With praise and gratitude to Almighty God,

The Most Reverend Martin J. Amos

Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa

will ordain

Chad Johnson

and

Brian Smith

Transitional Deacons

on Saturday, the Twelfth of September

in the year two thousand twenty

at ten thirty a.m.

The Cathedral of St. Columba

154 West Wood Street

Youngstown, Ohio

Loving God,

Your Son, Jesus, has shown us that an open heart finds the way.

Help me to find my way in this world.

Keep my heart open to following Jesus’ way of serving others in love.

Give me the courage to accept the guidance You offer me through my family, my friends, and my parish community.

Through the Holy Spirit, You call me to a particular way of life.

If it is the way of a priest, sister, brother, or deacon, then help me to walk it in joyful service to Your people.

With You, my God, I know I can find my way.

Amen.

Please continue to pray for all of our Seminarians, and an increase to vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life, Deaconate, and Lay Ecclesial Ministries.~~Fr. Steve