Tijuana Crosses

Nine Candidates in Tijuana Begin New School Year

Nine pre-novices officially began their new year of discernment and studies on September 4, 2002, in Tijuana, B.C., Mexico.

The afternoon and evening of celebration began with a "fiesta" in the courtyard of the Casa Estudiantil de Mazenod. Entertainment and food gave a joyous welcome to the numerous family and friends who were present. Oblate "associados" from different parts of the Baja California Mission came to enjoy the day along with a good number of Oblates from both sides of the border.

Later in the afternoon, Fr. Bill Antone, OMI, Superior of the Mission, presided at a Mass in the local parish church. During the Mass, the pre-novices committed themselves to engage fully in this new year of discernment. They also received a small Oblate cross as a reminder of that commitment.

The picture gallery below is courtesy of Vocation Director Andy Weir. The pictures are still frames shot on a video camera.

Community - Comunidad 2002: l-r (i-d): Juan Gabriel Guzman Trejo, Lucino Cruz, Julio Cesar Javier Narváez, Succès Jeanty, P. Geraldo McGovern, OMI, P. Tomás Rush, OMI, Feliciano López Ortiz, Victor Hugo Valenzuela Fierro, Webert Merilan, Efrain Rosales Nolasco, Daniel Pedraza León

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