One year ago, eight men received the habit of St. Dominic and entered the Novitiate for the Province of St. Joseph in the Priory of St. Gertrude in Cincinnati, OH.  Those same eight men are now preparing to take their first vows as religious, promising obedience to the Master of the Order according to the Constitutions of the Order of Friars Preachers.  The men will make their simple profession of vows at the Parish Church of St. Gertrude on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, 2007 at 11:30am.  The men making vows are: Fr. Guy Albert Trudel, Br. Andrew Jordan Joseph Schmidt, Br. Matthew Augustine Marie Reisenauer, Br. Kevin Michael Dominic O’Connor, Br. Edward Bernard Marie Timothy, Br. Joseph Peter Totleben, Br. Matthew Carroll, and Br. Christopher Justin Marie Brophy.  After making profession, they will come to the Priory of the Immaculate Conception (Dominican House of Studies) to continue their formation in the Order of Preachers and begin their studies for the priesthood. 

Please pray for them as they prepare to make their first vows as Dominican friars.

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