A Few Good Men...But Getting Fewer

(The Holy/Maundy Thursday Chrism Mass with Bishop Calvo and the priests of the Diocese of Reno, who renewed their priestly vows. Photo credit: High Desert Catholic.)

The April/May 2018 issue of High Desert Catholic, the Diocese of Reno's bi-monthly publication, has a couple articles of interest to us.

On page 6, Bishop Randolph Calvo talks about the current and deepening priest shortage in the diocese, including the imminent departure of the Franciscan Friars from St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral (pssst...Your Excellency...FSSP!), and the logistical problems that ensue from all this movement. He also mentions Fr. Anton Sommer is leaving St. Mary's in the Mountains in Virginia City, among other reassignments. Finally there is another ordination coming up on June 1, namely that of Lucio Rocha at Little Flower. We'll be busy that night singing for the Friars' final First Friday (say THAT ten times fast) Missa Cantata High Mass at the Cathedral.

Speaking of ordinations, recently ordained Fr. Joseph Walsh gets his own profile starting on page 12. As mentioned there, he is currently the parochial vicar pro tempore at Immaculate Conception in Sparks. The Spanish version begins on page 14.

If you haven't gotten the April/May 2018 issue of High Desert Catholic in the mail, you can find it here. (Note: You'll need Flash Player to read it; double-click the page to make the print larger.) Parishes may have hard copies available until the next issue is published.

Let's not forget to pray for vocations to the priesthood, brotherhood, and religious life:

Lord Jesus Christ, Savior of the world! We humbly beg of Thee to manifest in Thy Church the Spirit Whom Thou didst so abundantly bestow upon Thy Apostles. Call, we pray Thee, very many to Thy priesthood and to the religious life. And may zeal for Thy glory and the salvation of souls inflame those whom Thou hast chosen; may they be saints in Thy likeness, and may Thy Spirit strengthen them. O Jesus, give us priests and religious according to Thine own Heart!
O Mary, Mother of Jesus! Obtain for fervent souls the grace to hear and the courage to follow thy Divine Son in the path of religious perfection.
Queen of Apostles, pray for us.
Queen of Virgins, pray for us.