Father Jaroslaw Szeraszewicz

Four days before his 36th birthday, Father Jaroslaw Szeraszewicz will follow in the footsteps of his hero, Pope St. John Paul II, and be ordained to the priesthood.

Father Marcial Thomas

As a seminarian, Father Marcial Thomas, 27, saw how God wanted to encounter and love His people and how priests can bring people closer to God every day.

Pope Tells Italian Bishops To Treasure Their Priests

In a talk to Italian bishops, Pope Francis suggested that they, before setting out a plan for the permanent formation of their priests, spend time in silence thinking about their priests and how they give of themselves and why they do it.

Deacons from Dunwoodie

Five of the men who will be ordained priests this weekend were ordained transitional deacons at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, where they studied theology. The ordinations were done last November by Rockville Centre Bishop William Murphy in the chapel at Dunwoodie.

Ordained Transitional Deacons

On May 30, 2015, Gesson Agenis, Lukasz Kubiak and Jaroslaw Szeraszewicz were ordained as transitional deacons on their way to priesthood by Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn.