The Rev. Mr. Joseph P. Lea, 33, son of Clare (Holden) and the late Philip Lea, 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 Lea attended St. Ambrose Parish Elementary School in Philadelphia; St. Joseph's Preparatory Seminary in Princeton, NJ; Our Lady of Grace Seminary in Boston, MA and Oxford University before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood.

Father Lea will offer his first Mass on

Sunday, May 16, 2004
3:00 p.m.
St. Martin of Tours Parish
Roosevelt Blvd. and Cheltenham Ave.
Philadelphia

The homilist is Father Shawn L. Mahoney. The deacons are Rev. Mr. Robert Sinatra and Rev. Mr. Anthony Gualano. Concelebrants include Reverend Monsignor Louis D'Addezio, Reverend Monsignor Philip C. Ricci and Reverend Anthony W. Janton.

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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