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Province St. Charles Borromeo Newsletter April/May 2017 1

Dear Confreres,

In these past few months, there was a lot happening in our province St. Charles Borromeo: the interprovincial

assembly, jubilee celebrations, the feast of Blessed Scalabrini on June 1, and the election of the Provincial Superior &

Council.

Our confreres Vincenzo Rosato, ordained on April 26, 1992, and Mario Lorenzana, ordained on June 1, 1992,

celebrated their Jubilee of 25 years of ordination to the priesthood at their parish, St. Paschal Baylon, in Thornhill, ON, on

Saturday, June 3.

On March 18, Fr. Francis Geremia and Fr. Rinaldo Vecchiato celebrated 50 years of priesthood. Fr. Francis celebrated

his ordination anniversary on April 17 at St. John Bosco Church, Montreal, and Fr. Rinaldo celebrated his ordination

anniversary on March 18, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

Fr. Joseph Fugolo celebrated his 50th ordination anniversary on June 10 and a Mass in thanksgiving will be

celebrated this Saturday, June 16, at Church Madre dei Cristiani, LaSalle, PQ. Canada

On May 15, 2017, a decree from the General Superior Fr. Alessandro Gazzola appointed Fr. Moacir Balen, Provincial

Superior of Province St. Charles Borromeo for a new three-year term.

In another decree that followed on June 8, 2017, the General Superior Fr. Alessandro Gazzola appointed Fr. Jesús

Erasmo Salinas Hernández, First Councilor and Provincial Vicar; Fr. Horécio Carlos Anklan, second councilor; Fr. Angelo

Plodari, third councilor and Fr. Vincenzo Rosato, fourth councilor.

Congratulations and best wishes of a fruitful labor for the well-being of the confreres and of Province St. Charles

Borromeo.

Some confreres have received a new missionary destination:

Fr. Isaia Birollo: Spiritual Director of Theology, Philosophy and Propaedeutic of Bogota, Colombia.

Fr. Jean Kesnel Metellus: Rector of the Philosophy Seminary Saint Charles, in Haiti.

Fr. Richard Gerard: Chaplain of Mission St. Thomas in Haiti and Spiritual Director of the Philosophy and

Propaedeutic Seminaries, in Haiti.

Fr. Agler Cherizier: Secretary of the Migration Commission of the Conference of Bishops of Haiti and Spiritual

Director of the Seminary St. Charles in Haiti.

Fr. Walter Tonelotto: Pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Church, Mississauga, Ontario.

Fr. Camillo Lando: in residence at St. Catherine of Siena, Mississauga.

Fr. Mark Escobar: Administrator of Our Lady of Pompeii Church, New York.

Fr. Angelo Plodari: Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Pompeii Church, New York


Fr. José Gabriel Forero: Pastor of St. Anthony Church, Toronto, Ontario.

Fr. Tiziano Paolazzi: Parochial Vicar of St. Anthony Church, Toronto, Ontario.

Fr. Peter Pitol: Parochial Vicar of Parish Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini, in the neighborhood of Lisboa, Bogota.

In addition:

Fr. Álvaro Cordero has received a decree of exclaustration for the Diocese of Itsmina-Tadó, Colombia.

Fr. Estêvão Mauricio Atanasio, who has recently professed his vows at the intreprovincial novitiate Our Lady of

Guadalupe, in Vila Nova, Porto Alegre RS, has been destined to Province St. Charles. Fr. Estêvão, who is already

familiar with our reality in the United States, now as a new member of our congregation, has been destined as Parochial Vicar at St. Anthony Church in Valencia, Venezuela, where he will study Spanish. Fr. Estêvão Mauricio

was ordained a diocesan priest in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2009.

Deacon Heribertus Afandi will be ordained to the priesthood on July 13, 2017 in Ruteng, Indonesia. Destined to

our Province, he will initially study Spanish in Bogota.

The religious of perpetual vows Dat Le Duc from the Theology of Bogota has been destined to our province.

