November 20, 2008
Final Week of Training for EWTN Priests
In the final week of training for the priests from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, Fr. Miguel offered his first Solemn High Mass according to the 1962 Missale Romanum. Fr. Scott Haynes, SJC, served as Deacon and Fr. Joseph served as Subdeacon. The brothers of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius served and sang for the special Mass.
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Rev. C. Frank Phillips, Founder of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius delivered the homily at Fr. Miguel’s First Solemn Mass on the Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Fr. Joseph, serving as Subdeacon, chanted the Epistle.
Fr. Scott, serving as Deacon, chanted the Holy Gospel.
Pictured with Fr. Miguel, Fr. Scott and Fr. Joseph, and the altar servers is Fr. David McLeod of the Military Archdiocese of Canada, who sat in choir for the Solemn Mass. Fr. McLeod arrived on Monday of this week to study the celebration of the Extraordinary Form under the tutelage of Fr. Bartholomew Juncer, S.J.C.
On Friday, November 21, 2008, Fr. Joseph offered his first Solemn Mass according to the 1962 Missale Romanum. Fr. Miguel served as Subdeacon and Fr. Scott served as Deacon.
Preparing the incense before the chanting of the Holy Gospel.
After three weeks of intense training, study and perseverance, the people of St. John Cantius Church were blessed to participate in the Solemn Masses of Fr. Miguel and Fr. Joseph.