The second of seven festivals on the “Year of the Priest” as initiated by the Vatican will be held October 18, 2009 in the family center immediately after the 11:00 a.m. Mass.  A light meal will be served and the “Priesthood in the Old Testament” will last until 2:30 p.m.  Bring all members of the family for this special event and bring your bibles.

Please keep our seminarians in prayer and write them notes of encouragement.  See them UP CLOSE in the August issue of the Voice of the Southwest, page 11

Lowell Jensen & Josh Mayer
St. John Vianney Theological Seminary
1300 S Steele St
Denver, CO 80210-2526

The house of discernment will provide an experience of prayer, Spiritual direction, and conversation about priestly life and ministry to  help men who are open to the call of God discern whether the Lord is calling them to enter Seminary and pursue the Ministerial Priesthood.  God’s gift to us of this amazing facility certainly gives us great assurance that He will also send us many men who will actively discern their call there and, with His grace, follow through to the Priesthood.

Novena In Honor Of
Saint John Marie Vianney

July 26- Aug 3

O St John Vianney, Patron of Priests, pray for us and for all priests!

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ANNIVERSARY REFLECTIONS:  Last Thursday, June 11 – the feast of the Apostle Barnabas – I celebrated my 39th anniversary of priestly ordination and began my 40th year of priestly service in the Diocese of Gallup.  I am the last non-retired incardinated priest of the diocese whose priestly life has been touched by all of the bishops of Gallup.  I was incardinated into the diocese and ordained a deacon under Bishop Espelage.  I was ordained a priest and assigned to my first pastorate (St. Johns, Arizona) by Bishop Hastrich.  I became the judicial vicar and the rector of the Cathedral under Bishop Pelotte.  God willing, I will live the remainder of my priestly life under Bishop Wall.

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We apologize for the lack of updates recently. We are going through a transition phase with people in new positions. By next month we expect to have regular updates again, plus some exciting new features.

The Diocese of Gallup has a new Bishop!

Bishop-Elect James S. Wall will be ordained as the Bishop of Gallup in April; please, keep him in your prayers (See below for a Prayer for Our Bishop Elect James S. Wall).

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