As the Norbertine Community of Saint Norbert Abbey celebrated its annual observance of the Feast of Saint Augustine, August 27, three men entered the community and were vested with the white Norbertine habit.
Jacob Sircy, 23, and Bradley Vanden Branden, 23, will enter the Norbertine novitiate at St. Norbert Abbey on August 27, 2010. They will be vested in the Norbertine habit as part of a Solemn Vesper service at 7:30 p.m. on that day.
Jacob is the son of Thomas and Marian Miklautsch of Minocqua, WI and Joseph Sircy of Lake Forest IL. He is a 2009 graduate of St. Norbert College (Religious Studies).
Bradley is the son of Thomas and Joan Vanden Branden of De Pere, WI. He is a 2009 graduate of St. Norbert College (Music).
James Owens will be vested as a novice at Santa Maria de la Vid Priory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 27, 2010. The Priory is a daughter house of St. Norbert Abbey.
James holds a BA degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He also earned a Master of Science degree from the University of New Orleans and received a joint degree in Law and Social Work from Tulane University. In recent years, he has practiced law in both Albuquerque and Taos. He is the son of Martha Owens of Holliday, PA.
The first year Norbertine novitiate (in which all three novices will participate) will take place at the Holy Spirit House of Studies, the Norbertine house of formation in Chicago, IL
Abbot Gary J. Neville, O. Praem., presided over the solemn rite. |
