On Sunday, July 31, 2016, novices of the three North American Augustinian Provinces will profess their first vows at a Mass in the Saint Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Chicago, Illinois. Two of the novices will be affiliated to the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova: they are Elizandro Contreras and Daniel Madden. A third, Atsushi Kuwahara, will also profess vows as a member of the Villanova Province several weeks later in Tokyo, Japan. Three of the remaining novices will be affiliated to the Province of California, and five to the Midwest Province.