The Ordination Mass will be streamed live at www.archphila.org.

 The Rev. Mr. Thomas O’Donald, son of Mr. Thomas O’Donald Sr. and Mrs. Joanne O’Donald, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. on

Saturday, May 21, 2016
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 Darby, Rev. Thomas O’Donald has been serving as a deacon at Saint Philip Neri Church Lafayette Hill, PA (Montgomery County). He attended Saint Aloysius Academy and Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill. He received his Bachelor, Master of Divinity and Master of Art Degrees at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Father O’Donald will celebrate his First Mass on
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Saint Anastasia Church
3:00 p.m.
3301 West Chester Pike
Newtown Square, PA 19073 (Delaware County)

The homilist will be Reverend Augustine Esposito, OSA.

There are four men from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the Ordination Class of 2016. 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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Editor’s Note: If you would like to receive a photograph of Father O’Donald electronically, please contact the Office for Communications at 215-587-3747 or email [email protected].

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Jhoselyn Martinez
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747 (office)