Franciscans of Halifax Sélection de la langue: Home Spiritualitè Links Pictures Ou nous sommes Qui nous sommes Nôtre histoire Vie contemplative Vie active Vie francescaine Contact Les premiers voeux perpétuels As you might know, religious compare the period of the temporary vows with the period of engagement in married life. At the end of the engagement there is usually the marriage. This is what we celebrated on Easter Monday April 5th 2010 in our community. Five of our members, Sisters Teresa and Rita, Brothers Peter, Francesco and James, had decided that they wanted to give themselves for the rest of their lifes to Jesus Christ. We celebrated this event together with 25 priests, Archbishop Hayes, and Archbishop Mancini, who presided the eucharistic celebration and received our perpetual vows. Many friends of the community came to support the candidates with their prayers and presence, and we were very happy that this moment in the life of our community could be celebrated in such a beautiful manner. We are looking forward to having many more of these celebrations...! Our gifts: our vows, symbolized by the cord with the three knots, a stone to build the church, and the Cross of St. Damian. from left to right: Br. James, Sr. Rita, Br. Francesco, Sr. Teresa, and Br. Peter during the solemn consecration during the liturgy of the Profession. left: Br. Peter giving his vows to Archbishop Mancini. right: prostration of the candidates during the Litany of the Saints.