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Solemn Profession

LINARES SALTOS, Juan Pablo (QUI), April 24, 2013
CORTIS, David (MEL), April 21, 2013
NZIKU, Joel Melchior (PHI-TAN), April 06, 2013
PINEDA PINEDA, Dennis (PHI-ORI), April 06, 2013
VALIYATHARA SEBASTIAN, Xavier Sibi (PHI-IND), April 06, 2013
ESCAME PEREIRA, Alexandre (BRM), December 06, 2012
SILVA, Emerson Carlos (BRM), December 06, 2012
GOMES DA SILVA CRUZ, Jefferson Felipe (BRM), December 06, 2012
ALVARADO MORE, Reydin Rumi (CHU), November 10, 2012
CHÁVEZ ROJAS, Carlos Clever (CHU), November 10, 2012
NUGU KONZA, Jules (CON), October 16, 2012
BASLER, Robert C. (CHI), October 13, 2012
McMAHON, Craig M. (VIL), October 13, 2012
DEDEGU, Ignatius (NIG), October 10, 2012
INOBEME, Eugene (NIG), October 10, 2012
AKASE, Matthew (NIG), October 10, 2012
OGBANJE, Simon (NIG), October 10, 2012
MOSES, Samuel (NIG), October 10, 2012
IYEKOWA, John (NIG), October 10, 2012
IWUH, Ignatius (NIG), October 10, 2012
NDANDA ALOGWA, Vincent (CON), October 07, 2012

First Profession

FUTOSHI MATSUO, John (JAP), February 11, 2013
HO THONG THUY, Micae (AUS), February 03, 2013
RESOLADO, Saldie L. (AUS), February 03, 2013
SEVARE, Percival (AUS), February 03, 2013
LEE SEONG-HO, Antimo (KOR), February 02, 2013
PARK SANG-IL, Wilibrordo (KOR), February 02, 2013
HONG SEUNG-MIN, Johan (KOR), February 02, 2013
BETANCOURT BUITRAGO, Robinson J. (COL), January 26, 2013
ALBA LAVERDE, Wilmar A. (COL), January 26, 2013
MARTÍNEZ VIZUETA, Jorge J. (CHU), January 26, 2013
CASTILLOHUAMÄN, Edwin O. (CHU), January 26, 2013
ADRIANZÉN VIERA, Armando A. (CHU), January 26, 2013
LITANO SILVA, Max E. (CHU), January 26, 2013
RAYGADA FLORES, Gianmarco A. (IQU), January 26, 2013
PIZARRO MANUYAMA, Julio (IQU), January 26, 2013
AMASIFUEN TAMANI, Ansh (IQU), January 26, 2013
LOAYZA SALAS, Johann (APU), January 26, 2013
DA SILVA SOUZA, Adriano C. ( BRM), January 06, 2013
RODRIGUES, Cristiano A. (BRM), January 06, 2013
GOMES DE ALMEIDA, Danielo ( BRM), January 06, 2013
MOREIRA, Diego F. (BRM), January 06, 2013
DOS SANTOS, Francis A. (BRM), January 06, 2013
HERNANDES LEITE MATOS, Luis (BRM), January 06, 2013
FERREIRA, Rafael B. (BRM), January 06, 2013
DE JESUS, Rodrigo A. (BRM), January 06, 2013
VOVIYERE, Emmanuel (NIG), October 09, 2012
ANGBALAGA, Vincent (NIG), October 09, 2012
BABANIYI, Jude (NIG), October 09, 2012
NELSON, Daniel (NIG), October 09, 2012
NWACHUKWU, Benjamin (NIG), October 09, 2012
YAMMA, Simon (NIG), October 09, 2012
BAAMLONG, Nathaniel (NIG), October 09, 2012
OTOR, Joseph (NIG), October 09, 2012
OMWANHIAOKPA, Michael (NIG), October 09, 2012
SHINKUT, Francis (NIG), October 09, 2012
NWORIE, Crescent (NIG), October 09, 2012
GONZALEZ OSORIO, Raúl Antonio (PAN), September 08, 2012
CAMARENA BATISTA, Marcos Joel (PAN), September 08, 2012
CEDEÑO PÉREZ, José Ariel (PAN), September 08, 2012
DUARTE JIMÉNEZ, José Ángel (PAN), September 08, 2012
UKLEJA, Marcin (POL), September 04, 2012
DAVAKAN, Martin (BEL), September 01, 2012
CHI CAN, Mauro David (MEC), August 25, 2012
DÍAZ MARTÍNEZ, José Roberto (MEC), August 25, 2012
JEREZANO LUNA, Jorge Eduardo (MEC), August 25, 2012
MONTAÑO TOLEDO, Raúl (MEC), August 25, 2012
NERI LÓPEZ, José Guadalupe (MEC), August 25, 2012
PÉREZ ÁLVAREZ, Marco Antonio (MEC), August 25, 2012
RESÉNDEZ ARIAS, Juan Manuel (MEC), August 25, 2012
PORTER, Nick (CAL), August 16, 2012
MERCADO, Richie (CHI), August 12, 2012
GOYAU, Jude (ANT), August 11, 2012
BICHARD, Berry Melice (ANT), August 11, 2012
GUERRERO GARCÍA, Luis Daniel (ANT), August 11, 2012
LEÓN PEÑA, Raúl Emmanuel de (ANT), August 11, 2012
DALMASÍ JIMÉNEZ, Mario Miguel (ANT), August 11, 2012
PUERTA RODRÍGUEZ, Marcel Javier (VEN), August 11, 2012
TSHIAMALA, Distel (CON), August 01, 2012
MBALAWA DIANI, Frédéric (CON), August 01, 2012

