SEVEN PRIESTS ORDAINED FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE

And now, five years into the priesthood, Father Wilson said he couldn’t imagine being part of any other calling.

“There is a sense of it being five years; it seems rather natural,” Father Wilson said. “It seems part of your life, being a priest, that it’s hard to remember a time when it wasn’t the case. However, there are new things every single day – whether it’s things with the people, or the administration or sacramental questions or whatever it may be, it is amazing to see how much happens every single day and it’s a great sign of what the Lord continues to do.”

While Father Wilson said being a priest is his favorite activity, but he also enjoys being outdoors and kayaking on local lakes. He also loves spending time with his family – along with his parents he has two brothers, both married, as well as a niece and nephew.

“I got to baptize both my niece and nephew,” Father Wilson said. “That has been a highlight of my priesthood.”

Father Wilson shared some advice for those aspiring to be priests. “It’s all the Lord’s work. There are tough days. There are beautiful days, but in all of them, we simply get to be His servant. And that’s enough. The Lord does a whole lot that’s really visible, whether it’s having a difficult conversation or preparing a Sunday homily, it’s really all His, and so the better we come to know Him and love Him, the better we can imitate the Good Shepherd.”

Seven Priests Ordained for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Father Anthony Marcelli, parochial vicar at St. Margaret-Saint John, Fairfax; St. Cecilia, Oakley; St. Anthony, Madisonville.

Father Aaron Hess, parochial vicar at Holy Angels, Sidney and chaplain and faculty at Lehman High School.

Father Michael Kapolka, parochial vicar at the Fort Recovery Cluster: Mary, Help of Christians, Fort Recovery, St. Joseph, St. Joseph, St. Paul, Sharpsburg, St. Peter, St. Peter.

Father Louis Jacquemin, parochial vicar at St. Henry, St. Henry; St. Aloysius, Carthegena; St. Bernard, Burketsville; St. Francis, Cranberry Prairie; St. Wendelin, St. Wendelin.

Father Elijah Puthoff, parochial Vicar at St. Joseph and St. Raphael, Springfield; St. Teresa of the Child Jesus, Springfield; St. Bernard, Springfield; St. Charles, South Charleston.

Father Edward Hoffmann, parochial vicar at St. Julie Billiart, Hamilton; St. Joseph, Hamilton; St. Peter in Chains, Hamilton.

Father Scott Morgan, parochial vicar at St. William, Price Hill and St. Teresa of Avila, Price Hill.