Six seminarians took the next step in discerning a call to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia during the Rite of Admission to Candidacy, celebrated by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez during Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary’s Immaculate Conception Chapel on Nov. 4, the feast day of the seminary’s patron. Candidates for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia include Christopher C. Dern; Michael J. Igo; Jacob J. Lehenky; Jose M. Muñoz; Alex J. Parmet; Dominic R. Sceski, along with two seminarians preparing for priesthood in the Archdiocese of Colombo. (Photos by Sarah Webb)
The men are pictured here with (from left to right): Reverend Mariano Dellagiovanna, Vice Rector, Redemptoris Mater Seminary; Monsignor Gerard Mesure, Vice Rector; Reverend Christopher Redcay, Rector; Archbishop Nelson Pérez; Father Javier Santaballa, Rector, Redemptoris Mater Seminary; Monsignor Michael Magee, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Reverend John Masson, Director of Spiritual Formation, Theological Seminary; Reverend Michael Isenberg, Dean of Men, Theological Seminary.
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