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Priesthood class of 2023

The six new priests ordained by Cardinal Wilton Gregory for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on June 17, 2023 are profiled. After the Mass of Ordination at the National Shrine, Cardinal Gregory at center stands with the new priests. From left to right are Father Vincent Tinh Vu, Father Pablo Andres Villa Jaramillo, Father Juan Pablo Noboa, Cardinal Gregory, Father Martin Joseph Begley, Father John Francis Lado and Father Taylor Gregory Colwell. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)

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Example of parents and priests and Eucharistic Adoration drew Father Lado to priesthood

The faithful example of his parents and parish priests and an experience of God’s mercy in Eucharistic Adoration provided a springboard for the calling to priesthood of Father...

Father Vu’s journey to priesthood began in Vietnam and will circle back there

For Father Vincent Tinh Vu, the seed of his Catholic faith was planted when he was a boy in Vietnam, and later after immigrating to the United States, it blossomed into a vocation...

Father Colwell’s spiritual journey inspired his mother to become a Catholic

When he was ordained June 17 as a priest for The Roman Catholic Archdicoese of Washington, Father Taylor Colwell embarked on what he called “a life of service” with the “privilege...

Father Villa says God ‘will make you happier than you could ever know’

Father Pablo Andres Villa Jaramillo – one of six men ordained June 17 as a priest for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington – says he first felt the call to the priesthood...

How his parents lived their faith inspired Father Noboa to become a priest

The way his Catholic faith was taught and lived out in his family home along with the awareness that God is a merciful Father led Father Juan Pablo Noboa from his native Quito,...

Childhood dream of becoming a priest came true for Father Martin Begley

When Father Martin Begley was ordained as a new priest for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on June 17, the desire that he had since grade school, to become a priest...

Ordaining six new priests for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Gregory says, ‘Today you begin a new life in Jesus Christ’

During the June 17 Mass where he ordained the six newest priests of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Wilton Gregory said it was a day “to rejoice in our...