Fr. Sergio Geremia, after three and a half years as Spiritual Director of the Seminaries in Bogota, Colombia, has

returned to the Region Our Lady Mother of Migrants and he is already working at the Migration Ministry in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

“Every missionary is called to promote and form vocations. Prayer, along with personal and community witness of

brotherhood and of apostolic life, are indispensable means for promoting vocations.” (Rules of Life # 95; 96 §1)

A priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Liguria, Italy, Fr. Andrea Caruso, O.F.M. Cap., asked Pope Francis,

"How should we live and face the general decline in vocations to priestly life and consecrated life?"

Among other things, Fr. Francis answered:

"The decline in vocations is a demographic problem. If there are no young people, there will be no vocations. It was

easier in times of larger families to have vocations. There is a decline that is also a consequence of the demographic

decline. It is not the only reason, but we must keep it in mind. The vocational crisis is a crisis that affects the whole

Church, all vocations: priestly, religious, lay, matrimonial... It is time to ask the Lord and to ask ourselves: what must we

do? What should we change? Vocation work is difficult, but it must be done. It is a challenge. We must be creative in

vocational work. Fidelity to the foundational charism. And when there are congregations that are faithful to the

foundational charism, but with that love that shows the current nature of that charism, its beauty, this attracts.

And then there is witness. If we want consecrated men and women, priests, we must bear witness that we are

happy, that we are happy. And that we come to the end of our life happy with the choice Jesus made of us. The witness

of joy, even in the way of life. One of the things young people today are looking for is the missionary dimension.

Apostolic zeal: to see in witness also a great apostolic zeal, that one does not live for himself, that he lives for others, that

he gives life, he gives life. And the people, the young people, ask for testimony of authenticity, apostolic zeal, harmony

with the charism. There is a need for pastoral conversion, for missionary conversion. This is a witness that will attract

vocations.

Then, there are vocations, God gives them. But if you – a priest or a consecrated person or a nun – are always

occupied, if you do not have time to listen to the young people who come, who do not come … the young are always on

the move: you must place them on a missionary path. Witness. This is the key. What does a young person thing when he

or she sees a priest, or a consecrated man or woman? The first thing he or she thinks, if there is some movement of the

Spirit: “I would like to be like her, like him”. There is the seed. It is born of witness. “I would never want to be like him!”

And there is the counter-testimony. Witness is given without words". (Pope Francis)

In light of this reflection of Pope Francis, I wish to all of you that these upcoming moths may present an opportunity

to rest and renew our strength and enthusiasm to return in September full of energy and continue our service to the

migrants and the people of God.

Fr. Moacir Balen, c.s.

Provincial Superior


From the General Administration…


News around the province...

NEWS FROM THE BOGOTÁ THEOLOGY

Dearest Confreres,

Receive a fraternal warm greeting from me and all the religious members of the Theological Community of Bogota. I am happy to share and update you all on the latest news of this small portion of our Province. The General Administration has given some good news:

1. On May 15, the ”Nulla Osta” has been issue for the Perpetual Profession of three of our religious students: LOUIS JEAN GABY (Haitian), NGUYEN HOANG PHI LIEM (Vietnamese) and LE DUC DAT (Vietnamese, destined to our province). They will make their perpetual vows on August 21 of this present year. From June 16 to July 16, they will participate on an Ignatian Retreat.

2. Five new religious have been destined to our community:

2.1. From the Novitiate in Cebu, Philippines: HARTO SAVERINUS (Indonesian), NGUYEN VAN TIEN (Vietnamese) and TRAN DINH DU (Vietnamese). These three young religious made their first vows on May 5 of this year. 2.2. From the Novitiate in Porto Alegre, Brazil: DANILO ALVES (Brazilian) and NEFER PÉREZ (Peruvian). They made their first vows on June 1 of this year.

3. As of July 1, Fr. ISAIA BIROLLO will come to Colombia as Spiritual Director of our community, to substitute Fr. SERGIO GEREMIA, who will return to the Region Our Lady Mother of Migrants.

