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The Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw was packed with faithful from across the diocese who came to witness the ordination of Father Adam Maher on June 1.
The Rite of Ordination includes the candidate promising to "discharge the office of priesthood with humility and love, to hold fast to the mystery of faith, to proclaim this faith in word and deed, to embrace the celibate state and to pray for the Church and the whole world," as well as obedience to the bishop and his successors. The candidate then lies prostrate as the congregation prays the Litany of Supplication. Following the prayer, Bishop Cistone and those priests present silently impose their hands upon the candidate. The candidate is then dressed in priestly vestments, a stole and chasuble. He then kneels before the bishop, who anoints his hands with Sacred Chrism and hands over the bread and wine.
A Port Sanilac native, Father Adam completed his seminarian education at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. This July, he will become the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady Consolata Parish, which serves Cass City, Sebewaing, Gagetown and Wilmot.
Regarding his call to the priesthood, Father Adam credits the prayers of so many people to whom he says, "My vocation is the fruit of your prayers. I'm excited to lay my life down for Jesus and for all of you. Your prayers have been preparing me for this. I feel your prayers."
it was our photo trip to the japanese水社
a beautiful creek called花貫溪谷
in this season , all the tress turned colorful , especial the red maple trees and other colorful trees , many Japanese tourist to visit here for one day vocation
because it was very near by the Tokyo city, the weather was so good that the bright sunshine made everthing was beautiful
On Saturday, June 7, 2014. Bishop David J. Walkowiak ordained Rev. Mr. Douglas Braun and Rev. Mr. William
Vander Werff as transitional deacons during celebration of the Eucharist with the Rite of Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. Transitional deacons are deacons preparing for the priesthood.
Please keep these men in your prayers as they continue their discernment of a vocation of priestly ministry in service to our Lord and his people. (Photography by Jonathan Tramontana)
For more information about priestly formation in the diocese, visit www.grpriests.org/Pages/Home.aspx.
Diocese of Phoenix ordains first auxiliary bishop
By Andrew Junker | July 20, 2010 | The Catholic Sun
AVONDALE — Eduardo Alanís Nevares was ordained a bishop July 19 during a three-hour long Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. He will assist Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and serve the Diocese of Phoenix as its first auxiliary bishop.
“I come with great faith and great trust,” Bishop Nevares said after the Mass. “I’m going to go around preaching the Gospel to everyone.”
The day was historic for the diocese not only because Bishop Nevares is its first auxiliary bishop, but also because he is its first Hispanic bishop. In light of the recent immigration law SB 1070, many have seen the bishop’s appointment as heaven-sent — a fact he alluded to after Mass.
Describing himself as a “bridge person” who can draw people together, Bishop Nevares said the timing of his new assignment is something “providential.”
“I will help Bishop Olmsted,”Bishop Nevares said. “He has asked especially that I animate the Hispanic community and raise up men and women to the priesthood and religious life.”
At the same time, the newly ordained bishop stressed that he will not just be a bishop for Hispanic Catholics.
“He’s here to serve everybody,” said Jose Robles, director of Hispanic Ministry for the diocese.
During the Mass, Bishop Nevares was greeted by a number of different local ethnic groups, including Chinese, Korean, Sudanese, Tongan, Native American and more.
“I must admit that now I know I am not in Tyler,” the bishop joked about his previous diocese in east Texas after the procession ended. “I’ve never been greeted by so many beautiful ethnic groups.”
During his homily, Bishop Olmsted encouraged his new auxiliary to view his office as one of service, not of prestige.
“It is our privilege and our duty to serve and not to be served, to put others’ needs ahead of our own, and to resist all temptations to lord it over anyone,” Bishop Olmsted said.
“This is the example that the Lord Jesus left for us, when he washed the feet of the Apostles, and then said to them, ‘What I just did was to give you an example: as I have done, so you must do,’” he said.
Bishop Olmsted also emphasized the need for a bishop to live without fear, and quoted the famous Polish Cardinal Wyszynski who said, “Lack of courage in a bishop is the beginning of a disaster.”
“It is our honor and privilege, as well as our first obligation, to make known the Gospel of Christ in all its purity and integrity,” he said.
After the homily, Bishop Nevares knelt before Bishop Olmsted while two deacons held the Book of Gospels over his head. Bishop Olmsted then anointed Bishop Nevares’ forehead with oil. Finally, more than 20 visiting bishops — including Cardinal Roger Mahoney of Los Angeles — laid their hands on the new bishop’s head and prayed for him.
At one part during the Mass, the soon to be ordained bishop lay prostrate in front of the altar while the congregation chanted the Litany of Saints, an emotional and profound moment for him.
“God, here’s my life. It’s for you,” Bishop Nevares described his thoughts during the liturgy.
A number of priests, friends and family from Texas attended the ordination. Bishop Olmsted credited the Nevares family a number of times during Mass for supporting Bishop Nevares’ vocation. He said he looked forward to their future visits to the Valley.
“Nuestra casa es su casa,” the bishop said.
