It will be a case of third time lucky for deacons Anderson Rodas and Rafael Galicia. Cancelled twice due to lockdown, the men will finally be ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Mary’s Cathedral next weekend.
Despite family and friends being unable to attend due to travel restrictions, the young men who arrived in Australia as strangers 10 years ago, will be ordained together on Friday night as brothers.
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