CHARLOTTE — A group of Diocese of Charlotte seminarians stood before Bishop Peter Jugis at St. Patrick Cathedral July 7 and affirmed their desire to advance along the path toward the priesthood.
A special Mass featuring the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders marked an official step for the seminarians to embark on a more focused period of formation. They recently graduated from St. Joseph College Seminary and will now move on to studies at a major seminary this fall.
The men admitted as candidates for holy orders are: Clement Akerblom, Robert Bauman, Michael Camilleri, John Cuppett, Maximilian Frei, Bryan Ilagor, Bradley Loftin, Michael Lugo, Noé Sifuentes and Peter James Townsend.
The next steps in their formation will be ministry of lector, ministry of acolyte, ordination to the transitional diaconate, and finally, ordination to the priesthood.
— Catholic News Herald. Photos by Fredrik Akerblom and James Sarkis