Deacon Rajeev Philip grew up in our diocese and will be ordained a priest for the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Tampa. All are invited to attend! If you are unable to attend the ordination, you can watch it live on Shalom America TV on their website or their Facebook page.

Please keep Deacon Rajeev in your prayers! Learn more about the the Syro-Malabar Church, the second largest Church among the Eastern Catholic Churches, here.