Smiling as people in the congregation offered them loud applause, the 10 newly ordained priests of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, including from left to right, Father Kyle Vance, Father Thomas Robertson, Father Grzegorz Okulewicz Father James Morgan, Father Peter Mlynarczyk and Father Carlos de Rodrigo Gutierrez process from the altar to the sacristy following the June 18, 2022 Ordination Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (CS photo/Andrew Biraj)
Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory ordained Father Gerald Andrews, Father Ryan Braam, Father Mattia Cortigiani, Father Carlos de Rodrigo Gutierrez, Father Peter Mlynarczyk, Father James Morgan, Father Grzegorz Okulewicz, Father Thomas Sullivan Robertson, Father Kyle Vance and Father Alexander Wyvill as new priests for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington during a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 18, 2022. (Catholic Standard photos by Andrew Biraj)
InIn the photos above, just after the Mass at the National Shrine where Cardinal Gregory ordained them as new priests for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Father Thomas Robertson and Father James Morgan offer their first blessings to people. (Catholic Standard photos/Andrew Biraj)
