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On May 4, 2022May 3, 2022
Catholic Herald Staff

Deacon Matthew Pearson to be ordained to the priesthood on May 27

Deacon Matthew Pearson will be ordained to the priesthood on Friday, May 27.

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On May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Catholic Herald Staff

Two to be ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 13

Mark Foley and Simon Tipps will be ordained to the transitional diaconate on Friday, May 13.

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On December 15, 2020
Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Fr. Kumud Nayak ordained to the priesthood

Fr. Kumud Ordination
Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison lays hands on Fr. Kumud Nayak, CJD, during Father Nayak’s Ordination Mass on December 7 at Holy Name Heights in Madison.
(Catholic Herald photo/Joe Ptak)

MADISON — The vigil of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception included a blessing for the Diocese of Madison — a new priest.

Fr. Kumud Nayak was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison on December 7 in the Holy Name Oratory at Holy Name Heights in Madison.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a limited number of invited guests were able to attend the Ordination Mass, while hundreds from the diocese and elsewhere watched via a livestream.

‘Here I am, Lord’

“Let Rev. Mr. Kumud Chandra Nayak, who is to be ordained a priest, come forward,” proclaimed Deacon Chris Schmelzer during the Mass.

At those words, still-Deacon Kumud stood up from his pew and uttered “present”.

He then came forward as Vicar General Msgr. James Bartylla presented the priesthood candidate to Bishop Hying.

Knowing him to be “worthy,” Bishop Hying said, “Relying on the help of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, we choose Kumud, our brother, for the order of the priesthood”.

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On July 11, 2019July 14, 2022
Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Bishop Hying ordains three new priests

A mere three days after his installation as the fifth Bishop of Madison, Bishop Hying, with a self-admitted devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, ordained three men to the priesthood at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison on Friday, June 28, the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The three new priests were: Fr. Steve Brunner, Fr. Bill Van Wagner, and Fr. Cristian Valenzuela.

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On May 16, 2019May 4, 2023
Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Three transitional deacons to be ordained

Three men will be ordained to the transitional diaconate for the Diocese of Madison on Friday, May 24, during a Mass at 7:30 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5101 Schofield St., Monona. Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee will preside at the ordination.

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On June 14, 2018May 10, 2023
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Three to be ordained to the priesthood

Deacons Peter Lee, Drew Olson, and Grant Thies will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison on Friday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison.

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On May 17, 2018February 10, 2023
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Two will be ordained deacons on May 25

Bishop Robert C. Morlino will ordain two seminarians of the Diocese of Madison as transitional deacons on Friday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona.

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On July 13, 2017February 15, 2022
Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Encouragement key for new priests

We rejoice in the ordination of three new priests for the Diocese of Madison: Frs. Jared Holzhuter, Andrew Showers, and Luke Syse.

While we thank God for the gift of their priesthood, some of us can also take a little credit for their ordination.

Importance of encouragement

Why is that? According to the annual survey of this year’s ordination class, 82 percent of the men ordained to the priesthood were encouraged by four people in their lives, including parish priests, friends, or other parishioners.

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On June 15, 2017August 16, 2023
Kevin Wondrash

Three to be ordained to the priesthood

Deacons Jared Holzhuter, Andrew Showers, and Luke Syse will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison on Friday, June 30, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison.

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On December 28, 2016January 19, 2023
Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Two new priests ordained in Roxbury

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2016, took on a special meaning for two men, as they were ordained to the priesthood.

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