{"id":25816,"date":"2021-06-18T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T22:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/four-american-legionaries-of-christ-ordained-to-the-priesthood-this-summer\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T15:25:25","slug":"four-american-legionaries-of-christ-ordained-to-the-priesthood-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/four-american-legionaries-of-christ-ordained-to-the-priesthood-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Four American Legionaries of Christ Ordained to the Priesthood this Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">At the end of a discernment and formation period that generally lasts about 14 years, Legionaries of Christ are traditionally ordained together as a cohort every spring at a basilica in Rome. This year, the COVID 19 pandemic and related restrictions currently in place in Italy prevented a traditional group ordination. Instead, 37 Legionaries who are concluding their time as transitional deacons this summer will be ordained in different places around the world, generally in the countries and cities that they grew up in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In the North American Territory four new American priests were ordained between April and June. They are Fr. Seth Sabata, LC, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Fr. Vinh Pham, LC, from Fountain Valley, California, Fr. Michael Sester, LC, from Rogers, Minnesota, and Fr. Russell Ward, LC, from Flint, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51254576295_eeeb33de50_k-300x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-25823 size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-25823 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51254576295_eeeb33de50_k-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51254576295_eeeb33de50_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51254576295_eeeb33de50_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51254576295_eeeb33de50_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51254576295_eeeb33de50_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51254576295_eeeb33de50_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>Fr. Seth Sabata, LC, was ordained to the priesthood on April 10<span class=\"s1\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span>, 2021, by Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz in Lincoln, Nebraska. Born in Lincoln and raised in a rural area outside of Omaha, where he attended school and was an alter server at St. James\u2019 parish, Fr. Seth heard God\u2019s call to the priesthood while studying biochemistry as a first-year college student at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He first met Regnum Christi and the Legionaries of Christ on a mission trip to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina<b>. \u201c<\/b><span class=\"s2\">I was in my first year of college and had gone to New Orleans on a mission trip a year after Hurricane Katrina. My fellow missionaries and I were at a Regnum Christi family\u2019s house for dinner after a week of missionary work and a few Legionaries were there also. One of the Legionaries was telling us his own vocation story. He recounted how he had all he desired when he was in college; good friends, a car, a solid major with a scholarship, and a girlfriend. Yet, the Lord called him and he left everything to follow that call. As I listened to his story, I started checking off the boxes in my head of all those good things that he mentioned; I had great friends, the car, I was studying my preferred subject, I had the scholarship and a girlfriend. Then, I clearly felt in my heart the Lord asking me, \u201cAnd why not you? Have you thought about the priesthood?\u201d Several months later, at the end of his first year of college, Fr. Seth shared that, \u201cI finally had the courage to say to the Lord, \u201cOkay Lord, whatever you want of me, I want to do that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Within two weeks he attended the Legionaries of Christ\u2019s Candidacy Program in Cheshire, Connecticut, and entered the novitiate that fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Fr. Seth now begins his first priestly mission in Manila, the Philippines, working with high school and college students.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The video of Fr. Seth\u2019s ordination is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q1HBSwoeMPU\"><span class=\"s3\">available here<\/span><\/a>. You can read his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/deacon-seth-sabata-lc-my-story-of-getting-walloped-by-gods-call\/\"><span class=\"s3\">personal testimony<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/fr-seth-sabata-a-legionary-of-christ-is-ordained-to-the-priesthood-in-nebraska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more about his ordination here<\/a>. The photo gallery from his ordination is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/legionariesofchrist\/albums\/72157719423084059\"><span class=\"s3\">available here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51252522902_d88f04304f_k-300x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25825 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51252522902_d88f04304f_k-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51252522902_d88f04304f_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51252522902_d88f04304f_k-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51252522902_d88f04304f_k-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51252522902_d88f04304f_k-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51252522902_d88f04304f_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>Fr. Vinh Pham, LC, and Fr. Michael Sester, LC, were ordained to the priesthood together on May 29<span class=\"s1\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span>, 2021, by Bishop Ned Schlesinger at Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with Fr. John Connor, general director of the Legionaries of Christ, in attendance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">Fr. Vinh Pham, LC,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>is the first American born<span class=\"s2\"> member of his family.\u00a0His parents fled Vietnam in 1982 and settled in <\/span>Orange County, California, where he was born. He moved to Georgia after high school and earned an associate degree in automotive computers and worked two years for Mercedes Benz. At a silent retreat during Holy Week in 2009, Fr. Vinh experienced Christ\u2019s call in a deep way and wrestled with what it meant. He recalls, \u201cOn Holy Saturday I felt a voice in prayer: \u2018Come follow me.\u2019 My conviction still stood: \u2018I\u2019m not here for a vocation. I will not say yes to the vocation, but I will say yes to the next step. I don\u2019t know many things in life but one thing I know for sure; I know that I never want to live the rest of my life without this joy that you\u2019ve revealed to me. God, I\u2019ll give you one step, one \u2018yes.