Ubi Petrus

Today we pray for all priests on leave.

Lord, may their time on leave be restful and restorative.  May their time away serve to strengthen them in their vocation as Your priest and help them to be more conformed to You.  May Mary comfort them and shelter them in her mantle and gently lead them to You, her Son.

Today we pray for Rev. Roland Blais and Rev. Daniel Sinabaldi.

Fr. Blais was ordained in 1944 and is now retired.

Fr. Sinibaldi was ordained in 1996 and is pastor of St. Catherine of Siena’s Parish and St. Joseph’s Parish in Woodsville.

Lord, grant them many years in your pasture and that their labors may bear fruit.  May they grow each day in love for You and Your Church and may they always grow in conformity to You.  May Mary draw them ever closer to her Immaculate Heart and so to You, her Son.

Today we pray for Rev. Richard Vickery and Rev. Charles DesRuisseaux.

Fr. Vickery was ordained in 1948 and is now retired.

Fr. DesRuisseaux was ordained in 1960 and is pastor of St. Anthony of Padua’s Parish in Manchester.

May their ministries be blessed and their every action be centered on Christ.  May they grow in love of Him and His Church each and every day.  May Mary care for them and lead them unto her Son.

Today we pray for Rev. Fritz Cerullo OSA and Rev. Anselm Smedile OSB.

Fr. Cerullo was ordained in 1971 and is pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Dover.

Fr. Smedile is currently the Assistant Director of Campus Ministry for St. Anselm College.

May their work be fruitful and their rest refreshing.  May they bring out in others a love for Christ and His Church and find in themselves that same love renewed and strengthened.  May Mary walk with them and lead them gently to her Son.

Today we pray for Bishop John McCormack, the Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester.

Bishop McCormack was ordained to the priesthood in 1960 and ordained to the episcopate in 1995.  He has been the Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester since 1998.

May he be led always by the Holy Spirit and always open to the Spirit’s promptings.  May he, as successor to the Apostles, act always in the best interests of his flock and the Church as a whole.  May he grow in conformity to Christ each day.  May Mary watch over him, shelter him in her mantle and draw him ever closer to her Son.

Today we pray for Rev. Paul McHugh and Rev. Shawn Therrien.

Fr. McHugh was ordained in 1953 and is now retired.

Fr. Therrien was ordained in 1987 and is pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Claremont.

May they see in each face they meet the Lord who put them there, may they walk quietly that they may hear the Lord speak to them and may they continually grow in deeper love of Christ and His Church and in conformity to Him.  May Mary watch over them and take them by the hand and lead them to her Son.

Today we pray for Rev. Wilfred Demers and Rev. Eric Delisle.

Fr. Demers was ordained in 1959 and is a retired priest in residence at St. Marie’s Parish in Manchester.

Fr. Delisle was  ordained in 2003 and is the Souhegan Deanery Hospital Chaplain and associate pastor for Blessed John XXIII’s Parish in Nashua.

May they in their every act show forth the Christ in whose Name they were ordained and may they continually grow in conformity to Him.  May Mary take them by the hand and lead them to her Son.

Today we pray for Rev. Deacon T. Kelly Fitzpatrick and Rev. Deacon Edward Munz.

Deacon Fitzpatrick was ordained in 1989 and is now retired.

Deacon Munz was ordained in 2004 and serves St. Catherine of Siena’s Parish in Manchester.  Yep, he’s our deacon and he’s an all-around pretty doggone smart and spiffy guy.

May they be continually inspired by the example of St. Stephen; may their love for the Lord and His Church grow each day; and may they seek ever to find new ways to serve the People of God and draw more souls to Christ.  May Mary look over them, shelter them in her mantle and lead them to her Son.

Today we pray for Rev. Patrick Gilbert and Rev. Paul Gilbert.

Fr. Patrick Gilbert was ordained in 2001 and is associate pastor of St. Aloysius of Gonzaga’s Parish in Nashua.

Fr. Paul Gilbert was also ordained in 2001 and is the Capital Deanery hospital chaplain as well as a weekend assistant at St. Theresa’s Parish in Henniker and St. Mary’s Parish in Hillsborough.

Yes, they are twin brothers.  I posted on a newspaper article on their story here.

Lord, may their service to You and Your Church always find its base and ground in love of You and may that love grow stronger each and every day.  May Mary watch over them and guide them and lead them to You, her Son.

Today we pray for Rev. Craig Cheney and Rev. Donald Clinton.

Fr. Cheney was ordained in 2003 and is pastor of North American Martyrs’ Parish in Colebrook.

Fr. Clinton was ordained in 1990 and is associate pastor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal’s Parish in Hampton.

Lord may they serve You and Your Church with ever-increasing vigor and find themselves growing each day in their love for You.  May Mary watch over them and guide them and lead them to You, her Son.