As you can see, in the second semester of 2017, our community will be made of 23 Religious (20 students and 3 formators), from eight nationalities: Vietnam (10), Indonesia (4), Brazil (4), Haiti (1), Mexico (1), Peru (1) Italy (1) and Colombia (1). Out of the 20 Religious Students, three will be doing their pastoral year: - ANDREI ZANON (Brazilian): Parish Blessed Scalabrini, in Bogota, Colombia - KHAN VU THAN (Vietnamese): Our Lady Mount Carmel Church, Chicago, USA - TIN DANG TRUNG (Vietnamese): St Leo the Great Church, Houston, USA

I take this opportunity to express, in the name of all community member, the immense gratitude for both your spiritual and material support. May the Good Lord reward you abundantly; and from our end, we promise our prayer for a devoted service in the ministry to the migrants. In Communion of Prayer,

Fr. Edison Osorio, Rector Fr. Lirio Berwanger, Animator and Treasurer Fr. Sergio Geremia, Spiritual Director



2017 Interprovincial Assembly

From May 1 to May 5, 2017, the Provinces St. Charles Borromeo and St. John the Baptist held the

Interprovincial Assembly, in Toccoa, Georgia, with the participation of 107 Scalabrinian fathers from the two provinces.

On Tuesday, May 2, the Provincial Superiors, Fr. Moacir Balen and Fr. Clair Orso, welcomed all those who were present, declaring the assembly officially open. In the morning, Don Kerwin, from the Center for Migration Studies of New York, spoke about the migration reality in the United States, a theme particularly relevant, given the current political climate in the country. Following, the general councilor, Fr. Luis Antonio Díaz, presented the report from the general administration of our Congregation.

The afternoon was dedicated to the revision of the interprovincial directory. Each paragraph was read,

discussed and approved by those present from both provinces. This project was organized by the Secretaries of Religious Life, Fr. Edison Osorio and Fr. Carmelo Hernández. After the assembly, the updated interprovincial directory was submitted to the General Administration for final approval.

In the early evening, the Eucharistic celebration was

presided by the newly-arrived priests of the two provinces: from Province St. Charles, Fr. Julian Zapata Betancur, Fr. Nguyen Van Hoang and Fr. Gregorius Primus Ama Maia; from Province St. John the Baptist, Fr. Yoseph Albertman Sadipun, Fr. Ernest Celestin, Fr. Vincenslaus Ino and Fr. José Percy Cervera Araujo.

On Wednesday, May 3, in the morning, there was group work done by each area about the reality of the Scalabrinian parishes, in preparation for the meeting that will be held in Amora, Portugal, in September of this year.


In the afternoon, we went to visit Atlanta. The fathers could choose one of three options: the historic sites of Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the Movement of Civil Rights, the World of Coca-cola, ot the studios of CNN. At the end of the day, we visited Mission San Felipe de Jesús, where we celebrated Mass presided by Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta, with the presence of the beautiful community of San Felipe. After Mass, the community of San Felipe prepared a delicious dinner, with cultural performances of music and dance.

Thursday, May 4, was dedicated for the activities of each individual province, including the reports of the Provincial Superiors, the financial reports, and the selection of the representatives of each province to attend the meeting about the reality of Scalabrinian parishes, in Portugal. We closed the day with Mass presided by the fathers who are celebrating jubilee of priesthood ordination this year.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all those who have helped to prepare this assembly: the volunteers, the provincial councilors, the secretaries of both provinces, the fathers from Atlanta, Fr. Jacques Fabre and Fr. Víctor Córdova, and the entire community of San Felipe who welcomed us with so much care and dedication. Our humble apologies for all the shortcomings, particularly in regards to transportation and the distance of the conference center. Thank you to all for you participation, prayer, support and understanding.

May Blessed Scalabrini and St. Charles Borromeo continue to intercede in the presence of God for both

Provinces St. Charles and St. John the Baptist.




New Assignments:

- Fr. Angelo Plodari: Vicar of Our Lady of Pompeii Church, New York, effective March 1, 2017

- Fr. Maurizio Pontin - Local Superior of Colombia and Ecuador Areas, effective April 6, 2017

- Fr. Lirio Berwanger - Treasurer and legal representative of Colombia and Ecuador Areas, effective April 6, 2017

- Fr. Petrus Pitol - Vicar of Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini, Lisboa, Bogota, effective June 15, 2017

- Fr. Isaia Birollo: Spiritual Director of the Theology, Philosophy and Propaedeutic in Bogota, effective July 1, 2017

- Fr. Walter Tonelotto: Pastor of St. Catherine of Siena, Mississauga, ON, effective July 1, 2017

- Fr. Camillo Lando: In residence at St. Catherine of Siena, Mississauga, ON, effective July 1, 2017

