On Saturday, June 20, at 12:00 p.m. Rome time (6:00am Eastern Time), 16 Legionaries of Christ will profess their perpetual vows during a ceremony at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Philip the Martyr in Rome. The event will be broadcast live on the Legionaries of Christ’s YouTube channel.
The Mass and ceremony will be presided over by Father Carlos Gutiérrez, LC, the Congregation’s Director General.
The group includes brothers from the United States (5), South Korea (1), Venezuela (1), Chile (1), Vietnam (1), Mexico (6), and Germany (1).
Br. Luke Michael Brezinsky, LC (USA)
Br. Felipe Chavez, LC (USA)
Br. Gianni Salvatore Colatruglio, LC (Venezuela)
Br. Daniel Alberto de Tezanos Pinto Concha, LC (Chile)
Br. John Robert Frain, LC (USA)
Br. Binh Thanh Hoang, LC (Vietnam)
Br. Luis Alejandro Huesca Cantú, LC (México)
Br. Anselm Soojeong Kim, LC (Corea del Sur)
Br. Aarón Fernán López Medina, LC (México)
Br. Edgar Ramón Maldonado de la Torre, LC (México)
Br. Gregory Thomas Metz, LC (USA)
Br. Alexis Ortiz Jiménez, LC (México)
Br. Nils Benedikt Schäfer, LC (Germany)
Br. José Vicente Toledo Flores, LC (México)
Br. Iker Trillas Díaz, LC (México)
Br. Hunter Campbell Winans, LC (USA)
Perpetual vows (also known as perpetual profession) constitute the definitive, lifelong commitment made by a religious within his congregation or institute in the Catholic Church. According to the Constitutions of the Legionaries of Christ, those approaching perpetual profession must live out a personal love for Christ, demonstrate fidelity to the Church and her doctrine, and fully embrace the spirit of the Congregation in both their personal lives and their apostolic activity.
Please join us in prayer for these brothers as they give their “yes” to the Lord.
