BOSTON — On the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus gained two new priests. Friars, friends and family members gathered Jan. 3 at St. Anthony Shrine for the celebration of the rite of presbyteral ordination of Ross Chamberland, OFM, and Jeffery Jordan, OFM. The two men had professed their final …
St. Bonaventure University to Offer Residential Discernment Community
ALLEGANY, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University is offering men a new way to explore a vocation with the creation of an on-campus residential discernment community. This program will allow St. Bonaventure students thinking about a religious vocation to live with others who are discerning God’s call. In addition to being in the same dormitory, the men will share common prayer and …
Two Friars Ordained Deacons
SOUTH BOSTON, Mass. — Two friars were ordained as transitional deacons last month in the first ordination to take place at St. Augustine Chapel, the oldest Catholic church in New England. Ross Chamberland, OFM, and Jeffery Jordan, OFM, were ordained during an Aug. 28 Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Hennessey of Boston. The two friars were solemnly professed on Aug. …
Three Friars Profess Final Vows as Franciscans
NEW YORK — Surrounded by friends and relatives who have supported them throughout their lives and in their formation, Ross Chamberland, OFM, Jeffery Jordan, OFM, and Michael Reyes, OFM, professed solemn vows at an 11 a.m. Mass here on Saturday, Aug. 23. Friars, relatives and members of various sister communities — from all parts of the United States — were …
Three Friars to Profess Solemn Vows August 23
NEW YORK — All are invited to St. Francis of Assisi Church on Aug. 23 when three friars profess their final vows as members of the Franciscan Order. The 11 a.m. Mass at the church on West 31st Street will be celebrated by Provincial Minister Kevin Mullen, OFM. Ross Chamberland, OFM, Jeffery Jordan, OFM, and Michael Reyes, OFM, were approved in March by the …
Student Friars Complete Internships to Prepare for Final Vows
As part of the formation process, prior to requesting solemn profession of vows, each Holy Name friar completes a yearlong internship — a time in a ministry that both the friar and the Province’s leadership feel best utilize the talents and interests of the individual, while also responding to the Province’s needs. This story profiles the internships of the student …
Formation Update: Interfaith Dialogue Highlights Annual Gathering
MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. — Seventeen friars in initial formation, along with six solemnly-professed friars, hunkered down during the recent polar vortex to take part in the annual formation intersession, held from Jan. 4 to 8 at the Bon Secours Spiritual Center. As in years past, the gathering was marked by a great building up of fraternity among the men in initial …