On January 6, 2023, the first year of the Claretian Novitiate of America witnessed the first profession of twelve Claretian Novices in the chapel of the CEFyT in Villa Claret in Córdoba, Argentina.
The Provincial Superior of San José del Sur, Fr. Mario Gutiérrez. Marcos Loro, Provincial Superior of Brazil; Fr. Ronel Chipana, Provincial Superior of Peru-Bolivia; and Fr. Carlos González Burgos, Prefect of Formation of Central America were present for the celebration.
The professed novices were from five organisms of the Interprovincial Conference of the Claretians of America: Onel Antonio Pérez Morales and Juan de la Cruz Gómez Zamora (Central America Province), Johan Andrés Rojas Alape and Miguel Alfonso Peña Pérez (Province of Colombia-Venezuela), Daniel Jubanski, Edivaldo Luis Toagliari, Rafael Zanetti de Freitas (Province of Brazil), Omar Andrés Guarguati Saavedra, Diego Andrés Leal Salinas, John Alexis Gelves Albarracín, Ronaldo Benítez Rodríguez (Province of Colombia-East and Ecuador) and Mario Condori Jachacollo (Province of Peru-Bolivia).
After the ceremony a fraternal agape was shared with the family, friends, and Claretians from nearby communities.
