Six Diocese of Charlotte seminarians stood before Bishop Michael T. Martin, OFM Conv. to affirm their commitment to becoming priests on July 9, 2024. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eYvFMO
The ceremony, called the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders, marks an important step for the seminarians as they begin a more focused period of formation at a major seminary.
The six men – Mark Becker, John Harrison, Gabriel Lugo, Ronan Ostendorf, Mateo Perez and Matthew Stanley – recently graduated from St. Joseph College Seminary in Mount Holly.
This was the first time Bishop Martin was able to mark this milestone with diocesan seminarians, with the ceremony at St. Patrick Cathedral taking place a little more than a month after his own ordination and installation as Bishop of Charlotte. Watch his full homily.