On Saturday, October 10, 2026, three of our brothers, Friars Dagoberto Hernandez Lopez, Kevin Ottoniel Hernandez, and Efrain Gabriel Rojas Mendieta, professed Solemn Vows at the hands of Fr. Patrick Boyle, O.F.M., Minister Provincial, at the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, Rome, Italy.  On Sunday, October 11, the same brothers were ordained deacons at St. Peter's Papal Basilica, Vatican City, by His Eminence Mauro Cardinal Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv.  Congratulations to our brothers.  Many prayers and blessings.