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A priest-brother came to me before Holy Hour today, and thanked me for having the courage to wear my cassock. He hopes this might start something.
posted by Fr LWG at 10:28 PM
Fr Loren Gonzales is a priest of the Diocese of Phoenix AZ currently shepherding a parish in Peoria. Fr Gonzales received his MDiv from the Franciscan School of Theology of the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley CA. He was ordained to the presbyterate by the late Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, + Most Rev Carl Fisher. He is a former member of the Order of Friars Servants of Mary (Servites). He has ministered in the Archdioceses of Denver and San Francisco, and the Dioceses of Oakland, Orange, and Tucson, where he has served the people of God as a catechist, campus minister, liturgist, musician, parochial vicar and vocation director. His an advocate of the Reform of the Reform.Two years ago he received faculties from the Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, + Most Rev Thomas Olmsted, to celebrate the Classical Liturgy according to the indult Ecclesia Dei. On September 14, 2007 Fr Gonzales celebrated a Missa Cantata in honor of His Holiness’ Motu Propio Summorum Pontificum. He celebrates the usus antiquor regularly. This blog, Overheard in the Sacristy, is inspired by his smattering of memoirs, Fifty Sophomoric Summers.
10 Comments:
My "odd little hat," the biretta, is in my office on a shelf. I too like the look of the saturno.
Connie?
Priests wear cassocks at my parish all the time. In fact, I have noticed several seminarians choosing to wear them at various events, as well as younger priests.
A cassock on a priest tells me that for the most part, he is not disoriented in his theology and philosophy like others, for example, who wear ordinary street clothes.
Dear Odd Little Hat Wearing Pater,
When your fellow priest stated "He hopes this might start something", that reminded me of a saying we use in the Marine Corps...
Leadership By Example
Keep fighting the good fight, Father!
Thank you for setting a holy example!
Christine
The World...IMHO
Whenever I see a priest wearing one, I think of St. Thomas Aquinas. (But that is only if the priest is a bit rotund.)......
Connie,
The internet has shrunk world travel to seconds.
My profile mentions OSM, but not "Servite" in particular.And only a select number of people associate the habit with the Order.
Pacific Northwest...Your blog info..."odd little priests hat" = typical Connie.
Email me to catch up on 19 years worth of ...
Why do I think I see a drama unfolding before my very eyes? "Connie"...."Loren".....19 years ago. Heavens to Betsey. I do love a good story. Whatever it is.
The People's Republic of Berkeley still haunts!
I think it's fun to catch up with old friends/associates/chums.
Sincerely,
Not a Blast From Your Past
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