Monsignor Michael C. Picard, the pastor of Saint Andrew Catholic Parish in Newtown, announced the ordination of two parishioners: the Rev. Andrew Auletta and the Rev. Henry Graebe.
Archbishop Nelson Perez performed the ordination. This is the first time in the history of the parish that two candidates were ordained at the same time, a momentous occasion for the parish community.
Both men were ordained Saturday, May 21, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The ordination was livestreamed on CatholicPhilly.com and on Archbishop Perez’s Facebook page. CatholicPhilly.com also posted the assignments for the newly ordained priests at local parishes.
Graebe and Auletta each served their first Mass at the main church of Saint Andrew Catholic Parish on Sunday, May 22.
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