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FRIAR MIGUEL MARIA (PRIEST since 23 May 2021)
TASKS:
For the pfsgm Community
- Servant Superior of the pfgm Formation House (since 01 January 2021)
- Board Member pfsgm
- Responsible for Spanish-speaking pfgm vocations in Latin America and surrounding countries (official as of 18 October 2021)
- Responsable for technical oversight of the pfsgm website in Spanish (since 2008)
- Vice for the translation of pfsgm documents into Spanish (since 2015)
For the Diocese
- Pastor of the parish (since 04 August 2021)
- Italian teacher at the Catholic University and the Diocesan Seminary (since 2021)
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- 16 July 2007: Diploma of Industrial Electrical Technician at the ITIS of Lamezia Terme (CZ)
- 26 September 2013: Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome (RM)
- Obtaining licentiate in Sacred Liturgy at the Pontifical Athanaeum "Sant'Anselmo" (Rome) (since October 2021)
- Has completed the Basic and Three-Year Religious Formation (6.5 years) stipulated by the current Ratio Formationis pfsgm (as of 23 December 2011)
- Perpetually professed since 23 December 2011
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
When he came to Assisi with the desire to give himself totally to the Lord by following the lifestyle of St. Francis of Assisi, the Lord arranged a providential encounter with the Little Friars of Jesus and Mary - with their founder, in particular, who helped him understand in a clearer and more certain way how to fulfill his particular vocation. In addition to Italian, he reads and writes in Spanish and can communicate in English and somewhat in French. He is also intermittently studying basic Chinese. To read his full testimony, click here.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
email: framichelemmmv@gmail.com and fraymiguelmaria@gmail.com
Tel: 0052 1 868 156 0464
Facebook: Fra Michele Maria (Profilo Pers.)
FRIAR PEQUEÑITO MARIA (PRIEST since 23 May 2021)
TASKS:
For the pfsgm Community
- Formator for the pfgm Formation House (since 01 January 2021)
- Board Member pfsgm
- Responsible for Portuguese-speaking pfgm vocations (since 2011)
- Primary translator of official pfsgm documents into Portuguese (since 2007)
- Responsible for the official pfsgm website in Portuguese (since August 2008)
For the Diocese
- Parochial Vicar (since 02 August 2021)
- Representative of consecrated life in the presbyteral council of the Diocese of Matamoros
- Teacher of Introduction to Theology, Prophets, and Escatology at the UNM University
- Teacher of Fundamental Christology and Systematic Christology at the Diocesan seminary
- Teacher of Fundamental Christology and Systematic Christology at the Diocesan Institute of Theology and Pastoral Work
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- 1996-1997: Diploma of Computer Programmer at the Secondary School D. Manuel I, Beja (PT)
- 19 September 2007: Music Degree at Instituto Piaget in Almada (PT).
- 07 October 2011: Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome
- 15 October 2013: License in Sacred Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome (RM)
- 10 December 2019: Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome
- Has completed the Basic and Three-Year Religious Formation (6.5 years) stipulated by the current Ratio Formationis pfsgm (as of 23 December 2011)
- Perpetually professed since 23 December 2011
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
His radical conversion began in 2003. Before his conversion, he was shouting at the top of his lungs from the heavy-metal stage, until his life radically changed - thanks to an encounter with some poor friars at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. From then on, he has increasingly burned with the fervent zeal to "shout" the music of the Gospel, and to win over many souls to Christ and His Church with his life. He speaks 6 languages; in addition to Portuguese, he writes and speaks Italian and English, speaks Spanish, and can communicate in French and German. To read his full testimony, click here.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
email: frapicchignito@gmail.com and fraypequenito@gmail.com
Tel: 0052 1 868 157 4314
Facebook: Padre Pequeñito María - Sacerdote (official page)
FRIAR PASCUAL MARIA
TASKS:
For the pfsgm Community
- Promoter for the adp-vv groups of prayer in Spanish for Latin America (since 18 October 2021)
- Responsible for scheduling pfgm and parish events
- Cook and responsible for the pfgm kitchen
- Vice-porter of the pfgm male convent and of the parish
- Vice-Sacristan
- Helps with translations into Spanish
For the Diocese
- Extraordinary minister of holy communion (since 13 May 2021)
- Assistant at the Parish Office
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- Is completing the Basic Religious Formation stipulated by the Ratio Formationis pfsgm (since 2019)
