As these religious proceed toward the priesthood, a connection to Genesis and formation
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep, and God’s spirit hovered over the water. God said, “Let there be light…”
— Genesis 1:1-3 (Jerusalem Bible)
Jesuit scholastic Nico Lariosa recently attended the diaconal ordination of 17 men who, if all go well, will soon become priests. Photographing the event, he caught a moment full of poignant meaning, and shared it on social media. We liked it enough to want to share it with you, with Lariosa’s kind permission: