On Wednesday, June 22, at 4:00 PM, our brothers Victor and Joshua were ordained priests by Most Reverend Archbishop Jose Rodriguez Carballo, O.F.M., D.D., former Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor and currently Secretary for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at Mount Alvernia Friary Chapel, Wappingers Falls, New York. Besides the gathered chapter delegates, the chapel was filled with many visiting friars, priests, and guests of the ordinandi, as well as their parents, families, and friends. 

The Archbishop was assisted on the altar by Fr. Richard Martignetti, Fr. Antonio Riccio (Provincial Secretary for Formation and Studies), Fr. William Spencer, and Fr. Patrick Boyle and Fr. Bruce Czapla were Masters of Ceremonies. The liturgy was prepared in a special way by Fr. Patrick, as well as the beautiful liturgy booklets. Family members took on various liturgical roles. Dinner was served in the retreat center dining rooms immediately following the Ordination mass. Fathers Victor and Joshua have scheduled their official "First Masses" in their home parishes.