- Novice, 2nd Year, since 14 February 2022
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
Born in Lima, Peru, he received a Catholic education as a child but when he was 16 he started to drift away from the Church and get lost in the world. He worked and studied; only when he was 30 did he begin to come closer to the Church and the Sacraments again. After seeing the movie "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" and reading the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus invites His disciples to abandon themselves to divine providence (cf. Matt 6:25ff), he started to feel a deep desire and calling to live in the same way. After having a vocational experience with a community of friars, he met the Little Friars and Little Nuns of Jesus and Mary when he was 35 years old. In addition to Spanish, he speaks Italian. To read his full testimony, click here.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
email: fraypascualmaria@gmail.com
tel: 0052 1 868 839 0309
facebook: Fray Pascual Maria (personal profile)
FRIAR GABRIEL MARIA
TASKS:
For the pfsgm Community
- Porter of the pfgm formation house and parish
- Sacristan for the internal chapel pfgm in Matamoros (MX)
- Co-responsible for taking out the trash
- Responsible for the cleaning and order of the upper level of the pfgm formation house in Matamoros (MX)
And above all, the Work of Evangelization, Gospel at hand, through the streets of the world…
For the Diocese
- Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist in the diocese (since 04 March 2023)
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- Is completing the Basic Religious Formation stipulated by the Ratio Formationis pfsgm (since 2021)
- Novice since 04 October 2022
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
Friar Gabriel grew up in a Catholic family in one of the most Catholic areas of Louisiana. When he was 14 years old, he met the youth minister at his parish and from then on felt the desire in his heart to give his whole life to the Lord. About a year later, he felt that the Lord might be calling him to become a diocesan priest, but he still had to finish his studies. When he graduated from highschool, the Lord helped him understand that it was not the right time to enter the seminary, and he decided to work for a year or two. During that period, he had closer contact with the community of the Little Friars of Jesus and Mary, where he had a brief experience, and he understood that the Lord had not permitted him to enter seminary precisely because He had other plans for his life. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish and Italian. To read his complete testimony, click here.
CONTACT:
email: jacques205@icloud.com
tel: 001 (985) 855-6230
FRIAR ELIJAH
TASKS:
For the pfsgm Community
- Assistant Sacristan
- Vice-cook and vice for the upkeep of the kitchen
- Responsible for cleaning and taking out the trash
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- 07 July 2011: Accounting degree from the institute "Galilei-Vetrone" in Benevento
- Attended the Department of Philosophy in Assis for two years
- Is completing the Basic Religious Formation stipulated by the Ratio Formationis pfsgm
- Postulant
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
After his first communion, he drifted away from the faith, but rediscovered it when he was 18 years old when he watched a movie about St. Bernadette - which awakened in him the desire to understand God's will for his life. Two years later, the words of a seminarian responded to his question: "why don't you become a priest?" After a long vocational experience with another community, he encountered the community of the Little Friars and Little Nuns of Jesus and Mary on facebook and began his vocational discernment with them. In addition to Italian, he can communicate in French. To read his full testimony, click here.
CONTACT:
email: salvatore.lentini@yahoo.it
FRIAR SARO
TASKS:
For the pfsgm Community
- Vice-Sacristan for the Parish Maria Madre de la Luz in Matamoros
- Technician for the Parish Maria Madre de la Luz in Matamoros
- Responsible for taking out the kitchen trash at the pfgm formation house in Matamoros
- Vice-responsible for cleaning the kitchen and dining room of the pfgm formation house in Matamoros
- Vice-responsible for the laundry at the pfgm formation house in Matamoros
FORMATION, Academic and Religious:
- 1995: Bachelor's degree from the Colegio Tecnológico del Caribe
- Three years of philosophy complete (1st year at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in 2000, the 2nd and 3rd at Seton Hall University in 2002)
- Is completing the Basic Religious Formation stipulated by the Ratio Formationis pfsgm (since 2021)
- Postulant since November 2022
BRIEF PROFILE and LANGUAGES (for evangelization):
Work in progress…