- Fr. Mark Escobar: Administrator of Our Lady of Pompeii Church, New York, effective July 1, 2017

- Fr. José Gabriel Forero: Pastor of St. Anthony, Toronto, ON, effective July 1, 2017

- Fr. Tiziano Paolazzi: Vicar of St. Anthony, Toronto, ON, effective July 1, 2017

- Fr. Richard Gerard: Chaplain of Mission St. Thomas in Haiti and Spiritual Director of the Philosophy and

Propaedeutic Seminaries, in Haiti, effective July 1, 2017

- Fr. Agler Cherizier: Secretary of the Migration Commission of the Conference of Bishops of Haiti and Spiritual

Director of the Philosophy and Propaedeutic Seminaries in Haiti, effective July 1, 2017

- Fr. Jean Kesnel Metellus: Rector of the Philosophy Seminary Saint Charles, in Haiti, effective July 15, 2017

- Fr. Álvaro Cordero: Indult of Exclaustration, Diocese of Itsmina-Tadó, Colombia, effective from May 16, 2017 until

May 15, 2018.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, FATHER SERGIO GEREMIA!

Our special thanks to Fr. Sergio Geremia for his service, spiritual gifts and wisdom shared with our

Province as Spiritual Director of the Seminaries in Bogota, Colombia, for three and a half years. Our

best wishes to him as he returns to the Region Our Lady Mother of Migrants to work at the Migration

Ministry in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.


Deacon Heribertus Afandi's Ordination to the Prieshood,

destined to our province:


First Vows of Fr. Estêvão Maurício Atanásio

Fr. Estêvão Mauricio Atanasio recently professed his first vows at the intreprovincial novitiate Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Vila Nova, Porto Alegre RS. He has been destined to Province St. Charles. Fr. Estêvão, who is already familiar with our reality in the United States, now as a new member of our congregation, has been destined as Parochial Vicar at St. Anthony Church in Valencia, Venezuela, where he will study Spanish.

Fr. Estêvão has shared with us a little about himself and his Scalabrian vocational journey so far:

“I was born on September 18, 1978, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. When I was still very young,

I became orphan, but God sent my grandmother and three aunts to take care of my upbringing. My family

was always very Catholic, so I was under their guardianship and the tutelage of Cardinal Serafim

Fernandes de Araujo, a good man of God, a father figure.

My adolescence and youth were very difficult, but filled with God's presence, with family, relatives,

friends, and acquaintances. I took care of my grandmother and my three aunts until they passed away.

Still in my early teenage years, I became very actively engaged in the life of my parish community, as an

altar server, catechist, member do St. Vincent de Paul Society, member of the Apostolate of the Sacred

Heart of Jesus, bible study, Ainda antes da minha adolescência e depois jovem ja estava eu inserido na

comunidade, como coroinha, acólito, catequista, Vicentino, zelador do Apostolado do Coração de Jesus,

círculo bíblico, advisor of the Youth Ministry, delegate of Small Eccleasial Communities, along with Most

Rev. Luciano Mendes. These were moments of great enrichment. In 1996, I entered the diocesan seminary

and in 2005 I was appointed Spiritual and Social assistant of Clinic Our Lady of Copception in Belo

Horizonte, where we welcomed patients with terminal cancer, as well as HIV positive and people with

AIDS. All of this was a gift, a present from God. I worked at the José Fernándes de Araujo Foundation,

where we helped low-income students with scholarships. I also taught Philosophy and Sociology to high

school students.

On May 2, 2009, I was ordained to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais. I

worked as vicar and pastor in a few parishes in the cities of Borda da Mata, Congonhal, Senador José

Bento, Pouso Alegre and Distrito São José do Pântano, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

In 2013, I was watching Pope Francis on TV, as he was speaking to the migrants arriving from Africa and

asking the European nations to welcome them. I felt challenged by that invitation. I contacted the

Scalabrinian missionaries and the Archbishop of my Archdiocese, and we agreed that I would have a time

a missionary and religious experience with the Congregation.

My first missionary experience was at St. Cecilia Church in Rio de Janeiro. Then, I went to missions in

Florida and New York, in addition to a brief time in Haiti, Colombia and Argentina. Finally, I returned to

Brazil, to the city of Cascavel, Paraná. In all these missions, I was able to minister in parishes and assist

migrants in many aspects. It was all very enriching and in accordance with God's will.

