PERPETUAL PROFESSION AND ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE IN MENDOZA
Mendoza, Argentina. On Saturday, October 9 at 18:30 hrs the Claretian missionary Daniel Ortiz, with the presence of the provincial government headed by the Provincial Superior, Father Mario Gutiérrez CMF, and several brothers of our congregation coming from Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, and Chile, made his perpetual vows in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes of El Challao in the city of Mendoza, with the presence as his witnesses the presbyters Carlos Soria CMF and Gustavo Verdugo CMF.
In this important celebration that marks a milestone in his formation process, our brother Daniel Ortiz was accompanied by his relatives, friends, and lay people with whom he had worked pastorally in different moments of his formation. All those present were very happy for this important step of his definitive consecration to God in our missionary congregation.
After the liturgical celebration, there was a fraternal sharing in the community hall, in which also participated various pastoral agents and servants of the Shrine, and which gave rise to the sound of zambas and chacareras, where those present expressed with affection and joy their greetings and good wishes for this significant moment in the life of our Claretian missionary.