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The CAPERONEThe CAPERONE Vol. V, Issue 1, August 2013

It appears you

desire to become

a Capuchin!

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BRO. DANIEL BERNAL

FROM: WARNER ROBINS, GA

BORN: APRIL 14

AGE: 27

“I WAS THINKING OF THE MANY

THOUSANDS OF FRANCISCAN

BROTHERS WHO HAVE WORN THE

HABIT IN THE CENTURIES SINCE

ST. FRANCIS.

BRO. SAUL SORIANO

FROM: CIUDAD MERLIOT,

EL SALVADOR

BORN: AUG 18

AGE: 27

“SEÑOR NO SOY DIGNO QUE

ENTRES EN ESTA CAPUCHA, PERO

UNA PALABRA TUYA BASTARA

PARA SANARME.”

BRO. TOMMY PIOLATA

FROM: COLUMBUS, OH

BORN: NOV 1

AGE: 23

“DANG, I MAKE THIS LOOK GOOD!”

BRO. DIOGO ESCUDERO

FROM: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

BORN: JULY 22

AGE: 31

“MARY, MY MOTHER, MAY YOU

GUIDE ME AS YOU GUIDED ST.

FRANCIS TO ALWAYS DO YOUR

SON'S WILL.”

BRO. JACOB BEARER

FROM: PAINESVILLE, OH

BORN: FEB 1

AGE: 25

“JESUS, YOU CALLED ME HERE.

I GIVE YOU MY ALL. CARRY ME

FORWARD.”

BRO. FRANCISCO LOPEZ

FROM: LAVEGA,

REPUBLICA DOMINICANA

BORN: MARCH 25

AGE: 27

“MY BROTHERS' CONTAGIOUS JOY

IMPELLED ME TO SAY YES TO

CHRIST!!!!”

What were you thinking as you

received the habit?

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BRO. BRIAN WOLFORD

FROM: ZELIENOPLE, PA

BORN: DEC 1

AGE: 34

“I HOPE THIS FITS.”

BRO. ANDREW

SKONIECZNY

FROM:

MIDDLETOWN, CT

BORN: FEB 26

AGE: 20

“"THE FUTURE STARTS TODAY,

NOT TOMORROW."

~BLESSED POPE JOHN PAUL II

BRO. KEON TU

FROM: CHINA

AGE: 40

"HE ENLIGHTENED OUR FAITH WITH

PROOFS, LIFTED OUR HOPE WITH

PROMISES, SO AS FINALLY TO IN-

FLAME OUR LOVE WITH GIFTS FROM

HEAVEN." -ST. BONAVENTURE

BRO. ROSS HENLEY

FROM: LOUDONVILLE, OH

BORN: APRIL 24

AGE: 27

“GO, SELL WHAT YOU

HAVE, AND GIVE TO THE

POOR, AND YOU WILL

HAVE TREASURE IN HEAV-

EN; AND COME, FOLLOW

ME.”

BRO. MICHAEL LETTKO

FROM: STUTTGART, GERMANY

BORN: JULY 13

AGE: 27

“WANNA HEAR GOD LAUGH? TELL HIM

YOUR PLANS FOR TOMORROW!”

BRO. GEORGE ALAVADO

FROM: RICHMOND H ILL, NY

BORN: JUNE 18

AGE: 24

"JOY IS PRAYER, JOY IS STRENGTH, JOY IS

LOVE, JOY IS THE NET OF LOVE BY WHICH

YOU CAN CATCH SOULS." -MOTHER TERESA

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BRO. LOGAN CHRISTOPHER

FROM: ELGIN, OK

BORN: JUNE 21

AGE: 21

"LOVE IS PATIENT AND KIND.

LOVE BEARS ALL THINGS,

BELIEVES ALL THINGS, HOPES

ALL THING, ENDURES ALL

THINGS. LOVE NEVER ENDS.

MAKE LOVE YOUR AIM."

-ST. PAUL TO CORINTHIANS

BRO. JORDAN ROJAS

FROM: AUSTIN, TX

AGE: 40

“HOLD BACK NOTHING OF

YOURSELF FOR YOURSELF, SO

THAT HE WHO OFFERS HIMSELF

TOTALLY TO YOU MAY RECEIVE

YOU TOTALLY.”

-ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

BRO. JASON CHARGUALOF

FROM: SINAJANA, GUAM

BORN: AUG 18

AGE: 27

“YO’OS-HO YAN TODU I GUINAHA-HO. (MY GOD AND

MY ALL)”

BRO. W ILLIAM PAULINO II

FROM: INARAJAN, GUAM

BORN: JULY 15

AGE: 29

“LORD, THIS IS THE PEOPLE THAT LONGS TO SEE YOUR

FACE!” PSALM 24

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BRO. JOSEPH TAYLOR

FROM: DETROIT, MI

BORN: JUNE 28

AGE: 34

“I WISH MY FATHER WAS HERE TO

SEE THIS!””

