A Visit to China

Our brother Tom Betz, OFM Cap., was on the road in November (but most likely made this trip from his work as pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Philadelphia, PA via an air flight!). On, Sunday, November 3rd, he was in Macau, a regional Province in China, where he celebrated two Masses. The first was for Filipino migrant workers (above). An evening Mass was celebrated at Macao's packed cathedral with a large congregation.

Thanks to Wikipedia, we know that Macau remained under Portuguese rule until its 1999 handover to China. A special administrative region of China, Macau maintains separate governing and economic systems from mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems." The article tells us, and friar Tom neglected to share, that its often referred to as the "Las Vegas of the East."

Read on about his retreat for priests and his press interview . . .

Priesthood Ordination: Br. Joseph Pham, OFM Cap.

 

With gratitude to the Lord, we rejoice in the ordination to the priesthood of our brother Joseph Pham, OFM Cap.

You can join view all of the photos from his Ordination and from his Mass of Thanksgiving that was celebrated the day after the Ordination,  Sunday, December 8th, at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church, Indiana, PA.

 
If you missed it, you can view the Ordination Rite and Mass from Saturday, December 7th on YouTube:

If the video does not appear above, you can join us on YouTube.

From our Novitiate: The Caperone, November 2024

Check out the news from our Capuchin Novices
at San Lorenzo Friary in Santa Ynez, CA,
in this November edition of the novitiate year 2024-2025 Caperone newsletter . . .

2024: Celebrating our Jubilarians

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