\u2019\u201d That one \u201cyes\u201d led to another and another and another\u2026 three months later Fr. Vinh entered the Legionaries of Christ at the age of 25. \u201cThe next twelve years flashed like the blink of an eye and now I stand at the threshold of an eternal change. \u2018One step at a time,\u2019 I said, \u2018only one step.\u2019 That was the best first step of my life. I pray to be his faithful priest for the rest of my life, to expand his kingdom and bring all souls to know, love and imitate Christ.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Fr. Vinh serves the ECYD youth sections in the Washington, DC, area. The video of Fr. Vinh\u2019s ordination is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aZwmd_VFgRU&amp;list=PL8oPr1air2h6FvxN8KiIz86ESKiaZKSZ7&amp;index=8\"><span class=\"s3\">available here<\/span><\/a>. You can read his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/deacon-vinh-pham-lc-an-incredible-journey-to-ordination\/\"><span class=\"s3\">personal testimony<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/fr-vinh-pham-and-fr-michael-sester-ordained-to-the-priesthood-in-the-legionaries-of-christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more about his ordination here<\/a>. The photo gallery from his ordination is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/legionariesofchrist\/albums\/72157719433318722\"><span class=\"s3\">available here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253286976_7dfa5d576a_6k-200x300.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25824 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253286976_7dfa5d576a_6k-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/noscript>Growing up in Rogers, Minnesota, Fr. Michael Sester, LC, dreamed of becoming a husband and father. As he discovered the pathway to his priestly vocation in prayer, he joined the Novitiate of the Legionaries of Christ and began his journey of formation. He recalls a moment during those years when he was working in Mexico. \u201cI lived in Mexico for two years between theology and philosophy working in a school with adolescents.\u00a0 It changed my life.\u00a0 It was like all my desire for fatherhood was filled to overflowing.\u00a0 And I realized that the priest is called to love with all he is, only that he is called to do it with God and with an open heart.\u00a0Jesus was the face of the Father and the priest is configured to Jesus.\u00a0 I hope and pray to be able to show God the Father to those around me.\u00a0 I remember looking at the kids and thinking \u2018God loves you so much! You have no idea! I know it!\u2019 It was just that I felt so full in those moments.\u201d God did indeed grant Fr. Michael\u2019s desire for fatherhood, but in a way completely different from how he had imagined it as a child.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">He is currently working in Santiago, Chile as a youth work director and as high school formation instructor in the Everest School.<span class=\"s2\">The video of Fr. Michael\u2019s ordination is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aZwmd_VFgRU&amp;list=PL8oPr1air2h6FvxN8KiIz86ESKiaZKSZ7&amp;index=8\"><span class=\"s3\">available here<\/span><\/a>. You can read his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/deacon-michael-sester-lc-would-you-do-it-for-me\/\"><span class=\"s3\">personal testimony<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/fr-vinh-pham-and-fr-michael-sester-ordained-to-the-priesthood-in-the-legionaries-of-christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more about his ordination here<\/a>. The photo gallery from his ordination is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/legionariesofchrist\/albums\/72157719433318722\"><span class=\"s3\">available here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253039737_049275ac49_k-300x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25822 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253039737_049275ac49_k-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253039737_049275ac49_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253039737_049275ac49_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253039737_049275ac49_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253039737_049275ac49_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/51253039737_049275ac49_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>Fr. Russell Ward, LC, was ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 2021, by Bishop Earl Boyea at St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing, Michigan. Fr. Russell was raised in Flint, Michigan, the oldest of seven children. He experienced the desire to discern the priesthood while visiting the Legionaries of Christ\u2019s apostolic school in New Hampshire at age 14, and finished his high school there before joining the novitiate in Cheshire, Connecticut. He reflects on how God worked in his soul from that time onwards, \u201c<span class=\"s2\">This was the start of a long journey of intentionally trying to open my heart to God\u2019s overwhelming grace, to be led by him wherever he would take me. And what an adventure it has been! I am amazed looking back how Our Lord has gradually dilated my heart, revealing more every day what he is calling me to as a Legionary priest. Put simply, I have found that God fills us with deep desires in our hearts and, if we let him lead us, he will undoubtably begin to fulfill all of these desires in unexpected ways.\u201d <\/span>As Fr. Russell continued his studies in Rome obtaining a Master\u2019s in Philosophy and a Bachelor\u2019s in Theology, he also discovered a personal love for academics and teaching. He is currently studying for a Master of Theology at Notre Dame University. After this, he hopes to pursue a doctorate to teach seminarians in the Legionary university in Rome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">The video of Fr. Russell\u2019s ordination is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8By_nQnLxFA&amp;t=863s\"><span class=\"s3\">available here<\/span><\/a>, and you can read his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/deacon-russell-wards-journey-to-the-priesthood-the-fulfillment-of-my-deepest-desire\/\"><span class=\"s3\">personal testimony<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/fr-russell-ward-lc-is-ordained-to-the-priesthood-in-the-legionaries-of-christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more about his ordination here<\/a>. The photo gallery from his ordination is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/legionariesofchrist\/albums\/72157719475547460\"><span class=\"s3\">available here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of a discernment and formation period that generally lasts about 14 years, Legionaries of Christ are traditionally ordained together as a cohort every spring at a basilica 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