On Feb. 8, 2025, the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Brazil joyfully celebrated the simple profession of Friars Deivid Rodrigues Lira, Gustavo De Guedes Farias, Luan Dias Dos Santos, Matheus Andrade Saraiva De Moura, and Vinícius Santos Lima. The Brazil Custody belongs to Our Lady of the Angels Province.

The Minister Provincial, Friar Gilberto De Jesus Rodrigues, presided over the Mass. He was assisted by the Vicar Provincial, Friar Amilton Leandro Gomes Nascimento, the Guardian of the local shrine, Friar Jorge Campelo De Albuquerque Melo,  and other priests present. The ceremony took place at the Jardim da Imaculada Shrine in Cidade Ocidental. State of Goiás, Brazil.

For their motto for this profession, the newly professed friars chose the opening words of the Later Rule of St. Francis: “In nomine Domini” (In the name of the Lord), reflecting the saint’s desire that the whole life of the Friar Minor be an overflowing and tangible expression of God’s loving will, through which they have been freely granted the precious gift of their vocation.