"Cranking 'em out"

Whew! It's been quite a weekend in the Diocese of Quincy! Two new priests ordained and instituted as Rectors in two days.

Fr. Michael Brooks and Fr. David Wagner are two recent grads of Nashotah House. Fr. Michael was ordained yesterday on the feast of St. Barnabas and Fr. David was ordained this evening.

Fr. Brooks is the Rector of St. Peter's Church in Canton, IL, and Fr. Wagner is the Rector of St. John's, Kewanee, IL, and its parochial mission, the Church of the Transfiguration in Princeton.

You can find info on these parishes at our Diocesan website: www.dioceseofquincy.org

The ordinations/institutions were glorious. There is something pretty incredible about the fullness of the Body of Christ gathered together when all orders are present to offer the Holy Sacrifice with their Bishop. Bishop Ackerman's sermons were powerful and inspiring, and renewed all the priests (well, at least my) desire to serve our Lord with fervency and sacrificial love. What an amazing feeling it is to know that as we gathered around the ordinands to sing the Veni Creator Spiritus and join the Bishop in laying on hands we were entering into an act that has been done by the Church for ages and ages.

It's good to be the Church.

Please pray for these two men as they enter into exciting and challenging parish ministries.

Pax Vobiscum

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