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Chicago, 23rd May 2005 (CNA)
- During a three-hour ceremony, at Chicago’s
Cathedral on Saturday, Cardinal Francis George
ordained 16 men to the priesthood—the largest
ordination class of any diocese in the U.S.
Ranging in age from 26 to 46, the group,
some of whom hail from as far away as Poland,
Ecuador, Peru and Mexico, are also overall, one of
the youngest ordination classes in the
country.
The Archdiocese reached its low point in
1990, ordaining only 6 men, but those numbers have
been steadily growing since.
Reverend Thomas Baima, who is provost of
the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, where
the priests were trained, told Chicago’s Catholic
New World that the faithful need good priests and
that he's proud to announce that his group is
ready for the challenge.
27 year-old Brenden Lupton one of the new
priests, and a graduate of Catholic University of
America told the New World that, “As a priest, in
general, I hope to point towards the beauty of
Christ.”
“I hope to work a lot with the youth, visit
the sick, and teach in RCIA. I also hope to
discuss and learn more about our rich Catholic
faith,” he added. |