BRO. LUIS REYES

FROM: LA BARCA, JALISCO, MEXICO

AGE: 40

“MY HEART THROBBED WITH JOY TO

KNOW THAT GOD WAS CALLING ME

TO A NEW WAY OF EVANGELIZATION”

BRO. JOSHUA MINDEN

FROM: FORT SMITH, AR

AGE: 29

“WELL AFTER ALL THIS TIME,

I MIGHT AS WELL DRESS THE PART!”

BRO. FERNANDO INIGUEZ

FROM: GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO

AGE:

“I AM BLESSED AS A SON OF GOD, AND

AS A MEXICAN TO BE IN A COUNTRY

WHERE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE LAN-

GUAGE TO EVANGELIZE THE TEACHINGS

OF JESUS CHRIST AND MARY THE

MOTHER OF ALL.”

BRO. V ICTOR TAGLIANETTI (LEFT)

FROM: RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA

BORN: MAY 8

AGE: 25

“I WAS FILLED WITH JOY HAPPINESS,

AND EXCITEMENT, REALIZING THAT I

WAS OFFICIALLY GIVING MY LIFE TO

GOD.”

BRO. LANCE HOUCK (RIGHT)

FROM: LODI, CA

BORN: JUNE 8TH

AGE: 29

"YOU ARE DEAD AND YOUR LIFE IS NOW

HIDDEN WITH GOD IN CHRIST JESUS....I

HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST AND

IT IS NO LONGER I THAT LIVE, BUT

CHRIST JESUS THAT LIVES IN ME..."

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BRO. MICHAEL CULHANE

FROM: LONG ISLAND, NY

BORN: MARCH 10

AGE: 35

“ONE DAY AT A TIME.”

FFF ORMATORSORMATORSORMATORS ’ C’ C’ C ORNERORNERORNER

“Cappy” is our playful and clever

mascot for the 5th Volume (2013-

14) of The Caperone. And, as a

matter of fact, he himself is a cap-

erone. Now I hear the question

already – what is a caperone?

Well, it all starts with the little

poor man of Assisi, St. Francis.

When Francis was writing the rule

of life for his fledgling community,

he dictated that: “Then they may

be given the habit of probation,

namely, two tunics without a

hood, a cord, short trousers, and a

little cape reaching to the cord…”

The Rule of the Friars Minor, Ch II – 9

So, when you see the Novices

wearing a double-sided cape over

their shoulders it will make more

sense. “Cappy” on the other hand

may continue to leave you

scratching your head.

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On May 30th, the postulants attended the ordination of Christopher Gama (far right) of the Mid-America Province. Archbishop Charles Chaput (middle, in black) presided. A barbecue was held for friars and family the evening prior

to the ordination.

Interprovincial Postulancy — •

Bro. Joseph and Bro. Thaddeus Posey. Bro Thaddeus was in palliative care in our friary during the program and spent time conversing and praying with the postulants. He died on August

7th. We held a prayer service in his honor at the novitiate.

At each public event the postu-lants attended, it didn’t take long for the gui-tars and singing to get started. At left, the Marked Men for

Christ Barbecue.

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Bro Ross shares laughter at his ministry, Developmental

Services of NW Kansas

The Marked Men for Christ took some of the braver postu-lants out on their boats during their barbecue for us. Here

Bro. Will forcibly practices lying prostrate.

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On Tuesday, July 16th, after seven weeks in Victoria, the Postulants set out for California in a fleet of Hertz rental cars. Each car was loaded with four postulants and their stuff, along with a credit card, a cell phone, a folder of maps and a blessing from Bro. Michael Greco . The cars were autono-mous during the day but all met at an agreed upon location in the evening. Tuesday night was spent in Santa Fe, NM. On Wednesday and Thursday, were at the Catholic Community Retreat Center in Flagstaff, AZ. The postulants visited the Grand Canyon on Thursday and then made the final leg of the journey across the Mojave Desert

on Friday. Besides one car getting lost in Oklahoma and another brushing a utility pole at a rest stop

(your editor was driving), there were no other

mishaps… Praise the Lord !

Road trip to Novitiate

Bro. Francisco

Bro. Jason

Bro. Daniel Bros. Andrew

& Jacob

Bro

. Saul

Bro. Tommy

Bro. S

aul

Bro. Will

Bro. Keon

Bro. Francisco

Bro. Luis

Bro. Will Bro. Saul Bro. Brian

Bro. Ross

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