The Rev. Mr. Mark E. Fernandes, 31, son of Doris and the late Barney A. Fernandes, will be ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Justin Rigali on

Saturday, May 15, 2004
9:45 a.m. Procession
10:00 a.m. Mass
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Father Fernandes attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Elementary School in Philadelphia, Archbishop Kennedy High School in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, and St. Joseph's University before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood.

Father Fernandes will offer his first Mass on

Sunday, May 16, 2004
3:00 p.m.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
819 Cathedral Road
Philadelphia

The homilist is his brother, Reverend David Fernandes. The deacons are Rev. Mr. Salvatore Bianco and Rev. Mr. Augustus Puleo. Concelebrants include Reverend Monsignor Bartholomew J. O'Brien, Reverend John B. Flanagan and other priest friends.

There are four men in the class of 2004. 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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