Ordinations and Final Vows
Two great celebrations mark the completion of formation in Holy Cross.
- At his Final Vows, a Holy Cross religious professes the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience forever according to the Constitutions of the Congregation of Holy Cross. In this they commit their lives to the communal work, prayer, and life of Holy Cross.
- At his ordination, a seminarian who has taken final vows receives the Sacrament of Holy Orders and is ordained to serve the Church as a priest. In this Sacrament he is conformed to Christ Jesus, the Head and Shepherd.
Featured in each gallery are pictures, video, and related material from recent Final Vows and Ordination masses.
Final Vows 2011
On Saturday, August 27th, 2011, Matthew Kuczora, C.S.C. professed forever the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the Congregation of Holy Cross. In this he became a permanent member of the community and committed himself to our common life and ministry.
Ordination 2011
The Congregation of Holy Cross ordained two new priests Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of Peoria in Illinois, conferred the Sacrament of Holy Orders on John Britto Antony, C.S.C. and Paul M. Ybarra, C.S.C.
Final Vows 2010
The Congregation of Holy Cross has welcomed its newest deacon—Paul M. Ybarra, C.S.C.—following ceremonies in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in which he made his final profession of vows on Saturday, August 28, 2010 and was ordained to the Order of Deacon on Sunday, August 29, 2010.
Ordination 2010
The Indiana Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross ordained two new priests on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of Peoria in Illinois, conferred the Sacrament of Holy Orders on Kevin G. Grove, C.S.C. and Gerard J. Olinger, C.S.C.
Final Vows 2009
Kevin G. Grove, C.S.C., and Gerard J. Olinger, Jr., C.S.C. professed their final vows with the Congregation of Holy Cross on Saturday, August 30th, 2009 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus at the University of Notre Dame. In this they committed to live out the rest of their life through the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience within Holy Cross.