COLUMBUS, Ohio — In preparation for ordination to the transitional diaconate, seminarians in their third year of graduate study at the Pontifical College Josephinum – including Diocese of Charlotte seminarian Joseph Wasswa – made the profession of faith and took the oath of fidelity in the presence of Father Steven Beseau, rector, and the seminary community Feb. 11.
Candidates for ordination pledge to remain faithful to the teachings of the Church and swear to be faithful teachers of the Gospel.
— Photo provided by Carolyn A. Dinovo and Peter Stetson