Công Giáo posted an update in the group
a week ago
Dio Portland in MaineRead the full column on our website: https://portlanddiocese.org/news/auspice-maria-ordination-priests
“This Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine, three men will be ordained to the priesthood: Deacon Erin Donlon, Deacon Hoa Tien Nguyen, and Deacon Thanh Duc Pham. The Church rejoices with these men and their families. Each has taken a unique path, and each has his narrative that will now add a new “epoch” to its ongoing story.
In the Rite of Ordination, one of the deacons assisting in the Liturgy will say after the proclamation of the Gospel, “Let those who are to be ordained priests come forward.” The deacon will then publicly call out the men’s names. One by one, in response to hearing his name called out, the candidate says, “present.” This edition of Auspice will explore how the call to the priesthood is rooted in the baptismal call, where each Christian is first called by name and set apart for Christ.”
