Solem Profession of Vows – August 2014

The Franciscan family extends the Sign of Peace to the newly professed

The Franciscan family extends the Sign of Peace to the newly professed

With praise and gratitude to the Most High God, the Franciscan Friars Conventual of the Our Lady of the Angels Province joyfully announce that their brothers, Friar Gabriel Mary Scasino, OFM Conv. and Friar Nicholas John Rokitka, OFM Conv. professed solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience for life, into the hands of the Very Reverend Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv., Minister Provincial, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at 4:00 p.m., at Saint Louis Church, in Buffalo, NY.
A supportive group of friars, family and friends, numbering over 200, witnessed this most joy filled event.

Friar Gabriel Mary Scasino, OFM Conv. and Friar Nicholas John Roktka, OFM Conv.

Solemn Consecration of the Professed: newly professed Friar Gabriel Mary Scasino, OFM Conv. (left) and Friar Nicholas John Rokitka, OFM Conv. (right) kneel before the Presider during the prayer of consecration