St. Vincent Ordination Mass
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"You are a priest forever in the manner of Melchizedek."
(Psalm 110:4)
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Ordination Mass From
St. Vincent Archabbey
Bishop Larry J. Kulick, J.C.L., will ordain three priests and one deacon on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM in the Archabbey Basilica at Saint Vincent. Br. Barnabas O'Reilly, deacon at Mary, Queen of Saints Parish, is among one of the three to be ordained to the priesthood.
This special litugry is available for viewing at https://vimeo.com/699180823 (Visit the website of St. Vincent Archabbey at https://saintvincentarchabbey.org/ for any further information.)
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Masses and Receptions
Once ordained, 'Father' Barnabas will return to our parish to offer a Mass of Thanksgiving in each of our churches, providing parishioners an opportunity to greet him and receive First Blessings at a reception that will follow in each church's social hall.
As Barnabas has enjoyed his time with us, we have benefitted by his gifts and his presence. The schedule of Masses and receptions are as follows:- Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Our Lady of Fatima — 4:00PM Mass followed by a reception in Kohler Hall
- Sunday, May 29, 2022 at St. John the Baptist — 11:30AM Mass followed by a reception in Msgr. Farri Hall
- Sunday, June 5, 2022 at St. Frances Cabrini — 10:30AM Mass followed by a reception in O’Connell Hall
- Sunday, June 19, 2022 at St. Titus — 10:00AM Mass followed by a reception in Titan Hall
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus bless our brother, Barnabas, abundantly now and throughout his priestly life.
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A Brief Biography
Brother Barnabas O'Reilly, OSB, is the son of Lawrence and Eileen O’Reilly of Johnstown. He has two brothers, Russell and Patrick, and two sisters, Shannon and Kathleen. He is a 2008 graduate of Bishop McCort High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in biology in 2012 from Saint Vincent College.
Prior to entering the monastery, he was employed as a laboratory technician at the University of Pittsburgh and then worked for two years with a Catholic Missionary group known as St. Paul’s Outreach (SPO) at West Virginia University.
He entered the novitiate at Saint Vincent Archabbey on July 1, 2015 and made simple profession of monastic vows on July 10, 2016. Following simple profession in 2016, he was assigned as assistant to the director of Campus Ministry, St. Vincent College, and a Benedictine resident in Gerard Hall. He began studies at Saint Vincent Seminary in 2016. In 2018, he received the master of arts degree in Catholic philosophical studies, cum laude.
After spending a year as a novice and three years in temporary vows, Br. Barnabas professed solemn vows on July 11, 2019 at St. Vincent Archabbey before Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, OSB. He was ordained as a deacon by the Most Rev. Larry J. Kulick, J.C.L., Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, on May 22, 2021 in the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica.
He has served Mary, Queen of Saints Parish as a deacon since the Summer of 2021 until the time of his ordination.
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TO BE A PRIEST
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To live in the midst of the world
without wishing its pleasures;
To be a member of each family,
yet belonging to none;
To share all suffering;
To penetrate all secrets;
To heal all wounds;
To go from men to God
and offer Him their prayers;
To return from God to men
to bring pardon and hope;
To have a heart of fire for charity
and a heart of bronze for chastity;
To teach and to pardon,
console and bless always.
My God, what a life!
And it is yours, O Priest of Jesus Christ!Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, O.P.
(May 12, 1802 – November 21, 1861)
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