Saint Augustine:

«Of necessity we are sorrowful when those whom we love leave us in death... Our weakness bears us down, but our faith bears us up. We sorrow over the human condition but find our healing in the divine promise.» (Sermon 172)

FABBRONI, Lucio (ITA), April 21, 2013
RODRÍGUEZ SANTOS, Ovidio (CAS), April 05, 2013
GOEGEBUER, Louis (BEL), February 19, 2013
CHAVEZ NUÑEZ, Isidro (MEC), February 16, 2013
MORENO BONCES, Víctor (PER), February 16, 2013
LEUR, Marinus van (HOL), February 15, 2013
ARIAS VELASCO, Adriano (CAS), February 11, 2013
TACK, Theodore (CHI), February 10, 2013
MENIHANE, Daniel J. (VIL), January 27, 2013
ZARAGÜETA ELGORRIAGA, Eduardo (MAT), January 23, 2013
LEÓN ALMANZAR, Francisco A. de (ANT), January 18, 2013
PLAZA CAMARERO, Alfonso (HIS), January 17, 2013
FRIEMEL, Salesius (GER), January 11, 2013
ALBERS, Olav J. L. (HOL), December 31, 2012
SCHULTE, Johannes (GER), December 27, 2012
FITZGERALD, John J. (CHI), December 25, 2012
GARMÓN ANTÓN, Enrique (MAT), December 23, 2012
GUERRA RODRIGUEZ, Guillermo (HIS), December 16, 2012
GONZALEZ MACHO, Alejandro (MAT), December 16, 2012
VINCENTI, Carlo (ITA), December 14, 2012
LIPP, John (VIL), December 03, 2012
DUFFEY, Joseph A. (VIL), November 16, 2012
SHEEHAN, Patrick (HIB), November 08, 2012
ESTEBAN ARAUZO, Francisco (HIS), October 29, 2012
LAFERTY, Charles P. (VIL), October 19, 2012
LOSADA GALLEGO, Simón (PHI), October 12, 2012
FARRELL, John (VIL), October 05, 2012
SCHREURS, Jacque J.G. (HOL), September 28, 2012
GIELE, Hans H.P.J. (HOL), September 25, 2012
TITIT, Paulus (PAP), September 23, 2012
DEL CASALE, John (VIL), September 20, 2012
CARNEY, Angus (VIL), September 13, 2012
VEGA ALISTE, Leandro (HIS), September 09, 2012

Meeting of the International Economic Commission

Valladolid - Spain
May 2012

At the meeting of the Order’s Economic Commission, held in Valladolid on May 29 and 30, and chaired by Fr. Franz Klein, the creation of a fund to subsidize projects of the Order was discussed at length. Presently the Order has several economic funds. The best known is the "Solidarity Fund", which the Prior General and his Council use to gather the money coming from the circumscriptions of the Order and which they distribute as aid where needed. In this regard it is important to recall that during recent General Administrations, funds have been obtained for various projects, mainly carried out Nigeria and Kenya.

This experience of knowing that there are monies in various parts of the world to which we can have recourse, has led the International Economic Commission to reflect on this issue and see the opportunity to present a proposal to the next Ordinary General Chapter of 2013. The possibility of having a member of the Order be responsible for coordinating a group of people to seek financial assistance, in order to create a fund that meets the needs of the Order should be considered. The needs are many, not just in Africa but at the Order’s center in Rome: for the Patristic Institute, the buildings of Santa Monica and the Curia, students from needy circumscriptions, etc.

This year the auditorium of the Patristic Institute Augustinianum, almost 40 years old, has been renovated. The budget for all the work that is to be done cannot be met by the resources of the Curia, even with the help of the circumscriptions that have generously made contributions. Because of this, the Prior General has considered it necessary to create a Foundation in the U.S.A. to obtain the means to accomplish the project which is not only desirable but necessary. The subsidizing of our projects, however, can also be done in other places as well. For this it would be necessary that someone be free to search out possibilities of material aid.

Additionally, there is a special theme that recommends the need to seek and share resources. It is the current situation of vocations which are generally abundant in the neediest countries. This leads to a fundamental question: cannot our circumscriptions share their resources? To do so, someone wisely noted it would be necessary for all the circumscriptions to have a centralized economy... The Commission believes this is true because "whoever does not share material goods, will not share spiritual ones either" either at the level of circumscriptions or of the Order. Only in this way will real needs be known.

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