Posts in May, 2009

Oracion por los Sacerdotes

May 31st, 2009

Thanks to Manuel Avellan for sending this video prayer for priests, with text composed by Boston’s own Richard Cardinal Cushing.

Posted in Multimedia

7th year of ordination for Fr. Dan Hennessey

May 25th, 2009

Congratulations to Fr. Dan Hennessey, Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Boston and Chaplain of the Serra Club of Boston, on his 7th year as an ordained priest. Fr. Dan was ordained on May 25, 2002.

Fr. Dan is a tireless promoter of the cause of vocations and a great promoter of the Serra Club of Boston. We are truly blessed to have him working in the Archdiocese of Boston.

Congratulations Fr. Dan!

Posted in Support priests

Congratulations to the 2009 Ordinandi

May 23rd, 2009

Congratulations to the six new priests ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston:

Fr. Seán M. Maher from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton
Fr. Huy H. Nguyen from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton
Fr. Frank D. Camp from Blessed John XXIII National Seminary
Fr. David W. Gunter from Blessed John XXIII National Seminary
Fr. Israel J. Rodriguez from the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan House of Formation
Fr. Shawn P. Carey from the St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif.

God bless these new priests as they begin their new life as ordained priests!

Thanks also to Fr. Dan Hennessey and Fr. Michael Harrington of the Vocations office for helping to bring these new priests into the archdiocese:

Fr. Mike Harrington of the Vocations Boston office

Fr. Dan Hennessey of the Vocations Boston

For the Pilot’s coverage of the ordination, please click on the link below:

The Boston Pilot: Six new priests for Boston

Posted in Events, Support priests

Visit to CatholicTV

May 22nd, 2009

Several members of Serra Boston attended a live Mass at CatholicTV. Fr. Dan Hennessey, Vocations Director for the archdiocese and chaplain of Serra Boston celebrated live Mass, and the Serrans were able to tour the studios.

Here are photos from the Mass:

Thanks to CatholicTV for their hospitality!

Posted in Events

Fri, May 22 – CatholicTV Live Mass with Fr. Dan Hennessey

May 10th, 2009

Fr. Dan Hennessey, Vocations Director for the archdiocese and chaplain of Serra Boston, will be celebrating Mass live on Catholic TV at the studio in Watertown on Friday, May 22 at 9:30 AM.

All Serrans and others who want to promote vocations are asked to attend, so that Fr. Hennessey can celebrate Mass with a full chapel. Attendees will also have the added bonus of seeing firsthand the beautiful studio where the excellent Catholic TV broadcasts originate!

Note that all attendees need to be at the studio by 9:00 AM sharp to attend the live Mass.

The address of the Catholic TV studio is:

CatholicTV
34 Chestnut St.
Watertown, MA 02472
Google Maps directions

Hope you can join us at this live event!