The Paulist Fathers will celebrate two special Masses for their community, September 2 and 3 in Washington, DC. Both will be livestreamed at Paulist.org/promises.
The Promises Mass will be Friday at 4:30 p.m. (Central) at St. Joseph’s Seminary. Seminarian Eric Hernandez is expected to make his final promise to the Paulists, Novice James Marquez to make his first promise, and the other seminarians to renew their promises.
On Saturday, God-willing, Eric will be ordained a transitional deacon at a 9:00 a.m. (Central) Mass in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
A Texas connection — Eric’s hometown is Corpus Christi. Before joining the Paulists, he earned a B.A. in philosophy with a minor in religious studies from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.