Marin receives the chalice and paten as a sign of the gifts he will offer at the altar.	The Southern and South-West provinces met togeher for their chapters at St. Edward's University in Austin, TX.

Marin celebrated Masses of Thanksgiving at San Matias and at La Luz.  He will also celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at his home parish, San Jose, in Taman, San Luis Potosi.

The Southern and South-West Provinces met in Austin, TX for their chapters.  In the Southern chapter, John Korcsmar was re-elected as provincial.  Brother Richard Critz had been elected earlier in an election by mail.