January 26, 2012

Priest ordination scheduled Saturday, Jan. 28
Bishop Daniel E. Flores will ordain Cesar Uriel Partida to the priesthood at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 at St. Anthony Church, 209 S. 10th St. in Harlingen.

A native of Ayotlán, Jalisco, Deacon Partida will be the parochial vicar of St. Anthony Church after his ordination. He is the son of Javier Ramiro Partida and Maria del Refugio Escoto. Partida, 32, recently completed his studies at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio.

Spirit Award Winner Announced
The Catholic School Office of the Diocese of Brownsville announced that Sister Teresita Rodriguez is this year’s recipient of the Diocesan Spirit Award. The award will be presented at a dinner on Friday, Jan.27 at Our Lady of Sorrows in McAllen.  At the dinner, each of the thirteen Catholic schools in the Diocese will also recognize an individual for their dedication and commitment to Catholic Education. 
 
The Spirit Award was established 15 years ago to recognize those individuals who have dedicated themselves to the values and principles underlying Catholic education and who, through their energy, enthusiasm and service in outstanding support of Catholic education in the Rio Grande Valley have helped others achieve this goal.

For more information contact: Lisette Allen, Superintendent of Catholic Schools at (956) 787-8571.

Bishop Flores talks about exorcism,
audio recording available online
In the fight of good versus evil, Bishop Daniel E. Flores said that each person has what they need to live under the protection of God. Bishop Flores shared his thoughts during his talk Nov. 21 on exorcism before more than 100 young adults at “Roosevelt’s at 7,” a local pub in McAllen. The talk was part of a Theology on Tap speaker series organized by the Brownsville Diocese’s Campus and Young Adult Ministry.

An audio file of the talk is available online at www.cdob.org.

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