This year, the priestly ordinations for the members of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter studying at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary will be held on May 28th, the Friday within the Octave of Pentecost, at 10:00 AM. The ordinations will be at North American Martyrs Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the order will be conferred by His Excellency Bishop Perry, Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
We are grateful to His Excellency for his gracious assistance on this happy occasion as he ordains five of our deacons to the sacred priesthood. We also offer our thanks to Father Connor, pastor of North American Martyrs, for allowing us the use of his parish for this event. In addition, one of our deacons will also later be ordained in Guadalajara, Mexico, on the 11th of June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Please pray for our deacons as we approach this time of Pentecost, that the Holy Ghost will fill them with His Gifts and Fruits, and help them to always be good and holy priests.
Today, we begin to celebrate the three Minor Rogation Days before the Ascension. Rogation Days are traditionally days of prayer and fasting, instituted by the Church to appease God’s anger at Man’s transgressions, to ask protection in calamities, and to obtain a good and bountiful harvest.
The priests and seminarians of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary first sang the Litany of the Saints inside Ss. Peter & Paul Chapel, then processed outside to the Eastern gardens. There, we blessed our fields, beseeching God to grant us a fruitful harvest both materially and spiritually.
We celebrate this Marian month of May with the crowning of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s statue, prominently displayed in the entrance of our seminary. We honor Mary, the Mother of God, as Queen of Heaven and Earth.
One of the First Communicants from our local parish, St. Francis of Assisi, bore the crown, which was blessed and then placed upon Our Lady.
May we all trust in Our Lady and her unfailing intercession all the more – this month, and every month!
Next Saturday, March 13th, eight seminarians will be ordained to the Diaconate, which will be conferred by his Excellency Joseph Strickland, Bishop of Tyler Texas.
The ceremony will take place in the Cathedral of the Risen Christ, Lincoln, Nebraska. There will be no public reception afterward.
Next Saturday, March 13th, eight seminarians will be ordained to the Diaconate, which will be conferred by his Excellency Joseph Strickland, Bishop of Tyler Texas.
The ceremony will take place in the Cathedral of the Risen Christ, Lincoln, Nebraska. There will be no public reception afterward.
Live stream options
The ceremony, however, will be broadcast live on LiveMass for all those unable to attend. The ceremony will begin at 10:00am CST but the livestream will start about ten minutes beforehand.
We will provide further updates for future ordinations as they draw nearer.
May God bless you, and please pray for the ordinandi.
Jared D. Leonard FSSP
Noel A. Soares FSSP
David J. Lopez FSSP
David M. Ramirez FSSP
Kent R. Grealy FSSP
Edgar A. Ramirez FSSP
Elijah Mundattuchundayil FSSP
Cidrian T. Cortes FSSP
Live stream options
The ceremony, however, will be broadcast live on LiveMass for all those unable to attend. The ceremony will begin at 10:00am CST but the livestream will start about ten minutes beforehand.
We were blessed to have Archbishop Cordileone ordain eight men to the Subdiaconate on February 6, at Saints Peter and Paul Chapel at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary. These men have signified their full embracing of the sacred ministry by stepping forward in the presence of the Archbishop, the successor of the Apostles, and Christ’s representative. The Subdeacons have answered Christ’s call and have left everything to follow Him. They have said “yes” to their vocation. They will be ordained to the Diaconate in just over a month. Please keep them in your prayers!
Next Saturday, February 6th, nine seminarians will be ordained to the Subdiaconate, which will be conferred by his Excellency Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco.
The ceremony will take place in the Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary. Attendance will be limited to immediate family of the Ordinandi and there will be no public reception afterward.
The ceremony, however, will be broadcast live on LiveMass for all those unable to attend. The ceremony will begin at 10:00am CST but the livestream will start about ten minutes beforehand.
We will provide further updates for future ordinations as they draw nearer.
May God bless you, and please pray for the ordinandi.
