Seminary

Monday 30th June
Reception of the Cassock and Incardinations

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Tuesday 1st July
Tonsures and Minor Orders conferred by Bishop Madega of Mouila, Gabon

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Wednesday 2nd July
Presentation of the Choir garment for future Canons and
Reception of the Cross of St. Francis de Sales for future Deacons

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Wednesday 2nd July
Ordinations to the Diaconate and Subdiaconate
conferred by Bishop Finn, Emeritus of Kansas City, USA

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Thursday 3rd July
Ordinations to the Priesthood
conferred by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke

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Thursday 3rd July
Te Deum, Dinner and Fireworks

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Friday 4th July
First Masses

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Always with thanks to God, two new priests for eternity have been ordained at Gricigliano, the Institute seminary near Florence, Italy on the feast of St. Francis de Sales.

His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke ordained Canon Morrow and Canon Ringeval las Monday.

Hopefully one or both will visit us soon.

With due credit to the seminarians of Gricigliano who took these beautiful photographs, we are pleased to present a chronicle of the 2023 Ordinations in Florence.

Presentation of the Cassock and Incardinations

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Minor Orders conferred by His Lordship Bishop Madega, Bishop of Mouila in Gabon

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Major Orders conferred by His Grace Archbishop Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, USA, in the presence of His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke

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Te Deum of Thanksgiving celebrated by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke followed by dinner and fireworks

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Florence, 5th July 2023

This morning, in the presence of His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, His Grace, the Archbishop of San Francisco, the Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone conferred Holy Orders upon 5 subdeacons and 6 deacons at the Church of Santi Michele e Gaetano.

On Monday, a group of seminarians at the end of their first year received their cassocks. Meanwhile, on Tuesday the minor orders of porter, lector, acolyte and exorcist as well as the clerical tonsure were conferred.

Deo gratias!

On Saturday 1st April 2023, just before Holy Mother Church began the ceremonies of Holy Week, four young deacons were ordained to the Holy Order of the Sacred Priesthood at the Church of Saints Michael and Gaetano, Florence by His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke.

Canon Dodd, Great Britain (pictured second left)
Canon McCowen, Great Britain (pictured third left)
Canon Wells, United States of America (pictured far right)
Canon Bell, United States of America (pictured far left)

Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech.

On the 29th January last, the feast of Secondary Patron of the Institute St Francis de Sales, Abbés Almeida and Henry were ordained to the Sacred Priesthood by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke.

Photography from the Ordaination Mass and the First Masses of both new Canons:

Ordination Mass

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