Province of Brasil Centro-Norte

Brother Fabrício Alves da Cruz, from the Brasil Centro-Norte Province, made his perpetual profession on July 28 in Carrancas, consecrating himself forever to the charism of Champagnat.

The profession was carried out during a vocational mission, which involved 23 missionaries. Provincial superior Brother Ataíde José de Lima received the vows of Brother Fabrício on behalf of the superior general.

Brother Fabrício is superior of the community of Maraponga, a community of formation, which welcomes postulants from the Brasil Centro-Norte and Brasil Sul-Amazonia provinces.

Brother Fabrício began his formation with the Marists 10 years ago. After three years of juniorate in Belo Horizonte, he went to the community of Surubim and worked in the Marist Sacred Heart School of Fortaleza, coordinating the ministry work.

Brother Fabrício says that the motivation to become a Marist Brother started with the desire to help other people. “I always wanted to help others, but I did not know how to do it, until the day I met the Institution, and I saw that, through it, I could reach people in most need,” he said.