Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will ordain Deacon Joel Brackett to the priesthood at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 31 at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. He will celebrate the 10 a.m. English Mass and noon Spanish Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers Sunday, June 1.
The bishop will also ordain five seminarians to the transitional diaconate in May, which is a major step toward priestly ordination. These men attend St. Meinrad Seminary in St. Meinrad, Ind., in preparation for priestly ordination in 2026.
Quinton Thomas was ordained a deacon Tuesday, May 13 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Jonesboro. He will serve his first Masses as a deacon and preach his first homily at Blessed Sacrament Church during the 4:30 p.m. English Mass Saturday, May 17 and the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. English Masses and noon Spanish Mass Sunday, May 18. He will serve as a deacon at St. Theresa Church in Little Rock for the summer.
The diaconate ordination Mass for Duwan Booker will be celebrated at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 15 at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. He will serve his first Mass as a deacon and preach his first homily at the 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, May 18, at St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock. He will serve as a deacon at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Lake Village, Holy Cross Church in Crossett and Holy Spirit Church in Hamburg for the summer.
The diaconate ordination Mass for Joseph Minh Phong Nguyen and Tuan Do will be celebrated at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 at St. Patrick Church in North Little Rock. Nguyen will serve his first Mass as a deacon and preach his first homily at the 10 a.m. Vietnamese Mass Sunday, May 25, at St. Patrick Church. He will serve as a deacon at Christ the King Church in Fort Smith for the summer.
Do will serve his first Mass as a deacon and preach his first homily at the 4 p.m. English Mass Saturday, May 24 and the 8:30 a.m. English Mass Sunday, May 25 at St. Patrick Church. He will serve as a deacon at Blessed Sacrament Church in Jonesboro for the summer.
Christopher Elser will be ordained a deacon at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 24 at Christ the King Church in Little Rock. He will serve his first Mass as a deacon and preach his first homily at the 10 a.m. Mass Sunday, May 25 at Christ the King Church. He will serve as a deacon at St. Mary Church in Batesville and St. Cecilia Church in Newport for the summer.
