Prayer Request for Father Peter Rookey as He Celebrates 70th Year of Ordination

Thanks to Ed for the photo

On May 17th, Father Peter Rookey, the beloved healing priest, celebrated his 70th year of ordination to the priesthood. Thanks to a couple of friends, one being Ed, for providing me with Father's contact information. I was able to call Father and speak to him. He gave me a lovely blessing over the phone!

If you would like to contact Father to wish him a happy anniversary, please call him at 708-748-6279 or write him at: International Compassion Ministry Servite FR. Peter M. Rookey Our Lady of Sorrows 3121 W. Jackson Blvd.Chicago, IL 60612.

More importantly, please offer Father a spiritual bouquet.

Let's Hear it for NJ - Priestly Ordinations!

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Fr. Patrick of Blessed Sacrament Church attended the ordination yesterday at St. John the Baptist Church Paterson. He shared with us that one of the men ordained was an Israeli Jew who converted to Catholicism. Interestingly, Father Patrick also shared that the huge Archdiocese of New York ordained one priest this year.

On a sad note, following the ordination, Father stayed to attend the funeral mass of Sgt. Christian Buenos-Galdos, one of five men killed by a fellow soldier in Iraq.

The Paterson Diocese's seven make up the diocese's largest ordination class since 1978, according to its bishop, Arthur Serratelli. Six are from other countries: three from Poland, one from the Philippines, one from Israel, and one from Colombia.

"I think it's great," Serratelli said of his new priests' origins. "I've noticed in parishes that people consider American parishes, we have a great influx of Latinos. So there's an even greater need for more Latino priests who speak Spanish."

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Please continue to pray for vocations!!

"You Are a Priest Forever..."

Picture source: Anna Weaver

Bishop Silva of the Honolulu Diocese has ordained three men.

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