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Legionaries of Christ - Religious | Deacon
Formator & Professor at Sacred Heart Apostolic School
Indiana 🇺🇸
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Bishop was making jokes

Zipper got stuck

Fr. Alejandro crashing the picture

The secret is starting with the sleeves

Ohana means family

“Do you find these men worthy?”

RC Houston up in Dallas!

“Do you find these men worthy?”

Right after the Eucharistic adoration.
Need all the grace we can get!
Thanks Highlands school

Mom and dad bringing up the new vestments

Still helping me get dressed

Texas RC Young adults! Let’s gooo

Jesus

Our Houston RC young adult team!!

Will all the Legionaries please stand up

RC San Antonio 🙌

Gig’em ags!
Some of my roommates a college friends
Billy thanks for the BBQ!!!

My first homily 🫪

ECA Regnum Christi and Prepa Anahuac support!
Thanks for coming from Mexico 🇲🇽

Sunday Mass in the cathedral

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Leaving the Pews…

A small detail, but one that I keep coming back to since this day.

Last week, on September 5th, I was ordained a deacon for the Catholic Church.

The Mass began as always, and I found myself seated in the first pew, surrounded by my family and friends. After hearing the reading about the Apostles calling forward the first deacons to serve the Church, I found myself standing and answering “present” as our own names were called in the assembly. I left the pews and presented myself before the Bishop.

However, before the homily began, I did not return to my seat in the congregation. Instead, I returned to a single chair in the front to listen to the Bishop’s words to us. The first small step.

There he reminded us that we are not ordained to serve ourselves or to grow our own “following.” Rather, we are ordained to make followers of Jesus Christ and to serve Him with our lives.

When the homily ended, we stood and walked forward, not to return to the pews again. Instead, we crossed the communion rail, entered the sanctuary, and the Rite of Ordination began. The second step.

After the laying on of hands and the Prayer of Ordination, we were vested in our Legionary dalmatics and took our places beside the Bishop within the sanctuary as newly ordained deacons.

As I looked back toward the faithful gathered in the church, something I already knew finally hit me: my life was now dedicated in a new and particular way to serving Christ and His Church. In the Mass, as deacons, we have the gift of proclaiming His Word, and serving at His altar. Mass for us would never be lived the same.

Even though it was just a few steps from the pews to the sanctuary, they really represent a lot. My life is no longer my own, but is meant to be blessed, broken and shared with others.

Join me on this journey through your prayers and know of mine for you always!

Christ our King, Thy Kingdom come!

P.s. Huge thank you to Bishop Edward Burns and the Diocese of Dallas for the ordination, to the parish staff at St. Thomas Aquinas for hosting us, and especially to the RC Dallas locality for making the entire weekend possible. I will be forever grateful!

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Between their ordination and the Mass of Thanksgiving the next day @dallascathedral glad to be with my bros this great moment. #RCnation #RCdallas

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DAY 91 | Our Lady of Guadalupe

Reboot 99 Days.

Thanksgiving Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas — a place with special meaning.

Regnum Christi was born in Mexico, where devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe is deeply rooted.

Mary leads us to Christ.
And Christ sends us to others.

A beautiful way to close my 72 hours in Dallas.

New encounters, new projects — and the Holy Spirit en abondance. ❤️

Back home now, with a lot to process and even more to come.

#Reboot99Days #MIHITV #RegnumChristi #OurLadyOfGuadalupe #Dallas

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3 new LC deacons! And a whole lot more. I have forgotten how homey 😍 it is to be with my RC family. What a blessed, joyous and glorious weekend. My RC/LC family, no words to describe this gift of my spiritual family.
#legionariesofchrist #regnumchristi #priesthood #catholic

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DAY 90 | Deacon Ordination 🤍

Reboot 99 Days.

My dear seminarian brothers from Rome were ordained deacons — the last step before becoming priests in April 2027.

And then, a very Texan evening. 😄

My lovely hosts spoiled me and took me in their big truck to a neighborhood Mexican restaurant.

Faith, friendship, family.

So grateful for my Regnum Christi family wherever I go.

Thank you so much for everything. ❤️

#Reboot99Days #MIHITV #RegnumChristi #DeaconOrdination #Texas

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Honored to be the preacher for the three day retreat of these valiant brothers of mine, getting ordained to the diaconate tomorrow! 🙏 🔥 🐄

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Prayers appreciated too!
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#catholic #deacon

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Meet Br. John Sester, LC!
Br. John is from Rogers, Minnesota and has recently completed his theology studies in Rome; he will be ordained to the transitional diaconate on September 5th.
Br. John is looking forward to shifting from the previous stage of personal formation to this time more focused on service—he is taking on the role of assistant rector at Sacred Heart Apostolic School in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, where he will be working as a teacher and a member of the formation team.

#MeetRegnumChristi #Legionaries #LegionariesofChrist

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Last night was our last night on campus this quiet for this weekend. 400 visitors will join us for the Unite the Family, Ignite the Mission event this weekend.

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Please pray for the 21 Legionaries of Christ around the world who will be ordained to the transitional diaconate this year! Comment LEGIONARY to learn more about the new deacons.

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