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'A Priest Forever' - The Ordination of Rev. Jacob Ramos

Posted on June 30, 2022 in: News, Vocations

'A Priest Forever' - The Ordination of Rev. Jacob Ramos

“You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

-- Psalm 110

A celebration of the ordination to the priesthood of Reverend Jacob Ramos for service as a priest in the Diocese of Norwich took place June 25, 2022.

The Ritual Mass for the Conferral of Holy Orders took place at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, with the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, as the ordaining celebrant.

A gathering of invited congregants, fellow diocesan priests, and deacons were at the cathedral to witness the ordination, which was also was live-streamed.

Highlights from the Mass of Ordination

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