Mother
General Receives Decree to Establish Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist
December
25, 2002
Meriden, Connecticut
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Mother Rosemae
Pender, Mother General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
announced today that she has received a decree from Archbishop
Daniel Cronin, Archbishop of Hartford, to establish formally the
Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist
as a public association. With this step, a group of men who have
been in relationship to the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
for many years, will be recognized with canonical status in their
process of eventually becoming the men's branch of the Connecticut-based
Franciscan order of women.
In speaking
of this historic moment, Mother Rosemae said she is overjoyed
at the possibility of moving forward with the vision of founding
a group of Brothers in complement with the Franciscan Sisters
of the Eucharist, a pontifical order founded in 1973.
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The newly approved
Brothers include Thomas A. Elliott, a senior computer consultant and
programmer, Martin Grealy, social worker, and Joseph Maneri, landscape
artist. As Franciscan Brothers they will be known as Brother Angelo
Elliott, Brother Rufino Grealy and Brother Leo Maneri. Their names are
the same as three of St. Francis' original followers who are buried
at the tomb of their father Francis of Assisi.
Those interested
in pursuing a vocation as a Franciscan Brother of the Eucharist or for
more information, email brothers@fsecommunity.org.
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(L to r) Brother
Rufino Grealy, Brother Angelo Elliott, Brother Leo Maneri, Mother Rosemae
Pender, Mother General, and Mother Shaun Vergauwen, Vicar General
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