Father Jeremiah's Ordination
Louisville, KY
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent
March 13, 2010


 

Diocesan
Bishop David
lays hands ordaining
Jeremiah a priest.

 

Chancellor
Father Bob
welcomes
his fellow
priest.

 

Bishop David
offers the
Prayer of
Consecration
over the
new priest.

 

Father Jeremiah
receives the
vestments of
the priest.

 

The anointing
of hands.


"Whatever you shall bless,
shall be blessed
in the name
of the Lord."

 

The presentation
of bread and wine -- gifts of the people --
for the priest's first Mass.

 

The new priest begins the prayer of
remembrance
for the living
and the dead.

 
"May the body of
our Lord Jesus Christ preserve
your soul to
life everlasting.

Amen."
 

Father Jeremiah
gives his first
priestly blessing
to all present.

   

In the
words of
Isaiah the Prophet.