Commemorating the Ordination of Priests
Commemorating the Ordination of Priests 2018
2018
‘Gift & Mystery’
‘Gift & Mystery’ Tears of joy flowed freely June 2, as the diocesan community gathered to witness the ordination by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., of four new priests – Father Christopher J. Dayton, Father Michael G. DeSaye, Father Nicholas R.
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Dolan and Father James R. Smith. Hundreds of loved ones and well-wishers
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gathered in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral in Trenton to witness and THE
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rejoice in the long-awaited day when four men were raised to the Order of the
Priesthood. In his homily, the Bishop echoed the words of St. John Paul II, who Full coverage of the Ordination begins on page S2.
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had referred to the priesthood as “Gift and Mystery.”
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