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HomeMultimediaFirst Masses – May 2016

First Masses – May 2016

Fr. Dennis Klein, O.P., celebrated his first Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Albert’s Priory on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (May 29, 2016), while Fr. Christopher Brannan, O.P., offered his first Mass with our Dominican nuns at Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park the following day.

Photos by Br. Michael James Rivera, O.P.

Fr. Dennis Klein, O.P., offers the Collect at the beginning of Mass.

Br. Joshua Gatus, O.P., proclaims the second reading.

Fr. Robert Christian, O.P., Br. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P., and Br. Cody Jorgensen, O.P., chant the sequence for Corpus Christi.

Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P., preaches about Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist.

Missionary of Charity Sisters join in prayer.

Fr. Dennis’ sister and father bring forward the gifts of bread and wine.

Fr. Dennis Klein, O.P., and Rev. Br. Tuan Ngo, O.P., prepare the altar.

Fr. Christopher Brannan, O.P., chants the Collect.

Br. David Chiavetta, O.P., proclaims the first reading.

Fr. Christopher Brannan, O.P., blesses Rev. Br. Tuan Ngo, O.P., as he prepares to proclaim the Gospel.

Fr. Michael Fones, O.P., preaches about the ministry of the priesthood.

Fr. Christopher Brannan, O.P., adds incense to the thurible.

Fr. Christopher Brannan, O.P., invokes the Holy Spirit during the epiklesis.

Fr. Christopher Brannan, O.P., blesses his mother.

Fr. Christopher Brannan, O.P., blesses one of the nuns at the monastery.

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