The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

The Love that Compels

Nicholas Divine, CP, Final Profession of Vows

Our Passionist Family of Holy Cross Province has been blessed by the profession of perpetual vows by our brother, Nicholas Divine, C.P. The profession took place on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in the presence of the Christ the King Community in Citrus Heights, California. Fr. Joe Moons, CP, Provincial Superior, received Nicholas’ profession.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions on assembly, the Passionist Communities and members of the Passionist Family were invited to join in the celebration by following the profession ceremony via live-streaming video.

Congratulations Nicholas!

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Fr. Joe Moons begins the profession rite by asking Nicholas for his intention.
Fr. Joe Moons begins the profession rite by asking Nicholas for his intention.

 

Fr. Joe Moons leads the Assembly in praying for Nicholas’ lifelong fidelity to the Religious Vows.
Fr. Joe Moons leads the Assembly in praying for Nicholas’ lifelong fidelity to the Religious Vows.

 

The Rite of Profession calls for Nicholas to lie prostrate as the Gospel of the Passion is read.
The Rite of Profession calls for Nicholas to lie prostrate as the Gospel of the Passion is read.

 

The Christ the King Community: (l-r): Fr. Blaise Czaja, CP; Fr. Jim Strommer, CP; Br. Carl Hund, CP; Fr. Joe Moons, CP; Br. Nicholas Divine, CP; Fr. Jack Conley, CP; and Fr. E. John Hilgert, CP.
The Christ the King Community: (l-r): Fr. Blaise Czaja, CP; Fr. Jim Strommer, CP; Br. Carl Hund, CP; Fr. Joe Moons, CP; Br. Nicholas Divine, CP; Fr. Jack Conley, CP; and Fr. E. John Hilgert, CP.

 

The Passionist Community at Sacred Heart Monastery in Louisville, Kentucky, followed the profession rite via live-streaming.
The Passionist Community at Sacred Heart Monastery in Louisville, Kentucky, followed the profession rite via live-streaming.
Ash Wednesday

On March 2, the Church celebrates Ash Wednesday. 

Most of us learned early in our Catholic lives that Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and that is a time of special sacrifice in preparation for the Easter celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection.

Dear brothers and sisters, every moment of our lives is a time for believing, hoping and loving…. These words of Pope Francis, taken from his Lenten Message of last year, 2021, and echoing the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, can still inspire our answer to the question: “What am I giving up for Lent?” 

We can draw our Lenten sacrifices out of our daily life: 

Share our faith in God’s presence by sharing in prayer with our family or with those in our parish community.
Share our hope in God’s promises by encouraging positive and respectful dialogue in our family circle and among our friends. 
Share the charity God has bestowed on us in the Passion of Jesus, with those whose sufferings are ignored or aggravated.

Let us pray for one another as we enter the season of Lent. Our Passionist “motto” can be our daily prayer during Lent, “May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts.”