Ten new priests ordained for Diocese of Brooklyn
The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, ordained ten men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn last Saturday, June 27, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, in Prospect Heights.
“You come to us from individual different backgrounds, from different ethnicities and cultures, from different families. You mirror clearly today what is the Diocese of Brooklyn,” said Bishop DiMarzio to the new priests during the ordination homily. “So today we recognize that all of us come with one language, the language of the Holy Spirit.”
Bishop DiMarzio had written in his weekly column “Put Out Into the Deep” that he had preached a day of recollection and prayer to the candidates, on the day prior to the ordinations. “In order to prepare for this day of prayer, I ask each man to present to me a short paper on their concept of the priesthood and what they wish to accomplish as priests.” He shared some of the comments in his column and at the liturgy.
During the ceremony, Bishop DiMarzio spoke in English, Spanish, Italian and Polish to thank the family members of the ordinands for supporting their call to the priesthood. Face down, the candidates humbly lay prostrate on the floor of the Co-Cathedral, seeking intercession and grace for their new ministry. Bishop DiMarzio, auxiliary bishops and diocesan priests then laid hands on the head of each candidate, blessing the new shepherds of the Church.