After one year of important formation and preparation to consecrate myself to the Scalabrinian

Congregation, I professed my first religious vows on June 1, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in

Vila Nova, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. It was a beautiful celebration, with the presence of the Regional Vicar,


Fr. Alexandre Biolchi, many other fathers, as well as family members and friends of the novices.

I was destined to Province St. Charles. First, I will go to the mission in Venezuela, to work and learn

Spanish, and then I will for to Florida, USA.

I pray that the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede for all of us and send more workers to the vineyard of the

Lord Jesus.

My gratitude to the superiors and to all.

Fr. Estêvão Maurício Atanásio”



TeleMATER Gala Dinner

On June 15, 2017, TeleMATER held its first Gala Dinner in New York. It was

a festive occasion for the Italian American community in New York. Founded by Fr. Walter Tonelotto, TeleMATER is the first Italian Catholic TV in the United States. It is a pastoral activity of the ScalaMEDIA GROUP, a non-profit organization of the Scalabrini Fathers in the United States. The proceeds from the event will assist to support the mission of TeleMATER and its expansion.

“If you have the faith of a mustard seed, you will move mountains!” TeleMATER is the small mustard seed that the Virgin Mary of Pompeii has planted in the City of New York two years ago, and it is ready to move mountains!

The original idea was very simple: To bring the Italian Mass to many Italians in the USA, especially those who could not get to their church or lived too far from an Italian parish. At the same time, a group of young Italian professionals gathered around the church of Pompeii in Manhattan in order to organize a new community based on their catholic faith. They put the two ideas together and started streaming what then later became TeleMATER. A special mass on Saturday night, a special choir (SOL Choir), a few cameras and by November 28, 2014 they were on the Web.

The goal was to provide other programs, which could enhance the faith and the cultural traditions of the Italian people in the USA. A big step came when TELEPACE gave TeleMATER the permission to re-broadcast their programs 24/7 in addition to the Italian Mass. Then, TeleMATER started producing its own shows in New York. One of the TeleMATER videos on Beato Frassati was shown to millions of your people during the prayer vigil on the World Youth Day in Cracow, Poland in 2015.

Another important step came when TeleMATER partnered with ALETEIA, a Catholic News Agency which reaches millions of people in Europe in seven different languages.

In 2015, TeleMATER was included on the programming of the Queens Public Television with more that 700,000 viewers. In 2016, it was accepted by NET TV of the Diocese of Brooklyn that reaches more than 5 million households in the NY metropolitan area. In 2017, it was welcomed by TELECARE of the Diocese of Long Island, which reaches more than 15 million households in the US.

Today, TeleMATER continues improving and promoting through social media, smart TVs and many platforms like ROKU, Samsung. Anyone with Internet access can enjoy free Catholic Italian programming 24/7. Many Italian families, however, don’t know about this possibility, so in the next few years, TeleMATER will work in order to grow and reach out to all the Italian families in the US.

Thankful to the Blessed Mother for her guidance and support, the ScalaMEDIA invites you to join in the enthusiasm and success of TeleMATER.


Ongoing Formation Course for Young Scalabrinian Priests 2017

This year, five priests from our Province will attend the ongoing formation program for young Scalabrinian

priests in Piacenza: Fr. Carlos Alberto Barbosa, Fr. Jean Kesnel Metellus, Fr. Petrus Pitol, Fr. Teófilo Ramirez

Moreno and Fr. Víctor Cordova. They will join young priests from the other Scalabrinian provinces and

regions to strengthen their fraternal bonds as members of the same religious family, and to deepen their

knowledge and understanding of the Scalabrinian identity, charism and mission. It will be a month of sharing

through moments of prayer, conferences, guided visits to the Scalabrinian places, workshops and much

more. The course will take place during the month of October, concluding with the feast of Saint Charles

Borromeo, on November 4, in Rome.

