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Ordination to the Priesthood of Br John Spiteri
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John with his mother, Lucy (right).
ON the evening of Friday, 10th July, our brother John Spiteri was ordained
to the priesthood by Bishop Geoffrey Robinson in the Church of St. Benedict
in Smithfield, Sydney.
The ordination was the finale of a week long assembly of the Capuchin friars
at our friary in Plumpton. Consequently almost the entire Australian Capuchin
province was able to be with John at his ordination. This combined with a large
church filled with John’s many friends and family made the ordination
liturgy a very moving affair.
John has been a Capuchin since 1973 and has ministered in varied places. People
came to celebrate with John from Griffith, Brisbane, Melbourne, Plumpton and
Adelaide – all places where John has ministered and found his way into
the hearts of the people.
(Left) Br John giving the sign of peace to other recently ordained Capuchins:
Robert Stewart, Tung Nuygen and Henry Paul
With such a wealth of experience behind him, we Capuchins are very confident
that John will make a truly great friar priest. John, our prayers are with
you. May God bless you abundantly in your new ministry.
After his ordination John will return to Hawthorn Melbourne to finish his
studies and begin his priestly ministry. John’s vocation story can be
found here.
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