The Province of St. Mary is happy to announce that it has accepted a postulant

Patrick Honan, 36, comes from Newtown, Conn. Patrick has been discerning his vocation to Capuchin life for a year, attending discernment retreat weekends, visiting friaries, and participating in provincial gatherings.

Patrick will spend his summer in residence at Our Lady of Sorrows Friary in New York City. He will participate in the annual Capuchin Appalachian Mission in Kentucky. He will formally begin his formation on July 28, when he joins the inter-provincial postulancy program in Milwaukee, Wis., under the direction of Br. Lake Herman.

“I am grateful for everyone’s prayers for our candidates, and I ask that you continue to pray for vocations to the Province of St. Mary,” said Fr. Robert Abbatiello, provincial minister. He thanked Fr. Erik Lenhart, director of the vocation ministry, and all the friars who accompanied Patrick during his discernment. He also thanked Mary Ellen Yannitelli for her diligence in helping Patrick with the paperwork for his postulancy application.