The Rev. Mr. Michael J. Reilly Jr., 26, son of Kathleen K. and the late Michael Reilly, will be ordained to the priesthood by Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua on

Saturday, May 19, 2001
10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Father Reilly attended Mater Dolorosa Elementary School and Northeast Catholic High School for Boys, both in Philadelphia, before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood.

Father Reilly will offer his First Mass on

Sunday, May 20, 2001
2:00 p.m.
Mother of Divine Grace Church
East Cambria and East Thompson Streets
Philadelphia

The concelebrants will be priest friends. The homilist is Reverend Victor Eschbach. The deacons are Rev. Mr. Kevin Parker and Rev. Mr. George Szparagowski.

There are four men in the Class of 2001. This year's Ordination brings the total number of diocesan priests in Philadelphia to 780. 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.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia continues the intensive effort to promote vocations to the diocesan priesthood that was announced by Cardinal Bevilacqua in January 2001, Philadelphia Priest Call. Priest Call consists of billboard, television and radio messages featuring the theme Ordinary Men Called To Do Extraordinary Work as well as grassroots efforts.
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