This weekend.....

we had the privilege of watching my brother be ordained a Catholic priest in Santa Fe, NM. If you remember not long ago we went to Rome for his ordination to the diaconate. Well, after completing his six years of seminary his journey has now begun as a priest for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

On Saturday we attended the ordination mass, where he and two other deacons were being ordained.


Waiting before mass...





The entrance procession...



Enrique doing the second reading...



The laying on of hands...



The newly ordained is vested...



At the Eucharistic table...



Father Fernando distributes Holy Communion...



After mass there was a reception where we waited in line to receive a family blessing...



Later that afternoon my brother came over to our hotel where we just hung out..I got this pic of my boys with their uncle...


And that evening after dinner we took the sibling pic...



The next morning my brother celebrated his first mass, and it was just beautiful!








After mass, we proceeded to the courtyard where my brother was giving more blessings. The weather was just gorgeous, and the kids enjoyed running around the courtyard. I also took advantage of the beautiful weather and snapped some pics of my boys...



And after my brother was finished we got a family pic with him..


A beautiful weekend filled with many graces and blessings, thanks be to God!