Community of Saint John Ordinations

Brother John Mary Jesus with children in Ivory Coast.

July 2nd fourteen priests and seven deacons will be ordained for the Community of Saint John in the Basilica of Sainte Madeleine, Vézelay, France, by His Excellency Bishop Benoît RIVIÈRE
Bishop of Autun, Chalon and Mâcon. Among those being ordained priest is my cousin's son (which makes him my second cousin) Brother John Mary Jesus (in the world Simon) Ashfield.

I remember attending Brother JMJ's first profession at Vézelay many years ago. A large number of other brothers made their profession with him.

The Community of Saint John is one of those new orders that continues to attract young vocations.

Sadly I shall not be able to attend the ordinations as from July 1st I take the reigns at St Anthony's parish in Gwinn.

Here are the names of the ordinands for your prayers.

Priestly ordination

Brothers

Baudouin ARDILLIER

Baudouin-Marie WILLEMS de LADDERSOUS

Côme-Emmanuel CODJIA

Dominic BUCUR

Élie DELALANDE

François DIBONGO

Giovanni-Pietro PIAZZA

Jean-Bosco DEVAUX

Jean-Théotokos CAVALLI

Johannes-Paul ANDRE

John-Mary-Jesus ASHFIELD

Luis-Pascal PELLAT

Patrick AKOA

Théodore de la Croix KALAOU

Diaconal ordination

Brothers

Cyprien-Tansi ATEBA MINTOLO

Honorat VALLETTE d'OSIA

Jean de PARSCAU

John-James ARCIDIACONO

Roger-Marie YAO KOFFI

Thomas-Marie JOANNY

Yann-Dominique POUMEAU de LAFFOREST