Ahead of the 60th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 30, a newly released report shows what one researcher called greater “consistency of age,” more diverse educational backgrounds and a commitment to Eucharistic adoration among men preparing for priestly ordination.
From Portland to Peru and many places in between, hundreds of people came to St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud Feb. 14 to witness the ordination and installation of the Diocese of St. Cloud’s 10th bishop, Bishop Patrick Neary, C.S.C., an Indiana native and priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Father Hernandez was ordained July 9 at Holy Cross Church in Onamia.
Findings include the percentage of active vs. nonactive deacons; the archdioceses/dioceses and eparchies with the largest number of permanent deacons; sociocultural demographics; and ministerial involvement.
Jesús Hernández Chávez, Jorge Carillo-Ambriz, Mario Mancilla, Carlos Pesqueda Silva and Lorenzo Sánchez Rodríguez will be ordained June 11.
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Moments after her son’s episcopal ordination Jan. 25, Mary Williams, 71, smiled with joy and relief while sharing her hopes as Bishop Joseph A. Williams began his new ministry as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Vincent Charles, to be ordained Nov. 13 as a permanent deacon in Isanti, believes God sparked his interest in becoming a deacon through his involvement in various parish ministries.
