Casa Maria Marianists

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Bill, Brian and Dennis celebrated the wedding of Michael and Lauren Ackel by attending the Mass and reception dinner on Saturday, November 12. The wedding ceremony was held at the Immaculate Conception Chapel of the Oblate School of Theology and the reception at the Pearl Brewery.

Michael, an employee of the Marianist Province of the U.S., is on the staff at the Marianist Residence as a physical trainer and guides several of the brothers through personalized strength and conditioning programs.

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Casa María Director Brother Brian celebrates his birthday with the community, several out-of-town Marianists and a number of friends from the St. Mary’s community.

Hermano Armando Añeses, S.M., a former resident of Casa María, professed his perpetual vows as a member of the Society of Mary during a Mass celebrated on the campus of Colegio San José, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, on the feast of Our Lady of the Pilar, Wednesday, October 12.

Rev. Oscar Vasquez, S.M., presided over the Mass and was the homilist, while Rev. Marty Solma, S.M., provincial of the Province of the U.S., received the vows.

Presently, Armando resides at the Marianist community at Comunidad Marianista San José and ministers as a teacher at Colegio San José.

As a second-year novice, Armando was a member of the Casa María community with ministry at Central Catholic High School.

Also present to witness the perpetual profession of vows was former Casa María member Brother Joseph Janosik, S.M., who spent one semester as an aspirant in San Antonio; he also resides and ministers at Colegio San José.

Note: There were some challenges in capturing video footage during the ceremony so we are grateful to those who collected these limited scenes for our website.

UPDATE: Below is a photo slideshow of the event, created by the Communications Office of the Marianist Province of the U.S.

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Casa Tuesday observed the Feast Day of St. Francis by feeding students, staff, faculty, friends and Marianists with animal crackers. St. Francis is the patron saint of animals.

Cas Tuesday also commemorated the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. After praying for a cure, everyone was treated to a pink ribbon lollipop.

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Adiós to summer and bienvenidos to autumn! As the first full week of fall begins, Casa Tuesday celebrated the change of seasons with fiesta foods to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month. More than half of all students at St. Mary’s are of Hispanic descent. So some of them joined faculty, staff, Marianists and friends for prayer and postres (desserts), which included Mexican wedding cookies, dulce de leche (caramel) macaroons and vainilla flan.

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The vigil of the Exaltation/Triumph of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14) falls between two Marian feast days, the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Sept. 12) and Our Lady of Sorrows (Sept. 15) this week. So Casa Tuesday commemorated both the cross and Mary with prayers, chili dogs and chips, a chocolate cross cake with blue flowers and a Mary statuette and chocolate cross lollipops.

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Members of the Society of Mary in San Antonio gathered with the Provincial Council at the Alumni Room of the Law Library at St. Mary’s University to review initial progress with the implementation of the Vision 2020 strategic plan on Saturday, Sept. 10.

All members of the provincial council were guests at Casa María during the weekend.