Br Anacleto Guterres Da Costa will make his Solemn Profession of Vows (life-commitment) as a Carmelite on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sunday 16 July. You are warmly welcome to join us. The ceremony will take place during our traditional Feast day Mass at 10.30am at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park. Anacleto joined the Carmelites in 2010. Following postulancy and novitiate, Anacleto made his first profession of vows in 2014 and began his Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Timor. In 2019 he arrived in Australia. After a year of English language studies he began the Bachelor of Theology degree in at the University of Divinity, Melbourne. Anacleto completed the bachelor’s degree last year and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in theological studies. Over the last summer holidays, he also completed the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne.

On weekends Anacleto is involved in the Carmelite Parish of Port Melbourne/Middle Park as a sacristan, server, reader, music or Eucharistic minister.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Anacleto as he prepares for this important step in his Carmelite journey.