Please pray for all those who are discerning calls to priesthood and religious life.

Deacon Luke Tran Van Tam continues his journey toward the priesthood.

Deacon Luke Tran Van Tam is a seminarian for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, studying at Christ the King Seminary in Mission, British Columbia, and in 2023-24 undertaking a pastoral internship at St. Mary Parish in Saskatoon.

He was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons by Bishop Mark Hagemoen on April 19, 2024 at St. Mary Parish, Saskatoon (LINK to News Article). Deacon Luke will be ordained to the priesthood in a celebration on the Feast of St. Luke, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 at the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, beginning at 7 p.m. and live-streamed at saskatoonmass.com.

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Seminarian Huy Le

Diocesan seminarian Huy Le is in third year of theology at Christ the King Seminary in Mission, B.C.

He was accepted by Bishop Mark Hagemoen as a candidate for Holy Orders in a celebration held on the Feast of St. Dominic, Aug. 8, 2024 – LINK to News Item

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Other vocations:

Brother Joseph Emmanuel (Matthew Bentler) makes his first vows with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal on Aug. 3, 2024.

Matthew Bentler from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Saskatoon (Brother Emmanuel Joseph) makes his First Profession of Vows Aug. 3, 2024 as a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, founded in New York in 1987 by eight Capuchin friars.

The order’s mission as described on the website www.franciscanfriars.com: “In imitation of St. Francis of Assisi, we seek to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, as a prophetic witness that life is a pilgrimage to the Father, of faith, hope, and love of God and neighbour, made possible by the Holy Spirit. We participate in Christ’s renewal of all things through our prayer, fraternal life, service of the poor, and evangelization, as a complement to the work of those whose mission is to serve parochially.”

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Br. Raphael (Gregory) Parsons of Wadena, SK, Carmelite monastery in Wyoming

Gregory Parsons from St. Mary Parish in Wadena recently joined the Carmelite Monks  at Cody, Wyoming, USA. He was clothed as a novice in the spring of 2019, taking the name Brother Raphael. Brother Raphael made his Perpetual Vows on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

The Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel is a monastic, cloistered Roman Catholic community founded in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Wyoming near Yellowstone National Park. The website at www.carmelitemonks.org states: “In the solitude and silence of the mountain wilderness, the Carmelite monks of Wyoming seek to perpetuate the charism of the Blessed Virgin Mary by living the hidden Marian life in vows to the primitive Carmelite Rule and monastic observance for Carmelite men.”

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Kaitlyn Deck of Unity, SK, Queenship of Mary Community

 

Kaitlyn Deck from St. Peter Parish in Unity, SK began a period of formation with the Queenship of Mary Community in Ottawa, Ontario. She made first vows with the community in June 2022 as Sr. Therese Handmaid of the Lord.

 

Sr. John Paul Marie of the Trinity (Nicole Mireau) of Saskatoon, SK, Queenship of Mary community

 

 

 

Sr. John Paul Marie of the Trinity (Nicole Mireau) from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Saskatoon, has made her perpetual vows with the Queenship of Mary Community in Ottawa, Ontario.

Diocesan celebration with Sr. John Paul Marie of the Trinity (LINK to article)

 

 

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Brother Denys (Robert) Janiga of Toronto, ON, professed temporary vows at St. Peter’s Abbey in Saskatchewan, but has now transferred to St. John’s Abbey in the USA.

Br. Denys (Robert) Janiga from the Toronto area professed temporary vows with the Order of Saint Benedict at St. Peter’s Abbey in Muenster, SK,  on July 10, 2021. He continues studies in theology at St. John’s Abbey in the U.S., where he has now transferred his membership in the order.

Founded in 1903, St. Peter’s Abbey is the oldest Benedictine monastery in Canada. The abbey website at stpetersabbey.ca states: “Our Roman Catholic lifestyle of prayer and service is inspired by our Christian mission. Our community lives by the Rule of St. Benedict – a rule which has guided Christian communities for more than 1,500 years. St. Benedict’s monks live a life which is inspired by ancient wisdom and is always open to the signs of the times today.”

St. Peter’s Abbey Vision Statement: “Founded on the Gospel and the monastic tradition of Benedict, we seek to be a caring, fearless community, answering the Spirit’s call to holiness and universal reconciliation.”

St. Peter’s Abbey Mission: “We seek to provide prophetic witness through our monastic lifestyle of prayer and work that gives priority to the praise of God.  We embrace service to God’s People through hospitality to guests and, according to our resources, through involvement in parish ministry, education, the press and sustainable agriculture.”

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Sr. Pamela Buchner
Sisters of the Monastic Communities of Jerusalem

Sr. Pamela Buchner, who was baptized at St. Philip Neri Parish in Saskatoon, made her lifetime profession of vows with the Sisters of the Monastic Communities of Jerusalem on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 at St. Martin the Great Church, Cologne, Germany:

News  article, including a link to video from the celebration Sept. 26, 2020 – Click here

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George Leberio, Companions of the Cross formation, Combermere, ON

George Leberio, originally from Prince Albert and a former member of Saint Anne Parish in Saskatoon, recently joined the Companions of the Cross in Ottawa, spending the first year of formation at Assumption Farm in Combermere, Ontario. He renewed his vows in August 2023, and continues his studies and his discernment of priesthood.

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VIDEO: Sisters of the Presentation of Mary anniversary and final vows by Sr. April Mireau, PM: