By Tracey Primrose As Jesuits West’s June 10th ordination liturgy began, Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Tucson, asked the families of the four Jesuits being ordained to stand. Saying that “I know that there are people here who know these four men well but none more than their own families. …
On May 13, Raymond Parcon, SJ, of Jesuits West, was ordained a deacon at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Toronto.
Meet the six members of the Jesuits West Province who will be ordained to the priesthood June 11, 2022.
On February 5, 2022., Michael Manalastas, SJ, of Jesuits West, was ordained a deacon at Parroquia San Francisco Javier y San Luis Gonzaga in Madrid, Spain.
In the fall of 2021, six Jesuits from the Jesuits West Province were ordained to the diaconate at two different Masses across the United States.
On June 12, 2021, five members of the Jesuits West Province were ordained to the priesthood.
In June 2021, five members of the Jesuits West Province will be ordained to the priesthood. These five Jesuits—Xavier Benavides, John Guyol, Jack Krouse, Brad Mills and Martin Ngo—have been in Jesuit Formation for between 10-12 years in preparation for their ordination. We invite you to get to know them.
There’s an adage among Jesuits being formed for priesthood that says, “Doing ministry prior to ordination is like doing ministry with your hands tied behind your back.”