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Seven New Priests Ordained in Diocese of Lansing
Largest priestly ordination class in nearly five decades assigned to parishes across the diocese.
The Diocese of lansing celebrated the ordination of seven new priests at Saint thomas Aquinas in East Lansing this past Saturday. This marks the largest priestly ordination class the diocese has seen in 47 years.
The newly ordained priests are: Father Jonathon Bokuniewicz of Saint Augustine parish in Howell; Father Brett Ivey of Saint mary parish in Williamston; Father Jack Jobst; Father Daniel LaCroix, Father Christian Salata, all of Christ the King parish in Ann Arbor; father Randy Koenigsknecht and Father Joshua Luttig, both of Most Holy Trinity parish in Fowler.
During his homily, Bishop Boyea challenged the ordinands to “Grow in holiness by remaining in friendship with Jesus, such that you can pour yourselves out, and hold nothing back, in the service of Christ’s beloved bride, His Holy Church.”
Bishop Boyea emphasized the importance of love and sacrifice in their ministry. “This friendship, says the Lord, will only be real when we love one another, when we love the vrey people we are called to serve,” saeid Bishop Boyea, june 14, “a love which means we are willing to lay down our lives, or the interruptions in our nights, or the constant demands on our time, or the missing of that last episode of our favorite TV show, or the stretching of our alms-giving as the tenth person seeks our help.”
“Holiness will lead us to lay down our lives in these and many other day-to-day demands which nibble at us without surcease,” he added.
All seven priests completed their education at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. They will now serve as parochial vicars in various parishes within the Diocese of Lansing.
Assignments Announced for New Priests
“This friendship, says the Lord, will only be real when we love one another, when we love the very people we are called to serve.”
Bishop Boyea concluded his homily by saying, “Today, my sons, you will be conformed by God’s grace, to his beloved Son, the truly holy one.” He urged them,”May that holiness be effective both in your own lives and in the lives for whom you pour out your own life. Love, both the love which God has as he
