The Rev. Mr. Dominic Rossi, 33, son of Dominick and Rita Rossi, will be ordained to the priesthood by Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua on

Saturday, May 20, 2000
10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Father Rossi attended Annunciation B.V.M. School, St. John Neumann High School and Drexel University, all in Philadelphia, before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood.

Father Rossi will offer his First Mass on

Sunday, May 21, 2000
3:00 p.m.
Annunciation B.V.M. Church
10th and Dickinson Streets
Philadelphia

The homilist is Reverend Michael C. Dilorio. The deacon is Rev. Mr. Raymond Jacobucci. Concelebrants include priest friends.

There are ten men in the Class of 2000. At the end of May, each of the newly ordained priests will be assigned to a parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia where they will serve as parochial vicars. A parochial vicar is a priest appointed by the Cardinal to assist the pastor of a parish.

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Contact
Donna Crilley
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747