Congratulations to Miguel Ibarra MSC on his First Profession

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Miguel Ibarra MSC and his fellow novices, Erik Bryan de Mattos MSC and Witalo Souza de Jesus MSC on their First Profession on Tuesday night.

Miguel is a member of our MSC Region in Venezuela and has just completed his noviciate in Itajubá, Brazil. He began his formation in Maracaibo with Vicente Buitrago and then Tom Mulcahy before transferring to the Pre-Novitiate in Sao Luis, Brazil. We are particularly grateful to his formators in Brazil, Everton da Silva MSC (Pre-Novitiate) and Getulio Saggin MSC (Novice Master) for their welcome and close accompaniment of Miguel.

Miguel and his fellow novices with Fr Getulio Saggin MSC, Novice Master

Miguel and his fellow novices with Fr Getulio Saggin MSC, Novice Master

Miguel will now move to the MSC Scholasticate in Sao Paulo to continue with his theology studies. We had hoped that he would be able to go the MSC International Scholasticate in El Salvador but because Venezuela has closed consular services during the Covid-19 Pandemic it has not been possible for him to obtain the necessary documentation.

For those of you who may wish to watch the celebration you can do so on YouTube here

We welcome Miguel as a professed member of the Province and assure him our support and prayers as he continues his formation journey.