The following is a Christmas greeting and update from Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter seminarian Andrew Rapoport, FSSP:
Dear Latin Mass Community,
I wish all of you a very blessed Christmas. I hope everything is going well on the Central Coast.
Things are great here in Nebraska. On the 19th I finished my finals for this
semester. This is my first year of Theology and I have enjoyed all of
my classes so far, though some were quite challenging. I had Moral
Theology, Introduction to Dogmatic Theology, De Deo Uno (the study of
the One God), Patristics, Canon Law, Scripture and Latin.
We
recently finished construction on a new gymnasium, complete with
basketball court, indoor track and weight room. It is great, especially
now in the winter when the highs during the day are frequently below
freezing.
On the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe we had a Pontifical
High Mass with the Bishop of Lincoln, Bishop Conelly in the morning. In
the afternoon the seminarians of St. Gregory's Seminary (the Seminary of
Lincoln) came over for a basketball game, Vespers and dinner. It was
very nice to meet the other seminarians. It was impressive to see them
all, including their rector, in cassocks. Everyone enjoyed the evening.
We are planning to visit St. Greg's next semester.
On Nov. 22nd. I
received the minor orders of Exorcist and Acolyte, which are the last of
the minor orders before the sub-diaconate. On October 18th my good
friend form college, Matthew Gonzalez was tonsured and received the
cassock. I had the pleasure of serving at the Pontifical Mass. His
family came out from Bakersfield and we had a very nice weekend with
them.
I apologize that I have not been more consistent with my
updates for the community. I do continue to pray everyday for the
community. I am still on the email list, I enjoy receiving updates,
prayer requests and hearing about special events.
I ask for your
prayers, especially during my holiday travels. I thank all of you who
have been praying for my vocation, May God reward you! I look forward to
visiting Queen of Heaven in January.
In Jesus and Mary,
Andrew Rapoport, FSSP
Secretary's Note:
The seminarians are required to provide $7,000 for tuition each year. Any financial contributions would be of great assistance.
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NOTE:
Fr.
Andrew Rapoport, FSSP, was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on May
26th., 2018. You are welcome to watch a video of his ordination
here, and read more about it here. Thank you to all who supported Fr. Rapoport throughout the years with prayer and financial help.
If you would like to continue financially supporting Our Lady of Guadalupe seminary, please send donations to:
Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary
7880 West Denton Rd.,
P.O. Box 147
Denton, NE 68339
