November 2- On this day in 1923,
Glenclyffe, the estate of the late Stuyvesant Fish located in Garrison, New York, was purchased by the Province as a site for our eastern Seraphicate which, until then, had been located in Yonkers, New York.November 3- On this day in 1872,
the present St. Joseph Church in
Appleton, Wisconsin, was dedicated. This edifice replaced the original structure. The Capuchins did not assume the pastoral care of the parish until 1877.
On this day in 1977, Dennis
Fitzmaurice tragically died in a car
crash in New London, CT at the
age of 29.November 5- On this day in
1875, the Calvary Commissariat
was elevated to the status of
Custody.
On this day in 1950, the Province
assumed the pastoral care and
administration of Blessed Martin
de Porres Mission in Milwaukee.
The mission was attached to St.
Benedicts. It remained in existence until 1962 when buildings were razed to build the freeways, causing a population
shift.November 7- In 1877 Aegidius
Frey, died at Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin after 20 years of religious life. Aegidius came from Switzerland with Francis Haas and Bonaventure Frey. He was
our first lay-brother and a founder
of the province along with Francis
and Bonaventure. All three received the Capuchin habit on December 2, 1857. A pioneer of this new Capuchin foundation, Aegidius served as cook most of his life at Calvary where he died
at age 59, faithful to the end. In a letter addressed to Bishop Henni who had tried to convince Anthony Mary Gachet to return to Calvary, Anthony Mary indicated to the bishop that the two priests (Haas and Frey) had made it
abundantly clear that he was incapable of being their superior.November 8- On this day in 1969,
Thomas Wilt, Bernard Maloney, Paul Minchak, John McHugh, John Rathschmidt, William Meehan, Frederick Drobin, and Joseph Moran were ordained to the priesthood.
November 11- On this day in
1967, Peter Kaseta, Philip Bohan,
Matthias Wesnofske, Damien Pickel, Frederick Hill, Maurice Cox, Joseph Shea, Richard Steiger, and Louis Ludovici were ordained to the priesthood.
On this day in 2000, Joseph
Regina was affiliated into the province at a ceremony at Our Lady of Sorrows in New York City.November 12- On this day in
1940, the third group of American
Capuchin missionaries arrived on Guam. They included: Felix Ley and Alexander Feely. With the outbreak of World War II these brothers were interned for the duration of the war in a Japanese Concentration Camp in Japan.
On this day in 1979, St. Francis Friary in Garrison, New York was officially established as the new novitiate of the Province. Built in 1932 by the Third Order Province as a home for aged Tertiaries, the property was transferred to the First Order Province in 1963 for
retreats and other religious exercises for religious and laity. The friary was suppressed on August 23, 2006. The building is presently being utilized by the
province’s Youth and Family Ministries programs.On this same day, Saint Lawrence
Friary in Milton, Massachusetts was suppressed. The Milton property served as the novitiate site since the establishment of the new province in 1952.November 14- On this day in
1962, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Falcone
and their daughter Eva were affiliated to the province.
On this day, Edward Conway and
Maurice Moreau were ordained to
the priesthood in 1998.
November 15- On this day in
1891, Sacred Heart Church in Yonkers, New York, was dedicated
by Archbishop Corrigan. This site,
purchased by Bonaventure Frey,
had been known as “Hogs Hill” because it was used for grazing.
The provincial cemetery was moved from Fort Lee, New Jersey to Yonkers in 1894, and the Eastern Seraphicate was located there from 1906 until it moved to Garrison in 1924.
On this same day in 1962, the
following individuals were affiliated
to the Province: Msgr. Joseph
Frey, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Beekman,
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Arnold, and
Brother Leo Donohue T.O.
1857 - 2007
November 19- On this day in 1997, Virginia and Harold Clines were affiliated to the province at Saint Michael’s Friary in Brooklyn, New York.
November 20- On this day in 1858, Anthony Mary Gachet wrote a letter moaning about the four novices and threatened to run away if their behavior did not improve. The novices would have been the second and third novitiate classes: Peter Scherer, Fridolin Ankly, John Wigert and Ferdinand Zuber.
On this day in 1984, Adrian Holzmeister, the first provincial minister of the newly established Province of St. Mary, died in Hawthorne, New York at the age of 81. He served two terms as provincial definitor and three times as minister provincial.
November 21- On this day in 1829, Ferdinand Zuber was born in Au near Fischingen, Switzerland. Together with Francis Haas and Bonaventure Frey, he planned the establishment of the Capuchin Order in America. His coming to America was delayed due to a parish commitment. He entered the novitiate at Mt. Calvary in November of 1858, but left because of the turmoil of those early days. He remained ministering in the Milwaukee Diocese and again entered the Capuchin novitiate in 1864 under Francis Haas, but left. He would eventually return to Switzerland where he served as a diocesan priest.
On this day in 1886, Our Lady Queen of Angels, New York City was officially established. Bonaventure intended that the church he built be“temporary”. Construction took a mere two months. Archbishop Corrigan officiated at the dedication ceremony.
On this day in 1985, Our Lady of Peace Friary in Marlboro, New York was dedicated by Gregory Reisert, provincial minister. The fraternity included Frederick Nickle, Donatus Goetz and Joseph Nolan.
On this day in 2004, Andrew Nowak was invested as a novice. Andrew was a member of the first continental novitiate class located in Allison Park, PA.November 23- On this day in 1996, John Conway professed perpetual vows at St. John the Baptist Church in New York City.
November 25- On this day in 1826, our founder, Gregory Haas, was born in Metzerlen, Switzerland. In 1857, Anthony Mary Gachet, Vincent Engel, Gregory Haas, George Frey, Peter Scherer and Fridolin Ankly arrived at Calvary. The building was not quite habitable. They were given shelter by the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
November 26- On this day in 1930, Paul White professed perpetual vows to Salesius Schneweis at the Monastery Chapel of St. Bonaventure in Detroit, MI.
November 27- On this day in 1969, in response to number 101 of our Constitutions, the Holy See determined that lay brothers could not hold the office of superior in the Order. Of course, during the first decades of the Capuchin Reform many lay friars held offices in the Order, and in 1566, contrary to a decree of the Council of Trent, Pope Pius V of happy memory held the Capuchins exempt from the general law of the church in this regard because it was our proper, longstanding custom to make no distinction among the friars with regard to holding offices. The principal was enshrined in our Constitutions until 1909. The debate continues.
November 28- On this day in 1964, Paul Engel, Albert Dufresne, Gary McAuley, William H. Winters, Bartholomew Minson, John Mahoney, Xavier McTaggart, Blaise Cianfaglione, Nicholas Figliola, Cyprian Murray and Don Bosco Duquette were ordained to the priesthood.
November 29- On this day in 1944, Daniel Brady professed perpetual vows after the 9:00 a.m. High Mass at Mary Immaculate Friary, Garrison, New York into the hands