In Memoriam

Our confrere, Fr. Giuseppe Bizzotto passed away on April 11, 2017, at the house “San Raffaele”, in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. Fr. Bizzotto was born on April 18, 1925, in San Zeno di Cassola, Italy. He was

ordained to the priesthood on June 18, 1950. During his 67 years as a Scalabrinian priest, his missionary work included service at St Tarcisius

(Framingham, MA), St. Anthony (Everett, MA), St. Michael (New Haven, CT), St. Anthony (Hamilton, Ontario), St. Paschal Baylon (Thornhill, Ontario) and Our Lady of Pompei (Montreal, Quebec).

We entrust Fr. Giuseppe to the Merciful Lord, whom he served in the

Church and through the migrants, as a faithful servant and a true disciple of Jesus and of Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini.


From the Provincial Archives...

The Scalabrini Sisters have been of immense help to some of the missions in the Saint Charles Province. One of the most notable nuns was Sister Marcolina. From the archives comes this photo of Sister Marcolina at her sewing machine at Saint Charles Seminary in 1958.

Sister Marcolina is also is third from the right in this 1991 picture from the fiftieth anniversary of the sisters' presence in the United States, along with Father Anthony Dal Balcon, Father Isaiah Birollo, Apostolic Delegate Agostino Cacciavillan, Father Carmen Negro and Father Caesar Donanzan

Artists often use light symbolically. Here, two artists incorporate light into the image of the Flight into Egypt in

different ways. In 1525, Wolfgang Huber painted a colorful image of the Holy Family with light pouring down from

above. In 1930 Stanislaus Chrostowski created a print of the Holy Family traveling by night, guided by the lights of

their own halos.


50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD OF FR. RINALDO VECCHIATO

On March 18, 2017, the faithful of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, in St. Leonard, Quebec, paid homage to Father Rinaldo Vecchiato for his 50 years of priesthood.

Fr. Rinaldo Vecchiato was born in Mirano, in the province of Venice, in the diocese of Treviso, second son, 5 brothers and 3 sisters. According to Fr. Rinaldo, it was a parish priest of Vetrego, who had Scalabrinian cousins in Australia and America, that advised him to choose to become a missionary in the Congregation of St. Charles. Father Rinaldo Vecchiato was ordained a Scalabrinian priest on March 18, 1967, at the age 25, in Salzano in the year of the centenary of Pious X.

His first mission would be in Montreal, where he stayed at Our Lady of Pompei for 3 years, before moving to New Haven, Connecticut, for 4 years. Then back to Montréal until 1992, always at Pompeii, then at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel for 4 years, from 1992 to 1996, and at Madre dei Cristiani, LaSalle. Before moving for 2 years in the San Paschal Baylon Parish, Thornhill, and for 8 years at St. Catherine of Siena in Mississauga. From 2009 to 2011, he was the administrator of the Scalabrinian Seminary of New York and pastor at St. Tarcisius, Framingham, MA. Then, he returned to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Saint Leonard, where he remains to this day.

Congratulations to Fr. Rinaldo, for 50 years of priesthood service as a missionary for migrants!


50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD OF FR. FRANCIS GEREMIA

On April 17, 2017, Fr. Francis Geremia celebrated his 50th anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood at the Parish of St. John Bosco, in Montreal, QC. Fr Francis was born in Italy on July 29, 1941 and he was ordained a Scalabrinian priest on March 13, 1967. In these 50 years, Fr. Father Francesco Geremia has mostly been on missions in the United States and Canada. He spent several years in Quebec, where he served as a priest for 9 years (from 2000 to 2009) at St John Bosco, as well as the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in St. Leonard (2013 to 2016) and Madre dei Cristiani, in LaSalle (in 1988). Currently, Fr. Francis Geremia is working with the Marian Movement of Priests, promoting the devotion to the Blessed Mother and the Most Holy Sacrament through Cenacles, Retreats, and Benedictions around the world.

Several Scalabrinian priests of the Quebec area were present in the beautiful thanksgiving celebration, including Fr. Joseph Fugolo, Fr. Jairo Alfonso, Fr. Rinaldo Vecchiato, Fr. Giampietro Lazzarato, Fr. Mario Titotto, Fr. Feliciano Merchan, in addition to other priests from the region. The celebration was organized in collaboration with the Parishioners of St. John Bosco and the Marian Movement of priests, under the coordination of Fr. Joseph Fugolo. We thank all who attended and helped organize this celebration and we congratulate Fr. Francis Geremia for 50 years of dedication, perseverance and faithful service to his priestly ministry.



