Mass of Ordination: “Called to be Witnesses of Mercy” – Cardinal Beniamino Stella ordains 44 Legionaries of Christ Priests.
regnum christion Dec 16, 2015 Rome, on December 12, 2015 — Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, ordained 44 Legionaries of Christ priests in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. There were close to 3,000 persons present, including friends and family of the newly ordained priests. In his homily, Cardinal Stella said the 44 new Legionary priests are “a gift for the Church and humanity,” and therefore there are “many reasons to rejoice today.”
The 44 new priests come from 11 different countries: Germany (2), Brazil (8), Canada (2), Colombia (6), Chile (2), Spain (2), United States (1), France (1), Italy (3), Mexico (16), Poland (1). They have obtained their philosophy and theology degrees from the Pontifical Atheneum Regina Apostolorum, and their period of study and preparation – about 12 years – also included 3 years of pastoral work in different countries around the world.
Each one of the 44 priests has published his vocation story on the website: www.regnumchristi.org/sites/ordenaciones2015/en/
Mexico
Alejandro MIJANGOS HERRERA, L.C. (Villahermosa, Tabasco)
Jorge Alberto REYES CRUZ, L.C. (Ocotlán, Jalisco)
Jorge Enrique MÚJICA VILLEGAS, L.C. (Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato)
Carlos Oldaid GALLEGOS ROCHIN, L.C. (Villarhermosa, Tabasco)
Luis Miguel VARGAS MONTAÑEZ, L.C. (Aguascalientes, Ags.)
Álvaro AGUILAR ÁLVAREZ MIER Y TERÁN, L.C. (Ciudad de México)
Víctor ZAMORA LEÓN, L.C. (Ciudad de México)
Roberto JUÁREZ ÁLVAREZ, L.C. (Ciudad de México)
Arturo GUZMÁN VELÁZQUEZ, L.C. (Guadalajara,eJalisco)
Luis Manuel GUTIÉRREZ ROJAS, L.C. (Guadalajara, Jalisco)
Julio CASTRO BAEZA, L.C.(San José de Gracia, Mich.)
Daniel ZORRILLA GARZA, L.C. (Monterrey, N.L.)
Jorge ORTIZ CASTELLANOS, L.C. (Ciudad de México)
Gabriel ARENAS RAMÍREZ, L.C. (León, Guanajuato)
Pablo Yeudiel GONZÁLEZ CUÉLLAR, L.C. (Saltillo, Coah.)
Luis RAMÍREZ ALMANZA, L.C.
The newly ordained priests are already exercising their ministry around the world.
You can read the text of the homily