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Ordination Anniversary And So Much More

6/5/2017

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Today marks my 18th anniversary as a deacon.  I was ordained by Archbishop (now Cardinal) Justin Rigali at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, Missouri.  It is sometimes hard to believe how quickly the years pass.  I was a relatively young man at ordination, not much beyond the minimum age of 35.  As I look at more recent photos it is plain to see that I have aged significantly in the last 18 years.  

I have been in Wyoming for seven and a half years now serving as the Director of Pastoral Ministries and Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Cheyenne.  While I will never fully appreciate the harshness and the length of winter in Wyoming, it has been a beautiful journey in ministry since moving here in the fall of 2009.

We are ordaining and installing our new bishop for the diocese today.  Thus, I will share the same ordination anniversary date with him.  There is much to do in preparation for today's liturgy.  I hope to see many of you there.  For my Missouri readers, you can watch the ordination Mass on EWTN today at 3:00 P.M. Central Time.  Have a blessed day!

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Larry/Joyce Holub
6/6/2017 09:45:53 pm

Congratulations on your 18th anniversary as Deacon.

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Deacon Vernon
6/7/2017 10:33:56 am

Thanks Larry & Joyce. It was good seeing you both again these last few days.

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