From the Catholic Miscellany
GOOSE CREEK—A large crowd packed Immaculate Conception Church on Dec. 6 to support a new priest and transitional deacon, both of whom were ordained by Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone.
Father Rafael Padron Hernandez was ordained to the priesthood and Rev. Mr. Ronie Ramirez Lorcha to the transitional diaconate.
These two new clergy members are part of the Adorno Fathers, or the Clerics Regular Minor.
Father Padron, who is originally from the Goose Creek area, is the first person from the parish to be ordained a priest. As a result, the event drew a large crowd of local well-wishers.
Adorno Father Teodoro Kalaw, superior general of the order, and former parochial vicar at Jesus Our Risen Saviour Church in Spartanburg, traveled from Rome for the ordination.
During his homily, Bishop Guglielmone told the ordinands to persevere in confidence and enthusiasm and to be a light shining.
“Don’t be afraid that you won’t fulfill what God asks,” he said. “Come together and shine bright. God will give you the words to speak so that you can serve people in love, just as you serve God.”
“God chooses them to lead in charity,” he told the congregation. “They are devoting their lives to you. They are the image of Christ and we thank them.”
Father Kalaw also expressed his gratitude and encouraged the two men in their journeys.
