May 15, 2014

Archbishop Chaput To Ordain Rev. Mr. Charles J. Ravert To The Priesthood

The Rev. Mr. Charles J. Ravert, son of Ms. Eleanor M. Todd, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. on

Saturday, May 17, 2014
9:45 a.m. (Procession)
10:00 a.m. (Mass)
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Born in Philadelphia, Rev. Mr. Charles J. Ravert has been serving as a deacon at Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Morrisville (Bucks County). He attended Saint John the Baptist Parish Elementary School and Mercy Vocational High School in Philadelphia, PA. He received his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology Degrees at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Father Ravert will celebrate his First Mass on
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Saint John the Baptist Parish
2:00 p.m.
146 Rector Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127

The homilist will be Reverend Robert B. McDermott. Concelebrants include Reverend Monsignor Charles Vance, Reverend Charles Zlock, Reverend James Lyons, and Reverend Thomas Kletzel.

There are six men from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the Ordination Class of 2014. Each of the newly ordained priests will be assigned to an Archdiocesan parish where they will serve as parochial vicars. A parochial vicar is a priest appointed by the Archbishop to assist the pastor of a parish.

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