25th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood of Fr. Vincenzo Rosato and Fr. Mario Lorenzana

On June 3, 2017, Fr. Vincenzo Rosato and Fr. Mario Lorenzana, respectively Pastor and Vicar of St. Paschal Baylon, Thornhill, Ontario, celebrated their 25th Anniversary of Ordination, both ordained in 1992.

Fr. Vincenzo Rosato, was born in Leverano, Italy on June 1, 1965. He is the last of three children. After completing his studies in the Scalabrinian Seminaries in Italy, he was ordained priest on April 26, 1992, at Our Lady of Rosary Parish, in Leverano. Fr. Vincenzo has been assigned to North-American multicultural parishes in the area of Boston, Providence and Toronto, before becoming a professor at SIMI, in Rome, for 4 years. Since July 2013, Fr. Vincenzo has been the pastor of St. Paschal Baylon, in Thornhill, Ontario.

Fr. Mario Lorenzana was born in Quezon City, Philippines, on May 17, 1958. He is the fifth of 7 children. After completing his studies in the Scalabrinian Seminaries in the Philippines, he was ordained priest on June 1, 1992, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Quezon City. Fr. Mario worked mostly in the Scalabrinian parishes in the area of Ontario, due to the strong presence of Filipinos in the region, particularly at St. Paschal Baylon in Thornhill and St. Catherine of Siena, Mississauga. Since November 2016, he is at St. Paschal to continue his pastoral ministry with the Filipino apostolate.



JUNE ORDINATION ANNIVERSARIES: Mario Lorenzana 01-Jun-92

Alvaro Cordero 09-Jun-12

Giuseppe Fugolo 10-Jun-67

Alexander Dalpiaz 10-Jun-56

Isaia Birollo 11-Jun-66

Giuseppe Cogo 15-Jun-58

Vilmar Orsolin 15-Jun-80

Peter Paul Polo 15-Jun-68

Onorio Benacchio 18-Jun-50

Sérgio Dall’Agnese 23-Jun-79

Alfredo Mosquera Agudelo 24-Jun-00

JULY ORDINATION ANNIVERSARIES: Giampietro Lazzarato 01-Jul-89

Angelo Plodari 03-Jul-04

Jean Kesnel Metellus 04-Jul-15

Richard Gerard 08-Jul-06

Miguel Pan 09-Jul-67

Zelindo Ballen 10-Jul-66

Gustavo Lozano Prada 17-Jul-99

José Pepe Plascencia 17-Jul-10

Hector Aya Herrera 21-Jul-01

Yves-Michel Touzin 23-Jul-88

Rubens Sylvain 25-Jul-10

Edison Adolfo Osorio 29-Jul-95

AUGUST ORDINATION ANNIVERSARIES:

Luis Antonio Díaz Lamus 1-Aug-98

Jairo Alfonso Ávila 3-Aug-96

Feliciano Merchán Méndez 3-Aug-02

Leonir Mario Chiarello 5-Aug-95

Mario José Zambiasi 15-Aug-87

Carl Jean 17-Aug-12

Roland Desormeaux 21-Aug-82

JUNE BIRTHDAYS:

Vincenzo Rosato 01-Jun-65

Roberto Maestrelli 09-Jun-47

Alfred Almonte 14-Jun-34

Carlos Andrés Reyes Ramirez 16-Jun-70

Vincenzo Ronchi 21-Jun-63

Sérgio Dall’Agnese 28-Jun-49

JULY BIRTHDAYS:

Carlos Villasano 07-Jul-69

Julián Zapata Betancur 11-Jul-89

Andrea Brizzolara 16-Jul-47

Victor Córdova 27-Jul-79

Giuseppe Duchini 28-Jul-38

Francesco Geremia 29-Jul-41

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS:

Vilmar Orsolin 2-Aug-50

Giuseppe Durante 11-Aug-46

Rinaldo Vecchiato 12-Aug-41

José Pepe Plascencia Callejas 29-Aug-75

Lírio Antonio Berwanger 31-Aug-64

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Documents

Council.scalabrinisaintcharles.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/... · On May 15, 2017, a decree from the General Superior Fr. Alessandro Gazzola appointed Fr. Moacir Balen, Provincial