{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6255900b5777950013f74ec9/6658c800645b2d00124c7113?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Lawyer’s Path to First Vows: Memo Pena Contreras, nSM","description":"<p>After spending time in aspirancy and the last two years at the Novitiate in Dayton, OH, Guillermo Pena Contreras, nSM, (more commonly known as Memo) will profess first vows with the Society of Mary on June 8, 2024.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Memo shares what attracted him to vowed religious life, how his experiences of aspirancy and novitiate shaped him, how his background in family law impacted his vocation and his experience of coming to the US from Mexico.</p><p><br></p><p>Please join us in praying for Memo as he anticipates professing first vows on Saturday, June 8 at 12:00 (Noon) Central Standard Time (which is 2pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time). To join the livestream of his profession at that time, visit <a href=\"http://marianist.com/live\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">marianist.com/live</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://nacms.org/files/inline-files/SOMS_No._43_-_A_Lawyers_Path_to_First_Vows.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>See a transcript of this episode here.</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the North American Center for Marianist Studies on <a href=\"http://www.instagram.com/ThisIsNACMS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/ThisIsNACMS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> - @ThisIsNACMS.</p><p>Visit <a href=\"http://www.nacms.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a> for access to all our resources, including e-publications, our bookstore, programming and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded on 19 March 2024. Hosted and edited by Mike Bennett, Media Administrator for the North American Center for Marianist Studies (NACMS).</p><p>Music: “Travel Light” by Jason Shaw (used with permission via Creative Commons License; see more of his work at <a href=\"http://audionautix.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://audionautix.com/</a>)</p>","author_name":"North American Center for Marianist Studies"}