Here are a few more photos of the Ordination & celebration of Fr. Jon's 1st Mass. There are so many cool parts of both to experience . . . here's a few. (Photo credit to my sister Denise!)
Promising obedience to the Bishop...
AND his successors this time ; )
or
anointing of his hands with Sacred Chrism
(The 2 shots look the same.)
Litany of the Saints
Litany of the Saints (The kids think it's hilarious that they lay on the floor.)
Laying on of hands by all priests present...that's a bunch
Giving Communion to our parents
Laying on of hands by all priests present...that's a bunch
Giving Communion to our parents
Giving a first blessing to his Godparents
Celebrating his 1st Mass at St. Francis of Assisi...our home parish
The nieces & nephews bringing up flowers for Fr. Jon to present to Mary.
Concelebrants...gotta love all those priests!
What a blessing and how exciting! Fr. Jon will be in our prayers as he serves our Lord in a whole new way! God bless him for saying, "Yes!"
ReplyDeleteThank you for allowing us to be a part of such a special and amazing celebration. May God bless Father Jon!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing these pictures! What an amazing sacrament Holy Orders is. I think often of how wonderful it would be, as a parent, to have a son ordained but hadn't thought how neat it would be to be the godparents of a priest. That is a neat perspective.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Father will be coming to our parish?
May God bless his priesthood! :)
Yes, he'll be at St. Teresa's!
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We are thrilled to "get him"!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome blessing for your family, and for the family of the Church!
I've been waiting for these...how wonderful!
ReplyDeleteStephanie Q