There are certain joyful occasions in our community life which might seem to rival even the great feasts of Easter, Christmas and Pentecost. Last Saturday, 7 July 2012, was such an auspicious day.
On this day, our brothers, Gustave Noël Ineza (Province of Canada) and Gregory Pearson were ordained to the diaconate by Bishop William Kenney CP.
On this day, our brother, Robert William Verrill, was ordained to the sacred priesthood.
On this day, their families, friends, and the whole community rejoiced to see them raised to these new ministries, to serve at God's altar for the building up of his Church. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad!
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Here, those to be ordained deacons promise obedience to their ordinary.
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The newly-ordained deacons are vested with the stole and dalmatic.
The bishop says the prayer of priestly consecration over fr. Robert.
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After the laying on of hands and vesting with the chasuble, fr. Robert receives the gifts of
bread and wine which he will offer at the altar.
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The Eucharistic Prayer:
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After Mass, fr. Robert gives his first blessings to the brethren, his family,
and all the assembled people of God.
Dominican brothers and sisters travelled from all over the country to join the celebration.
Please keep frs. Robert, Gustave and Gregory, and Bishop William, in your prayers.
Congratulations, frs. Robert, Gregory, and Gustave! You're in my prayers!
ReplyDeleteBrother Gustave, does "province of Canada" refer to my home and native land? When you ship out, we'll have to get that beer after all!
God bless you all,
Gregory Watson
Congratulations! Ad multos annos! I'll certianly keep you in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteThank you Gregory,
ReplyDeleteI am from the Province of Canada, the Vicariate of Rwanda-Burundi. I might visit Ottawa (our Dominican College) or Montreal sometime in years to come, but when I finish my studies here I will go back to Rwanda for ministry work.
I am happy you still remember about the beer. We will drink it sometime.
God bless
Br. Gustave OP
Oh wow! I didn't realise that Rwanda was part of the Province of Canada! That's really cool!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely let me know if and when you visit Ottawa or Montreal (particularly Montreal! Beautiful city, and less politicians!), and we'll definitely get together!
God bless!
That is a lovely photo of Fr. Robert and his mother.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the recently ordained.