Profession of First Vows

Welcome back to Tanzania!

Nine young men from Tanzania completed their year-long novitiate in Buhemba under the direction of their Novice Master, Fr. Andrzej Duda, C.R. Fr. Maciej Braun, C.R., who is the pastor of St. John Paul II Parish and the director of the Resurrection schools in Buhemba, was appointed by our Superior General, Fr. Evandro Miranda Rosa, C.R., to receive the first vows of these young men.

The candidates for first profession gathered outside the church in preparation.

Important parts of the ceremony are for those professing first vows to receive a copy of the Constitutions of the Congregation of the Resurrection and a cassock and cincture, which comprise the religious habit of Tanzanian Resurrectionists.

The church is full, and the candidates are lined up and ready to begin!

Each young man undertaking his first vows, professes: “I, NAME, in the presence of Almighty God, of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the saints of the Lord and before you, Father, vow to God for one year chastity, poverty and obedience in this Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ according to its Constitutions. May God help me to keep faithfully this commitment.”