On the Journey to Priesthood

On March 2, 2025, His Eminence, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, conferred the Ministry of Acolyte in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Pontifical North American College, Vatican City State, on 26 seminarians, including our Diocese of Metuchen seminarian, Bruce Cargill.

In the rite of the Institution of Acolyte, Cardinal Tagle placed the paten, which contains the 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 seminarians, currently in their second year of formation at the College, have two additional years of theological studies before being ordained to the priesthood in their home dioceses.