences on Our Lady’s Faith and the Year of the Faith.

Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia offering Holy Mass in the Sacred Heart Chapel at the top of the hill. Here too is where he gave his two talks on our Lady’s faith and the “Year of Faith”.

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