Dear Family and Friends,
I’ve been a priest for 53 days now, 53 wonderful days. I
suppose you could say I’m still “on my honeymoon”!
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| celebrating mass at Little Flower in Bethesda, Maryland |
On January 19th I was privileged to celebrate a
special first mass at the Church of the Little Flower in Bethesda Maryland,
where my grandfather was usher for as long as I can remember (and where my
Uncle Jeff still is an usher!). My mom’s whole side of the family was present,
and afterwards we had a wonderful day together.
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| with my mom at Little Flower |
This week I’ll be in Connecticut and New Hampshire. My
journey to the priesthood began at Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in
New Hampshire. I remember two things attracting me to the school: one, that it
was in New Hampshire (which sounded wild – and is!) and two, that the boys
there respected each other and they all wanted to become priests like I did.
After New Hampshire I spent three years in Cheshire, Connecticut, where I took
my religious vows and started to really minister to people.
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| with my mom and my uncle Jeff |
If all goes well I will do a first mass in Cheshire on
Sunday, and then I will head up to New Hampshire to do a first mass there. I
have so many wonderful memories of these two places – it will be great to be
back!
Then on Wednesday, February 19th, in the evening,
I will celebrate a first mass in Cincinnati, Ohio. After my days in
Connecticut, I spent three years in Cincinnati helping a priest and learning
hands-on how to be one.
Then there will be the big first mass at my home parish of
Saint Mary Magdalen in Saint Louis, Missouri on Sunday, March 30th. That one has been a long time coming – 28 years since I first felt God
there nudging me in the direction of the priesthood!
Anyone is welcome to attend these masses. Feel free to give
me a call if you need more information.
May God bless you,
Father Kevin
