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Friday, May 17, 2019

Congratulations to Cesar Izaguirre and Wilmer Chirino

On May 11th, Archbishop Charles Chaput ordained five men for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  Two of those men were from RMS Guam: Cesar Izaguirre and Wilmer Chirino.  Next year, these men will become priests. Archbishop Chaput can thank Archbishop Byrnes for rejecting these two RMS seminarians from Guam.  You can find more photos of the ordination here.  Congratulations Deacon Cesar and Deacon Wilmer.  
Deacon Cesar Izaguirre receives a chamorro necklace, a tradition in his Guam culture.
Wilmer Chirino kisses the stole that he will wear as a deacon in liturgies.

Presenting themselves in St. Martin’s Chapel are, from left, Cesar Izaguirre and Wilmer Chirino of the Neocatechumenal Way, and Kevin Okafor, Louis Monica and August Taglianetti of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 17, 2019 at 7:28 AM

    Wonderful.... Caesar and Willmer. Great guys. They will make great priests. And they will do a lot of good....

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  2. AnonymousMay 17, 2019 at 9:21 AM

    Diana, please pass on to Bishop Byrnes the good news of former RMS Guam seminarians becoming deacons and priests elsewhere other than Guam.

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    1. DianaMay 17, 2019 at 7:58 PM

      Dear Anonymous at 9:21 am,

      If he is reading this blog, then he would already know.

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  3. AnonymousMay 18, 2019 at 10:15 AM

    These RMS seminarians that Walked in communities ,ordained priests wonderful ,will also still walk in communities there what a Blessing. More are coming. The Bishop Thanked The RMS seminary in Guam for sending them there.

    When Bishop Byrne sent them away because of
    CCOG lies , we in communities suffered , we knew and loved them walking with us. We are so happy.
    IJesus Christ is faithful.
    As I write this I am crying tears of Joy for them
    ,remembering all the blessing the RMS brought to us.here . Christmas, St. Patrick’s day , Easter, celebrations for Word and Eucharist working at the seminary,the visits to our homes the love and prayers for them and the wonderful formators
    Priests and sisters and brothers that supported them.

    All the pain in my heart caused by the lies and hate the PDN published , and hate used by CCOG. The rejection and cruelty by Now Archbishop Byrne by sending them away are gone, for me , CHRIST HAS TRULY RISEN
    and as my mother would say God doesn’t sleep.





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    1. DianaMay 18, 2019 at 12:50 PM

      Dear Anonymous at 10:15 am,

      The right thing is to move forward rather than wallow in resentment or rejection. God has been faithful to those who were rejected. As I said, the death of RMS Guam brought life to many Dioceses outside of Guam. Now that Archbishop Byrnes have shut down RMS, he has been having a difficult time selling the property, but that is not our problem. We continue to move forward.

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  4. AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 5:32 AM

    Dear Anon @10:15 AM
    People abandon and assume what is best for others.But God never abandons and knows exactly what is best.The fact that these men's calls stayed true is a sign that God is not sleeping.Don't despair :) Pray for those in CCOG!

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  5. God is oneMay 20, 2019 at 1:46 PM

    Congrats deacon Darren deacon Preston I forgot the other names but congrats to the other two deacons god is blessing us

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  6. God is oneMay 20, 2019 at 1:53 PM

    And congrats father victor on your ordination

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  7. AnonymousMay 22, 2019 at 7:05 AM

    Fr. Martin Munoz, Miami (May 11), Deacons Cesar & Wilman, Philadelphia (May 11), Fr. Victor Vitug, Boston (May 18), Deacons Darren, Preston, Edmund and Drazen, Newark (May 19)

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