Alumni Dominican Novices!

All College

September 6, 2016

It has been a big week for alumni Dominicans in the Order�s Western Province! First, on September 1, Br. John Winkowitsch (�04) and Br. Athanasius Thompson (�12), entered the novitiate, receiving the habit of the Order of Preachers, at St. Dominic�s Catholic Church, San Francisco:

Western Dominican 1st Year Novices — *First-year Western Dominican novices: Br. John Winkowitsch (�04), top-center, and Br. Athanasius Thompson (�12), bottom-left (photo: Western Dominican Novitiate)*

*Br. Athanasius signs the Vestition book. (Photo: Western Dominican Novitiate)*

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Then, on September 3, five brothers professed first vows on Saturday, including Br. Patrick Rooney (�15):

Below is a photo of all the Western Province�s first- and second-year novices with Novice Master Rev. Anthony Rosevear, O.P.

Western Dominican Novices

There are currently eight alumni among the Western Province Dominicans: Rev. Augustine Hilander, O.P. (�99), Rev. Michael Hurley, O.P. (�99), Rev. John Tom Mellein, O.P. (�99), Rev. John Marie Bingham, O.P. (�00), Br. John Winkowitsch, O.P. (�04), Br. Richard Berquist, O.P. (�10), Br. Athanasius Thompson, O.P. (�12), Br. Patrick Rooney, O.P. (�15).

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