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Fr. Sam Joutras, O.S.A. Ordained to the Priesthood

The Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel is proud to announce the ordination of Fr. Samuel Joutras, O.S.A. to the Order of Presbyter. The liturgy was presided by the Most Rev. Daniel Turley, O.S.A., retired bishop of Chulucanas, Peru, and celebrated on June 12th at the St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago.

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The Passing of Br. John Patrick Currier, O.S.A.

It is with deep sadness to inform our friends and benefactors that Br. John Patrick Currier, O.S.A. peacefully passed on to eternal life on May 6, 2021. He was 78 years of age.

Please keep Br. John Patrick and his family in your prayers and in your masses.

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Death of Sister Camino Fernandez, O.S.A.

It is with deep sadness to inform our friends and Midwest Augustinian benefactors that Sister Camino Fernandez, O.S.A. of the Mother of Good Counsel Monastery in New Lenox, IL peacefully passed into eternal life on April 27, 2021.

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Advent Prayer Service with the Augustinians

The Advent Stations take us on a tour of the Old Testament. Like the traditional Lenten Stations of the Cross, these seven Advent "stations" or "stopping points" provide a way to ponder the mystery of how God prepared the world to receive his Son at the moment of the Annunciation.

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