Meet the New Franciscan Novices

Eleven men were received into the Order of Friars Minor as novices on Aug. 1, 2019 during the US-6 Chapter of Mats in Denver. Their names are listed below in order of appearance:



01: Joshua Richter – St. John the Baptist Province

02: Michael Specht – Holy Name Province

03: Edgar Alberto – Holy Name Province

04: Carlos Wagner – Holy Name Province

05: Fritz Newburger – Assumption BVM Province

06: Gino Grivetti – Sacred Heart Province

07: Zack Zeman – Assumption BVM Province

08: Adolfo Mercado – St. Barbara Province

09: Bruce Tran – St. Barbara Province

10: Jesús Osornio – Our Lady of Guadalupe Province

11: Neil Pavao – Sacred Heart Province



Video courtesy of Casey Cole of Holy Name Province and Greg Friedman of St. John the Baptist Province

Novices