The first snapshot arrived in my email Saturday night with this message from Rich Herbst:
Bishop Gerald Barnes ordained ten new permanent deacons for the Diocese of San Bernardino this morning. They are: Dcn. Bernardo Hernandez – Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Riverside Dcn. Francisco Herrera – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Yucaipa Dcn. Jose Herrera – Christ the Redeemer, Grand Terrace Dcn. John Lawson – St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula Dcn. Antonio Mejico – Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands Dcn. Francisco Meza – St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula Dcn. Manuel Ramirez – St. Anthony, San Jacinto Dcn. Jesse Robles – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Yucaipa Dsn. Richard Simpson – St. Anthony, Upland Dcn. Wilfredo Vita – St. Martha, Murrieta
Congratulations and welcome, brothers! Ad multos annos!
And today we celebrate...