photo – In Your Embrace

Vespers

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 Deacon MatthewLeave a comment

“You were the ladder by which God descended,
Through you the Highest came to seek the lowest;
By your protection, help us as we journey
Onwards to heaven.”

—Hymn Gaudium mundi (“Joy of Poor Sinners”), First Vespers of the Assumption

March 21, 2017July 25, 2017 Deacon MatthewLeave a comment

Misericordias Domini in aeternum cantabo (Psalm 88:2)

Pontifical High Mass

March 19, 2017July 24, 2017 Deacon MatthewLeave a comment

On the Third Sunday of Lent, the newly clothed Carmelite novices were blessed to assist in choro at Pontifical High Mass at the Faldstool, celebrated by His Eminence, Raymond Cardinal Burke, Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, at St. Margaret Mary’s, Oakland. In attendance as well were priests and seminarians of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Diocese of Oakland, the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest, and friars of the Order of Preachers and Conventual Order of Friars Minor. Deo gratias!

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Clothing

March 18, 2017July 24, 2017 Deacon MatthewLeave a comment

On March 18, the Vigil of St. Joseph, I was clothed as a novice in the Order of Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel! Pictured above, first row (L-R): the new novices, Bro. Colin of Jesus and Mary, Bro. Matthew of the Incarnation, Bro. Frank of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Bro. Dustin of the Eucharist. Back row: Father Robert Elias of Divine Mercy, our postulant master, and Father Mark Kissner, our novice master.

Make sure to follow the Carmelites on Facebook to see pictures and updates from the novices. Please keep me in prayer and be assured of my prayers for you! Laudetur Iesus Christus!

Reception of Postulants

January 20, 2017January 31, 2017 Deacon MatthewLeave a comment

16195717_10154085539946906_1540241507289474886_n — Pictured (L-R): Brother Postulants Colin Livingston, Wesley Nagel, Frank Sharma, Fr. Robert Elias of Divine Mercy, Dustin Vu, and me!

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 16, 2017January 31, 2017 Deacon MatthewLeave a comment

This weekend, my home parish of St. Joseph’s was blessed to host several of my seminarian brothers at the Saturday night vigil and 9:00 Sunday morning Masses. Mr. Michael Kelly of the Diocese of Yakima served as thurifer, and Isaac Allwin (Tucson) as boat bearer; Abundio Colazo (Tucson) and Ben Condon (Sacramento) were our acolytes; Brent Durschmidt (Portland) was crucifer, and I served as M.C. The evening Mass was celebrated by Fr. Pedro Arteaga, MSpS, of Mt. Angel Seminary, and the morning Mass by Fr. Jose Manuel Campos (Portland), our fearless pastor, who insisted on taking us all out to breakfast afterwards. Thanks be to God for these fine men!