Saint Ann Parish and Missionhurst send a Seminarian off to the Novitiate in the Philippines – June 4, 2023 at 11:00 am Mass

Saint Ann Parish and Missionhurst send a Seminarian off to the Novitiate in the Philippines

Bro. Mark Joyce, a parishioner of St. Ann, who joined the CICM Missionhurst Congregation almost two years ago, has completed his period of Postulancy in San Antonio, TX. He enters the Novitiate in the Philippines in mid-June. In a religious order like Missionhurst, the novitiate is a period in formation that a candidate takes before being admitted to the religious or monastic life. It’s a year of discernment, prayer, studying religious life, living in community and deepening one’s relationship with God.

Saint Ann together with Missionhurst will have a send-off Mass for Mark Joyce at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on June 4, the feast of the Holy Trinity.

Join us in giving Mark a sendoff with our prayers and blessings for his religious missionary vocation.