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At the ceremony in Vatican City from left are Father Joshua Rodrigue, director of Spiritual Formation at the Pontifical North American College; seminarian Joseph Lapeyrouse; Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong, and seminarian Matthew Prosperie.
Ministry of Acolyte At a ceremony in Vatican City recently, Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong, secretary for seminaries in the Congregation for Clergy, conferred the ministry of acolyte in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Pontifical North American College. Joseph Lapeyrouse (Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales, Houma) and Matthew
Prosperie (St. Ann Church parish, Bourg) were among 32 second-year seminarians studying at the college to be honored at the Mass. As part of the rite, the archbishop placed the paten, which contains hosts for the celebration of Mass, in the hands of each candidate. He then said, “Take this vessel with bread for the celebration
of the Eucharist. Make your life worthy of your service at the table of the Lord and of his church.” The Pontifical North American College serves as the American seminary in Rome, and has formed over 5,000 priests near the heart of the church for service in dioceses in the United States, Canada and Australia. BC
Father Justino (Loloy) Estoque dies in the Philippines
Father Justino (Loloy) Estoque
Father Justino (Loloy) Estoque, passed away Friday, March 19, in the Philippines, after suffering from a lingering illness. He was 64 years old. Father Estoque was born June 7, 1957, in Bohol, Philippines. After his seminary formation, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Tagbilaran on April 3,1982, and served his diocese in various capacities throughout the years. In 2010, Father Estoque came to the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux as part of the priests-on-loan program
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and was assigned as associate pastor of the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma. In March 2011, he was appointed administrator of Holy Family Church parish in Grand Caillou, and then as pastor in June 2011, where he served until his departure for the Philippines in 2015. Please remember Father Estoque and his family in your prayers, as well as the community of Holy Family in Grand Caillou, whom he served during his priestly ministry here in the diocese. BC