Bishop Nevares’ parents were Mexican immigrants who came to the United States while he was in the womb. Born and raised in Houston, the 11-year-old future bishop was inspired by a visiting missionary who talked of his work in Madagascar.
As a teenager, he attended a junior seminary for the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, into whose order he was ordained a priest in 1981. In 2007, he was incardinated into the Diocese of Tyler, where he had been serving for years.
Known for his outreach to Hispanics, Bishop Nevares formed the area’s first Spanish-speaking program to train men to be permanent deacons.
It’s this reputation that has excited so many local Hispanics since learning of his appointment in Phoenix.
“We have someone like ourselves in this position. We can identify with him,” said Manuel Torres Caballero, a parishioner at St. Martin de Porres. “We feel that also with our Bishop Olmsted, because he speaks Spanish, but with Bishop Nevares, we get something else. I don’t know how to describe it.”
Caballero said it’s a difficult and fraught time for Hispanics locally and Bishop Nevares’ ordination provides some joy and hope.
“We feel hope in a difficult time, joy and happiness,” he said. “We feel supported."
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The Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw was packed with faithful from across the diocese who came to witness the ordination of Father Adam Maher on June 1.
The Rite of Ordination includes the candidate promising to "discharge the office of priesthood with humility and love, to hold fast to the mystery of faith, to proclaim this faith in word and deed, to embrace the celibate state and to pray for the Church and the whole world," as well as obedience to the bishop and his successors. The candidate then lies prostrate as the congregation prays the Litany of Supplication. Following the prayer, Bishop Cistone and those priests present silently impose their hands upon the candidate. The candidate is then dressed in priestly vestments, a stole and chasuble. He then kneels before the bishop, who anoints his hands with Sacred Chrism and hands over the bread and wine.
A Port Sanilac native, Father Adam completed his seminarian education at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. This July, he will become the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady Consolata Parish, which serves Cass City, Sebewaing, Gagetown and Wilmot.
Regarding his call to the priesthood, Father Adam credits the prayers of so many people to whom he says, "My vocation is the fruit of your prayers. I'm excited to lay my life down for Jesus and for all of you. Your prayers have been preparing me for this. I feel your prayers."
1) I'll be honest, this week is one of the toughest I've had to work on. However, the poem I chose I felt I had few ideas that were managable. For this picture I printed off three separate sheets with various professions mentioned in Alex's poem and made lines through them to show how these are not what the poet identifies himself as, yet. Of course leaving "student" small, and un-dashed to show how these words are the only ones to which is identified with. I chose to use an irregular pattern to emulate the kind of chaos a student feels at this stage of life, and the size of given professions to show the stress or pull some of the vocations may take.
2) Though there is a lack of color in this picture, there are many shades of gray, and I used these shades to yet again show emphasis of certain jobs, and their appeal over others (the jobs themselves, however, were not chosen for any particular reason). Secondly, I wanted some of the words to come out partially out of focus, to do this, I used three layers of paper, each with their own words, and stacked them on top of each other, using light to show the letters from deeper pages.
3) The direction of light is from behind, and this is for obvious reasons, I wanted to capture the text from pages beneath the top sheet.
4) I had numerous challenges to overcome for this photo. First being a proper exposure when the light source is coming through the subject and into the lens. This in tandem with an inability to use my tripod (because of where the subject needed to be) I had to turn my ISO up, and keep my aperture low so that I could have a shutter speed fast enough to take this shot by hand. Sharpness was my next issue, as I had to get in close to take this picture, and my lenses don't allow for much wiggle room when it comes to getting a sharp image in such close proximity.
5) This week I chose to create a picture based upon symbolism. Most everything on this picture had an intent or purpose, through shape, line, focus, shade, and size every element within this composition has some sort of symbolic meaning to it. Even the placement of the lightsource, which I tried to focus over a predominately empty area, giving off -to me- a feeling of aimlessness or confusion.
6) This week was very very difficult for me. I couldn't quite get a feel for any of the poems, and the ones I felt I could, weather was not permitting for a decent shot in the time frame I had. For those who are curious, the text was printed using Microsoft Works Word Processor with the font "Century Gothic."
The poem I chose to use was:
Who am I?
(For Dr. Suess)
I am Sam
I am Sam
Sam I am
I am not mas, asm, am, or even as.
I am not a pilot who brings your family together.
I am not a cop who stops the robber from stealing your purse.
I am not a fireman who rescues your cat, Tabby, from a burning building.
I am not a teacher who gives you a new outlook on life.
I am not a cowboy who shoots the bad guy square in the chest during a duel.
I am not a doctor who saves your baby boy from certain death.
I am not an astronaut who waits his whole life for launch day.
I am not a cook who creates the most delectable dish you’ve ever tasted.
I am not a C.E.O. who makes the decision to take a pay cut just to save your job.
I am not a celebrity who changed the way you see things.
I am not an artist who gives you a new perspective on the way you see silver ware.
I am not a designer who makes the most beautiful dress from only garbage bags.
