We join in prayer with the whole St Patrick’s Missionary Society and the families and friends of our five deacons who will be ordained to the priesthood on 7 June 2025.
At St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ikot Ansa, Calabar, Nigeria:
Rev James Ferdinand Utionkpan
Rev Vitalis Ummunnakwe Ndubuisi
Rev Daniel Ifunayachi Adiele
Ordaining Prelate: Rt. Rev Christopher Naseri, (Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Calabar)
At St Kizito Parish, Chigoneka, Area 47, Lilongwe, Malawi:
Rev Gift Mawuya
Rev Kennedy Julius Mulande
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev George Desmond Tambala (Archbishop of Lilongwe Archdiocese)
We pray especially for Deacon James, who has been appointed back to the Archdiocese of Lilongwe.
May they experience the joy of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and receive the graces they need for their ministry.