WE ARE PLEASED to announce that on Saturday, November 20th, 21 members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary will receive orders by His Excellency bishop Robert Finn in the seminary chapel of Saints Peter and Paul. In this special occasion, there are fourteen ordinandi to the Minor Orders of Porter, in which they will receive the office to summon Christians to prayer and guard God’s temple against intruders, and Lector, in which they will receive the duty to read sacred texts in the liturgy and catechize children and the uneducated.
Also, six ordinandi will receive the Orders of Exorcist and Acolyte, to purify themselves and God’s Church of all impurity, moreover, in receiving the order of acolyte, they thereby gain a nearer proximity to the Blessed Sacrament, closely collaborating with the ministry of the subdeacon. Acolytes are called to “cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light” (Rom 13:12). They ought to “shine as lights in the world” (Phil 2:15) through holiness of life in imitation of their divine Savior..
Additionally, there will be one ordinand receiving the Major Order of the Diaconate. As the apostles ministered to Our Lord, so the Deacon ministers to the Bishop and his priests in their ministry of sanctifying souls and in the liturgy. The Diaconate impresses an eternal sacramental character upon the soul the and confers grace ex opere operato. He remains a Deacon both in this life and the life to come.
Due to the large size of the classes and the number of invited guests, both the ceremony and the reception are not open to the public.
There will be a live broadcast for all those unable to attend.
On Saturday, October 23rd, 17 members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary will receive First Clerical Tonsure from His Excellency Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson at the Seminary Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul.
Due to the large size of the Tonsure class and the number of invited guests, both the ceremony and the reception are not open to the public.
We will keep you informed of the status of upcoming ceremonies the rest of this academic year.
Please pray for the Ordinandi.
Mr. Román Ramírez, F.S.S.P. Ciudad de México, México
Mr. Rodrigo Torres Gonzales, F.S.S.P. Queens, New York, USA
Mr. Matthew Lesinski, F.S.S.P. Phelan, California, USA
Mr. Robert Becker, F.S.S.P. Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Mr. Alex Brown, F.S.S.P. Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Mr. John Lucian Falciano, F.S.S.P. Bronx, New York, USA
Mr. Brendan D’Amato, F.S.S.P. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Mr. Sean Calderon, F.S.S.P. Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Mr. Jairo Misael Guerrero, F.S.S.P. Celaya, Guanajuato, México
Mr. Seamus O’Brien, F.S.S.P. Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, USA
Mr. Michael LaRochelle, F.S.S.P. Napa, California, USA
Mr. Jason Rooney, F.S.S.P. Atco, New Jersey, USA
Mr. Michael Mays, F.S.S.P. Hemet, California, USA
Mr. Jacob Sievek, F.S.S.P. El Paso, Texas, USA
Mr. Joshua McDonald, F.S.S.P. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Mr. Dominic Rumore, F.S.S.P. Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Mr. Samuel Rosenthal, F.S.S.P. Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
God our Father, please send us holy priests, all for the Sacred & Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, through the Sorrowful & Immaculate Heart of Mary, in union with the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph. Amen.
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 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!
