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Profession prayers requested for Marist Mexico novices

The Marist Novitiate in Mexico is drawing to a close and three new Marists will be professed on 31 July. Peter McAfee, the novice master is asking for prayers for these three young men as they begin to make their final preparations for their first profession.

Marist Mexican Novices with their novice master, Peter McAfee
Marist Novices in Mexico, David Sanchez of Mexico, Walter Chaupin of Peru, Luiz Maciel of Brazil with their New Zealand novice master Peter McAfee

Before entering, David studied refrigeration and air conditioning, Walter operated a cyber cafe in central Ayacucho – a beautiful colonial city in the mountains of Peru, and Luiz did his military training in the Brazil army for a couple of years.

The novitiate year has been punctuated by a 30 day retreat in January and 3 other shorter retreats of 6 days each.

The Novices also took part in a 11 day pilgrimage to key Marist spots in Mexico ending at Guadalupe, where they numbered among the 20 million annual visitors at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine.

In terms of pastoral outreach, there are several villages within walking distance of the novitiate, and each novice has got involved in a different community, and does youth work there.

At the end of the Novitiate, and after a small break, Peter McAfee will be joining Marist formation team in Brazil.

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  1. Guinea Pig meals “not bad actually”. Peter McAfee arrived in Mexico in mid-July to join the Marist Spanish speaking Novititate team. He has spent the first...
  2. The District of Peru-Venezuela Recently the Superior General wrote a letter to the Major Superiors of the Society outlining the General Administration’s plan for...
  3. February start for international Marist novitiate in Fiji The International Marist Novitiate starts in Tutu, Fiji in February and until then, the novices have begun a month’s inculturation/orientation...
  4. Marist international novitiate transfers to Hawkes Bay Earlier today, the Superior General, Fr John Hannan announced the transfer of the Marist International Novitiate from Tutu, Fiji, to...
  5. Life as a Novice in the Philippines Philip Bennenbroek who entered Marist Seminary, Auckland last year is spending this year as a novice in the International English...

July 17, 2010 Filed Under: International, Occasional News Tagged With: Formation, International Mission, Marist formation, Mexico

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