OCT. 6, 2022

OCT. 4, 2022

Fr. José Nieto Gonzalo, CMF was born in Villadepera, Zamora, Spain on May 19, 1940. He made his first profession on August 15, 1958, and his perpetual profession on July 16, 1962. He was ordained as a priest on July 10, 1966. He was a member of the parish community Solidarias. He died in Bayamon, Puerto Rico at 82 on September 13, 2022.

We thank the Lord for the gift of his life, for his dedication and devotion. Through the intercession of the Saints, may the Lord welcome him to his eternal rest.

September 6, 2022

Fr. Félix Manjón Vaquero, CMF was born in Pobladura de Aliste, Zamora, España on February 16, 1937. He made his first profession on November 1, 1956, and his perpetual profession on November 1, 1959. He was ordained a priest on December 19, 1964. He died in Lima, Peru due to cancer at about 1:00 in the afternoon of September 2, 2022.

May the good God reward all he has done for the Church and the Congregation and welcome those who ardently cultivated his praise. Rest in peace.

AUG. 24, 2022

AUG. 16, 2022

Fr. Francesc de Paula Casañas i Galofré, CMF, was from Valls of the diocese of Tarragona, Spain. He died in the afternoon of August 10, 2022, at the Provincial Nursing Centre in Barcelona at the age of 92. He made his first profession on August 15, 1947, in Vic, Spain. He made his perpetual profession on October 23, 1950, and was ordained a priest on October 30, 1955, in Tarragona. He obtained a licentiate in Philosophy at the University of Barcelona. He worked for most of his life in the field of education. Toward the latter part of his life, he dedicated himself to parish work and chaplaincy. Besides his mother tongue, Fr. Francesc was well versed in German and French. As we thank the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. May he rest in peace.

Fr. Bru Cañigueral Colls was from Cassá de la Selva, Spain died on August 2, 2022, at the Hospital Sagrat Cor de Barcelona at the age of 89. He made his first profession on July 16, 1949, his perpetual profession on September 24, 1953, and ordained as priest on September 22, 1956. He worked for the most part of his life in the various missionary platforms in Catalunya. As we give thanks to the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. May he rest in peace.

Brother Afonso de Marco, CMF, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022 in Batatais/SP, at the age of 83.

Born on June 11, 1939, he professed his religious vows on February 2, 1959, in the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He worked in the communities of São Paulo/SP, Esteio/RS, Santos/SP, Araçatuba/SP and Batatais/SP where he died.

Fr. Néstor Andrés Almada from San José del Sur was born in Córdoba, Argentina on June 30, 1937. He died at 85 years of age at 8:30 in the evening of July 25, 2022, in Clínica Pilares – Rosario, Argentina due to a cardiorespiratory arrest. He made his first profession on February 11, 1956, and was ordained to the priesthood on July 11, 1968. As we give thanks to the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. May he rest in peace.

Fr. Miguel Medel Garcia, CMF, died on July 21, 2022, in the hospital of Leon shortly before midnight at the age of 91. He is from the Province of Santiago. He made his first profession on July 16, 1947, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 2, 1954. Furthermore, he spent a significant part of his missionary life in Centroamérica. As we thank the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. At the hour of death, call me. To come to Thee, bid me. That I may praise Thee in the company of Thy saints for all eternity. Amen.

Fr. Francisco Fernando Llanos Magallanes, CMF, from the Province of San José del Sur, died on July 11, 2022, in Santiago de Chile due to ulcer infection at the age of 102. He made his first profession on March 19, 1936, and was ordained to the priesthood on September 19, 1943. As we give thanks to the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. At the hour of death, call me. To come to Thee, bid me. That I may praise Thee in the company of Thy saints for all eternity. Amen.

Fr. Severiano Rodriguez Gallego, CMF was from Zamora, Spain died on July 5, 2022, in Villalba, Madrid. He made his first profession in Ciudad Real on August 14, 1958, and was ordained to the priesthood in Salamanca, Spain on July 29, 1967. He worked in schools and parishes and assumed other pastoral responsibilities not only in Spain but also as a missionary in Panama and Venezuela. Furthermore, he was known as a pious and simple man filled with zeal for the mission of sharing his life, especially with those he worked with in parishes. As we thank the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. May he rest in peace.

Fr. Daniel Nguma Muyika, CMF, of Congo Independent Delegation died on June 26, 2022, in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a car accident. He made his first profession on August 8, 2015, and was ordained to the priesthood on October 23, 2021, in Kinshasa. He was for a time formator to postulants. He was known as a brave and dedicated missionary. As we give thanks to the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. May he rest in peace.

Fr. Nicholas Mbogu, CMF, died on June 22, 2022, in Nigeria at 63. He was a participant of the VIII Provincial Chapter of East Nigeria when he suffered a cardiac arrest a day before his death. As we give thanks to the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. May he rest in peace.

Fr. Armin Sixt, CMF, died at 09:50 a.m. on June 22, 2022, in Ursberg at the age of 65. He was the Provincial of the Deutschland Province. During one of his animation visits to Sri Lanka in 2010, he met an accident. He could not walk or talk audibly ever since. The untold sufferings he so peacefully carried for the last 12 years serve as a great witness to the Province’s members. He was taken care of at the Ursberg home for the aged. As we thank the Lord for the gift of his person, his life, his Claretian vocation, and service, we ask him to welcome our friend and brother in his father’s house and place him on the table of the banquet of the Kingdom. May he rest in peace.

On May 21, 2022, he passed away in León (Spain).

He was 86 years old and belonged to the Santiago Province.

May he rest in the Peace of the Lord.

He has passed away in Madrid (Spain).

He was 89 years old and belonged to the Santiago Province.

May he rest in the Peace of the Lord.

He has passed away in Los Angeles (USA).

He was 90 years old and belonged to the USA-Canada Province.

May he rest in the Peace of the Lord.