On Friday, September 6 I will “commit myself for life to membership and mission” with the Paulist Fathers, and the following morning I will be ordained a deacon.
I am thrilled to make this promise to live as a Paulist after six years of sharing common life and ministry with the brothers. The sacraments of ordination and marriage are both considered “sacraments of service” because they strengthen people to share God’s love in special ways. As a deacon, I will be devoted to preaching and serving the poor. I will be able to baptize infants and witness marriages in the name of the Church.
Below are the details of the events for those able to come celebrate with me in Washington, DC.
Mass with Final Promise to the Paulist Fathers
Friday, September 6
6:30 PM
St. Joseph’s Seminary Chapel
with meal following
St. Joseph Seminary
Mass with Ordination to the Diaconate
Saturday, September 7
10 AM
Crypt of the Basilica
of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Ave NE,
Washington, DC 20017
Note: I will be ordained a deacon alongside seminarians from the Carmelites, Capuchins, and potentially other religious orders.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Reception Following
St. Joseph Seminary
Paolo Puccini, CSP 