Reverend Mr. Phong Thanh Le to be Ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez
The Ordination Mass will be streamed live at www.scs.edu, Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez/ and www.facebook.com/StCharlesSem/
The Reverend Mr. Phong Thanh Le, 46, son of Mr. Quyen Thanh Le and Mrs. Anna Vinh Nguyen, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia.
Saturday, May 20, 2023
10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
A native of Vietnam, Deacon Le has been serving as a transitional deacon at Saint Andrew Parish in Newtown (Delaware County) for the past year in final preparation for Ordination to the Priesthood.
He attended Xuan Loc Primary and High School (1990-1993) in Vietnam and Northeast Catholic High School (1995) in Philadelphia. He earned a Doctor of Pharmacy (2002) from Temple University in Philadelphia as well as Master of Divinity (2022) and Master of Theology (2023) degrees from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood.
Father Le will celebrate his First Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving on
Sunday, May 21, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Saint Andrew Church
81 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940
The homilist will be Reverend Monsignor Michael Picard. Concelebrants include Reverend Keith Chylinski, Reverend Patrick Brady, Reverend Marc Capizzi, and Reverend Alexander Pancoast.
Father Le will celebrate a second Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving in Vietnamese on
Sunday, May 21, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Saint Helena Church
6161 North Firth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19120
The homilist will be his uncle, Reverend Joseph Chau Nguyen, a Pastor in Mississippi. Concelebrants include Reverend Monsignor Joseph Trinh, Reverend Monsignor Michael Picard, Reverend Robert Pesarchick, Reverend Joseph Chau Nguyen, Reverend Peter Welsh, and Reverend Marc Capizzi.
Catholic Philly recently published a profile on Deacon Le’s journey to the priesthood. To read his profile, “Pharmacist Leaves the American Dream for Life in the Priesthood,” please click here.
There are seven men from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the Ordination Class of 2023. 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.
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 190 years. Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary will be relocating to Lower Gwynedd Township. It includes the construction of a new chapel, and a student life center which will consist of a refectory, classrooms, library, administrative offices, fitness center and additional housing for seminarians and resident faculty. Its inauguration is scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year. For more information on Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, please 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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