Year for Priests

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

Faithfulness of Christ, faithfulness of priests

Update on Seminarians

Diocese of Lafayette and North Region

Father Aaron Melancon, Director of Vocations and Seminarians for the Diocese of Lafayette, reports that with the start of the Fall Semester, the Diocese of Lafayette has thirty-two (32) seminarians representing every area of the Diocese. Eighteen of the men are in Theology and Pre-Theology, ten of the men are in college seminary, two of the men are in their Pastoral year and two of the men are in the novitiate. Four men are scheduled to be ordained to the priesthood in June 2010. The Lafayette seminarians are enrolled at St. Joseph Seminary College (St. Ben’s) in Covington, Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Theological College in Washington, D.C., Mount Saint Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas. Of the thirty-two (32) current seminarians representing the Diocese of Lafayette, the following four (4) men are from the North Region (St. Landry and Evangeline Parishes):

1. Matthew Barzare (St. Anthony of Padua, Eunice)


2. Mitchell Hebert, III (Sacred Heart of Jesus, Port Barre)


3. Johnathan Janise ** (Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ville Platte


4. William Schambough (St. Anthony of Padua, Eunice)

Please pray for these and all seminarians of the Diocese of Lafayette:

** Jonathan Janise will be ordained a Deacon on November 7, 2009 and will be ordained a Priest on June 5, 2010.

Prayer for Seminarians

Father, in your plan for our salvation you provide shepherds for your people. Fill your Church with the spirit of courage and love. Raise up worthy ministers for your altars and eager but gentle servants of the gospel. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

(Prayer adapted from the Roman Sacramentary).