Dear Phamily,

On November 3rd, by the laying on of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, i was ordained a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Buffalo, NY. Now that seminary exams and term papers are complete, i want to take a moment and say a very sincere thanks to all who supported me in prayer, in [topic=58676]this thread[/topic], and at any other time.

So far, i have only one pic to share, at the website of our diocesan paper. Isn't that a spin dalmatic? I'll post a link to the others once my seminary gets them up on its website.

The priest in the photo is my uncle, a Franciscan TOR from Pittsburgh, who vested me in the ceremony. My grandma always wanted to see Uncle Joe and me together at the altar. She was worried she wouldn't live long enough, but she finally got her wish. Priesthood ordination is May 19th, and then she can see us concelebrate together.

Thanks again for your prayers! The weeks leading up to the ordination were full of grace, and i feel honestly different now. It must be the ontological change.

I'll be on retreat for a while, but will check in when i get back. Merry Christmas to you and your families!

I guess what I'm trying to say is..........................CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations and God Bless

Congratulations on your Ordination as a transitional deacon!

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God bless you and congratulations on your ordination. We will celebrate even more so when you are ordained a priest this coming May.

that is awesome daveyb! wow to be up there with your uncle, amazing! God is Good!!

That is SUCH good news to hear. We will be praying for you as you prepare yourself for the sublime life of a priest!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

It's so heartwarming to have you here

Congratulations!

That's really beautiful, what you say in the article, btw.

Congratulations, and God bless you for answering His call. Be a holy priest.
Mr. Ray