I am but a student,
Who has the rest of my life to make up my mind.
by
Alex Fischels
On Saturday, June 7, 2014. Bishop David J. Walkowiak ordained Rev. Mr. Douglas Braun and Rev. Mr. William
Vander Werff as transitional deacons during celebration of the Eucharist with the Rite of Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. Transitional deacons are deacons preparing for the priesthood.
Please keep these men in your prayers as they continue their discernment of a vocation of priestly ministry in service to our Lord and his people. (Photography by Jonathan Tramontana)
For more information about priestly formation in the diocese, visit www.grpriests.org/Pages/Home.aspx.
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids, Bishop David Walkowiak ordained Father Dominic Couturier, Father Michael Goodwin and Father Daniel Orris Jr. as priests for the Diocese of Grand Rapids. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and limitations on church capacity, attendance at the Mass was by invitation only. Family members, clergy and some friends were present to support and celebrate our diocese's newest priests. The public was invited to join in the celebration via livestream on the diocesan website and Facebook page.
Father Dominic celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday, June 7, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. He has been appointed by Bishop Walkowiak as parochial vicar of St. Robert of Newminster Parish in Ada.
Father Michael celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday, June 7, at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Grand Rapids. He has been appointed by Bishop Walkowiak as parochial vicar of St. Paul the Apostle.
Father Daniel celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday, June 7, at St. Dominic Church. He has been appointed by Bishop Walkowiak as parochial vicar of St. Jude Parish in Grand Rapids.
They begin their appointments on July 1.
Additional details at: grdiocese.org/ordination-of-priests/.
Photo by Eric Tank
During the Open House, aimed at prospective students and community members, representatives were hand to provide information and answer questions about educational opportunities available through the center including the Cosmetology program and the Commercial Driving License (CDL) Truck Driving School, which currently boasts a 100 percent employment rate for graduates.
The Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw was packed with faithful from across the diocese who came to witness the ordination of Father Adam Maher on June 1.
The Rite of Ordination includes the candidate promising to "discharge the office of priesthood with humility and love, to hold fast to the mystery of faith, to proclaim this faith in word and deed, to embrace the celibate state and to pray for the Church and the whole world," as well as obedience to the bishop and his successors. The candidate then lies prostrate as the congregation prays the Litany of Supplication. Following the prayer, Bishop Cistone and those priests present silently impose their hands upon the candidate. The candidate is then dressed in priestly vestments, a stole and chasuble. He then kneels before the bishop, who anoints his hands with Sacred Chrism and hands over the bread and wine.
A Port Sanilac native, Father Adam completed his seminarian education at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. This July, he will become the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady Consolata Parish, which serves Cass City, Sebewaing, Gagetown and Wilmot.
Regarding his call to the priesthood, Father Adam credits the prayers of so many people to whom he says, "My vocation is the fruit of your prayers. I'm excited to lay my life down for Jesus and for all of you. Your prayers have been preparing me for this. I feel your prayers."
Craft beer bar in the centre of the town that is home to the Vocation Brewery that was started in 2015. The brewery has come on by leaps and bounds to the extent that my local Tesco in Devon regularly has three or four of the brewery cans to offer discerning drinkers.
Show « alligator » au cours duquel on peut voir des techniques utilisées pour maîtriser ces animaux pouvant atteindre plus de 300 kgs : impressionant !
On peut aussi porter un bébé alligator au bras : cela pourrait susciter quelques vocations …
“Alligator” show during which we can see techniques used to control these animals which can weigh more than 300 kg: impressive!
You can also carry a baby alligator on your arm: this could spark some vocations…
On Saturday, May 16, 2020, during Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids, Bishop David Walkowiak ordained Noah Thelen as a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Grand Rapids. The faithful of the diocese rejoice as we welcome Deacon Noah as the newest member of the clergy in our diocese!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ordination Mass was celebrated privately. The public was invited to join the celebration via livestream on the diocesan website and Facebook page.
Photo by Eric Tank
The Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw was packed with faithful from across the diocese who came to witness the ordination of Father Adam Maher on June 1.
The Rite of Ordination includes the candidate promising to "discharge the office of priesthood with humility and love, to hold fast to the mystery of faith, to proclaim this faith in word and deed, to embrace the celibate state and to pray for the Church and the whole world," as well as obedience to the bishop and his successors. The candidate then lies prostrate as the congregation prays the Litany of Supplication. Following the prayer, Bishop Cistone and those priests present silently impose their hands upon the candidate. The candidate is then dressed in priestly vestments, a stole and chasuble. He then kneels before the bishop, who anoints his hands with Sacred Chrism and hands over the bread and wine.
A Port Sanilac native, Father Adam completed his seminarian education at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. This July, he will become the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady Consolata Parish, which serves Cass City, Sebewaing, Gagetown and Wilmot.
Regarding his call to the priesthood, Father Adam credits the prayers of so many people to whom he says, "My vocation is the fruit of your prayers. I'm excited to lay my life down for Jesus and for all of you. Your prayers have been preparing me for this. I feel your prayers."