Carmelites Friars – North of American Province of St. Elias in allegiance to Jesus Christ
THREE BROTHERS ENTERED THE NOVITIATE IN VIETNAM 2023
Saigon, Vietnam – On Sunday, August 13, 2023 at the Chapel of Saint Joseph Novitiate, three brothers entered the novitiate program. The Reception of Novices took place during Vespers. Three brothers who were accepted into Novitiate program are John the Baptist Minh-Duc Tran-Nguyen, O.Carm., Paul Toan Ho, O.Carm., and Peter Vu Nguyen, O.Carm.
Procession to the Chapel of St. Joseph Novitiate
New Carmelite habits
Fr. Mario preached during Vespers.
Fr. Mario blessed the new Carmelite habits of the new novices
Fr. Mario presented the Carmelite habit to Brother Peter Vu Nguyen, O.Carm.
Fr. Mario vested Brother JB. Minh Duc Tran Nguyen, O.Carm.
Carmelite friars of Vietnam Commissariat in after the Reception of new Novices
The three new novices (L-R):
Brothers Peter Vu Nguyen, O.Carm., Brother Paul Toan Ho, O.Carm. and Brother JB Minh-Duc Nguyen Tran, O.Carm.
New novices pictured with Very Rev. Mario Esposito, O.Carm., Prior Provincial, Rev. Joseph Hung Tran, Commissary Provincial, Rev. Joseph Trung Tran, O.Carm., Novice Master, and Rev. Brother Peter Trong Pham, O.Carm., Assistant to the Novice Master.
News and photos: SEL Province Media
