The Ordination Mass will be streamed live at https://www.scs.edu/, Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez/ and https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesSem/
The Reverend Mr. Gregory H. Miller, 27, son of George and Teresa Miller, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, D.D., Archbishop of Philadelphia.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Deacon Miller is a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Royersford. He is a native of Wichita, Kansas. His family moved to the Greater Philadelphia region in 2000. He is a graduate of Sacred Heart Parish School, located in Royersford (Montgomery County), and Archbishop Carroll High School, located in Radnor (Delaware County). He entered the program of priestly formation at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in 2015. Deacon Miller is the youngest of four children.
Father Miller will celebrate his First Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving on
Sunday, May 19, 2023
2:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
838 Walnut Street
Royersford, PA 19468
Reverend Peter J. DiMaria, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Bridgeport (Montgomery County), will concelebrate the Mass and preach the homily. Additional concelebrants include Reverend Monsignor George Majoros, Pastor of the partnering parishes of Sacred Heart Church (Clifton Heights) and Saint Charles Borromeo Church (Drexel Hill); Reverend Monsignor Michael Picard, Pastor of Saint Andrew Parish (Newtown); Reverend Tadeusz Gorka, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Royersford (Montgomery County); and Reverend Patrick Welsh, Pastor of Saint Matthew Parish (Northeast Philadelphia).
CatholicPhilly, the official digital news agency of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, recently published a profile on Deacon Miller. To read his profile, “Through Ultimate Frisbee, New Priest Finds Calling to Young Adult Ministry” please click here.
There are three men from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the Ordination Class of 2024. Following the conclusion of Mass with the Rite of Ordination, they 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 in his duties to tend to the pastoral and temporal needs of those entrusted to his care.
Thanks to the generous support of the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia, the Mass will be streamed live via the Archdiocesan Vimeo Channel (https://vimeo.com/event/2470138); Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez/); Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary’s website (https://www.scs.edu/); and Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesSem/); beginning at 10:00 a.m.
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Background on Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
Founded in 1832, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary has been forming men for priestly service in the Catholic Church for more than 191 years. With a current enrollment of 143 seminarians, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary is one of the largest seminaries in the country. In this very historic year, the seminary is preparing to relocate to Lower Gwynedd Township. Its new campus includes the construction of several new chapels, a college seminary dorm building, and a student life center which will consist of a refectory, classrooms, library, and administrative offices. Its inauguration is scheduled for August 2024. For more information on Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, call 610-667-3394 or visit www.scs.edu, Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Instagram or YouTube.
About the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia
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