5 priests Ordained at Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Ceremony conducted by Cardinal O'Malley
Five new priests were ordained at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
“As priests we must cultivate a shepherd’s heart filled with compassion and empathy,” said Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.
“People will be open to receive the message of the Gospel from priests if we can show them that we care about them. If we are priests of empathy and compassion like Jesus and the Good Samaritan, only then can we be effective messengers of the Good News of the Gospel.”
Those ordained on Saturday morning were:
Father Paul Born, 31, born in Boston and raised in Stoneham. He graduated from Boston College in 2013 with a degree in finance, according to the Archdiocese. He worked in New York City as a financial analyst at Barclays before entering St. John Seminary in the class of 2023. He served a diaconal assignment at St. Mary, Waltham.
Father Jose Ignacio Montero Burgos, 30, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he attended schools, according to the Archdiocese. He is an alumnus of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Brookline. He has been serving his deacon assignment at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, East Boston.
Father Rodrigo Martinez, 32, born in Metapan in Santa Ana, El Salvador, where he attended elementary school. He moved to Boston to attend Mildred Avenue Middle School in Mattapan, and then East Boston High School. He graduated from Providence College with a degree in philosophy in 2019 and then entered St. John Seminary as a member of the Class of 2023 and served in parishes in Stoughton during his deacon year.
Father Peter Schirripa, 30, born in Mountain View, Calif. He graduated from St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., with a degree in history and secondary education, a degree he put into practice by teaching at his middle school alma mater, Jonas Clarke, Lexington, before entering St. John Seminary as a member of the Class of 2023. His deacon year was at St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish, Cambridge.
Father Alphonsus Hien Quang Vu, 35, born in Ha Noi, Vietnam, where he attended local schools including college at Ha Noi Open University. He is an alumnus of St. John Seminary and has been serving his deacon year at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Winthrop.