?Here I am Lord to do your will?
Brother René Montes, Salvadoran by birth and former student of that institution, made his perpetual vows on March 24 at the chapel of the Colegio Marista San Alfonso in El Salvador.
The celebration began with a Mass attended by brothers from throughout the Province of América Central, relatives of Brother René and many friends who expressed all their affection and support in this new stage of his consecrated life.
During the rite of the profession, Brother Hipólito Pérez, provincial of América Central, handed over to the parents of Brother René, an alliance that was blessed by the priest so that they would place it on him as a symbol of the commitment of his vocation forever.
“I am happy celebrating this ‘yes’ to the Lord, in response to his merciful and boundless love that I experienced in recent years and that was confirmed during the time that I had to face a disease,” said Br Rene, after professing his vows.
Br Hipólitoexpressed his gratitude to God for the miracle of Br René’s life and for the gesture of giving a definite “yes” to the Congregation of the Little Brothers of Mary. “Courageous, confident and risky decision, René, in a society of temporality, where nothing or almost nothing is final and where very few things are forever,” exclaimed the Provincial.
The celebration concluded with a simple reception, where the attendees shared a small snack. Many congratulations, hugs and expressions of affection flooded the atmosphere.