newly ordained DEACONS and priests

Newly Ordained Priest

Rev. Jorge A. Gomez 05/14/76 Arandas, Jalisco, México.	Rev. Salvador Ramirez 03/07/75 Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.	Rev. Ignacio Tapia 05/14/76 Arandas, Jalisco, México.
Ordain Deacon: December 28, 2003 at St. Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco, Mexico. Ordain to the Priesthood: May 29, 2004 at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan Del Valle-National Shrine in San Juan, Tx. First Assignment: Our Lady of Assumption , Harlingen, Tx.	Ordain Deacon: November 22, 2003 at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Brownsville Tx. Ordain to the Priesthood: May 29, 2004 at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan Del Valle-National Shrine in San Juan, Tx. First Assignment: San Martin	Ordain Deacon: December 28, 2003 at St. Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco, Mexico. Ordain to the Priesthood: May 29, 2004 at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan Del Valle-National Shrine in San Juan, Tx. First Assignment: Our Lady of The Holy Rosary, Mission, Tx.

"One kneels in the consciousness of one's nothingness and rises a priest forever."

Left to right Fr Ignacio Tapia, Fr. Jorge A. Gomez, Bishop Raymundo Peña, and Fr. Salvador Ramirez

On Saturday May 29, 2004, His Excellency, Bishop Raymundo Peña of the Diocese of Brownsville ordained Jorge a. Gomez, Salvador Ramirez and Ignacio Tapia to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood of Jesus Christ. In an awe inspiring ancient rite of the Church, the Families, crowd and priests throughout the diocese gather at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan Del Valle-National Shrine in San Juan, Texas. to witness the beautiful ceremony which includes the prostration before the altar of God, the invocation of the Litany of the Saints, the imposition of hands (a tradition from the Apostolic Age), and the anointing of hands with Sacred Chrism. The ordination was followed by the traditional "First Mass" or the "Mass of Thanksgiving".

Rev. Jorge Antonio Gomez’s first Mass took place at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Harlingen, Texas on Sunday, May 29, 2004 at 8:00am

Rev. Salvador Ramirez’s first Mass took place at St. Francis Xavier Parish in La Feria, Texas on Sunday, May 30, 2004 at 11:30 am

Rev. Ignacio Tapia’s first Mass took place at Resurrection Parish in Alamo, Texas on Sunday, May 30, 2004 at 9:30 am

Family and friends, and specially the Church of the Rio Grande Valley gave thanks to Almighty God for the gift of the priesthood to the Church bestowed upon these servants of God. His Excellency, Bishop Raymundo Peña asked the faithful of the Rio Grande Valley to continue to pray for their newly ordained priests.

The Office of Vocations offers our prayers and sincere congratulations to the new priests. We wish them the best as they begin their sacred duties and entrust them to the care of the Mary our Blessed Mother, and Mother of Priests as they faithfully serve the Church. May they always truly represent Christ bringing the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament to his faithful people. May the Lord keep you and bless you always.

Class of 2003

Rev. Felix Casares 06/13/72 Moncloba, Coahuila, Mexico.	Rev. Eusebio Martinez Pallares 01/10/67 El Sausito Municipio Los Ramones N.L. Mexico.
Ordain Deacon: November 30, 2002 at Santiago Apostol. Moncloba, Coahuila, Mexico. Ordain to the Priesthood: June 7, 2003 at Resurrection Church in Alamo Tx. First Assignment: Resurrection Church , Alamo, Tx.	Ordain Deacon: November 9, 2002 at St. Mary’s Mother of the Church in Brownsville Tx. Ordain to the Priesthood: June 7, 2003 at Resurection Church in Alamo Tx. First Assignment: Immaculate Hart of Mary Church, Harlingen, Tx. Vocation Story

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