PRIESTS FOREVER—Cardinal Dolan greets the newly ordained priests in the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick’s Cathedral May 23 after the Mass in which he ordained them. They are, front row, from left: Father Ricardo Garcia, Father Seán Connolly, Father James Benavides, Father Elvin Rivera, Father Jean-Marie Vianney Uzabakiriho and Father Adolfo Novio. Back row, from left: Father Ignatius Shin, C.F.R., Father Matthew Reiman, Father Stephen Ries, Father Christopher McBride, C.F.R., Father Jose Cruz and Father Adolphus Emeka Muoghalu.
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ABUNDANT BLESSINGS—After ordaining 12 priests May 23 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral—10 for the archdiocese and two for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal—Cardinal Dolan asks them to bless him at the conclusion of the Mass of Ordination. Bestowing the blessings are, from left, Father James Benavides, Father Seán Connolly, Father Jose Cruz, Father Ricardo Garcia, Father Adolphus Emeka Muoghalu, Father Adolfo Novio, Father Matthew Reiman, Father Stephen Ries, Father Elvin Rivera, Father Jean-Marie Vianney Uzabakiriho, Father Christopher McBride, C.F.R. and Father Ignatius Shin, C.F.R. It is the largest class and the largest number from a class who will serve the archdiocese that the cardinal has ordained since he became Archbishop of New York in 2009.
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ORDINATION DAY—Cardinal Dolan ordained 12 men to the priesthood—10 for New York—May 23 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. At left, the men prostrate themselves on the floor of the cathedral sanctuary to demonstrate their humbleness and willingness to serve others while the assembly sang the Litany of the Saints.
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Father Adolfo Novio confers first blessings after the Mass of Ordination.
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ANTICIPATION—Father Ignatius Shin, C.F.R., at front left, and Father Christopher McBride, C.F.R., at front right, process into St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the Mass of Ordination May 23, followed by their fellow ordinands.