Congratulations Fr. Peter Tam Hoang, c . pp . s .!
Ordained June 8, 2017, St. Francis Xavier Church, St. Joseph, Missouri
“So close to the feast of Pentecost, may our prayer this morning echo the Gospel Acclamation for Pentecost
Sunday: ‘Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.’ In a word, ‘love’
is what this ordination is all about—God’s love for us shared outwardly in ministerial loving service of others.…So
may your priestly ministry, Peter Tam, rest securely in love, in loving service.”
-Bishop Joseph Charron, c.pp.s., from his homily during the Ordination Mass of Fr. Peter Tam Hoang, c.pp.s.
Pictures by Duc Tran, Margaret Haik, and Ruth Mather
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