Holy Orders

Ordinations have a profound significance for Catholics. The people of St. John Cantius Church have the joy of rejoicing with the members of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius, especially on the occasions of priestly ordinations.

The parishioners of St. John Cantius Church rejoice with the members of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius who are led to the altar for the Sacred Rites of Ordination. Our parishioners know that the priest is not ordained for his family or friends alone. No! The priest “taken from among men, is ordained for men in the things that appertain to God, that he may offer up gifts and sacrifices for sins” (Heb. 5,1). The honor bestowed upon the priest is honor bestowed upon the whole Catholic people out of whose midst he is taken.

Upcoming Ordinations

May. 29, 2008, 7:30 pm - Ordination to the Priesthood

Rev. Br. Anthony Rice, S.J.C. and Rev. Br. Bartholomew Juncer, S.J.C. are scheduled to be ordained to the Order of Presbyter by His Eminence, Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago. The Mass of Ordination will be offered in the Ordinary Form (Missale Romanum 2003) in Latin.

Everyone in welcome to join the parishioners and friends of St. John Cantius Church as well as the patrons of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius for this special Mass of Ordination. No invitation or ticket is required to attend.

The Resurrection Choir and Orchestra will provide music, along with the Schola Cantorum of St. Gregory the Great.

Mass in D Major, K 194, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Veni Sancte Spiritus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Ecce Sacerdos, Rev. Scott Haynes, S.J.C. (1971 --)

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