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PRIESTHOODPRIESTS

Men,

called to be priestsof the High Priestthe great and glorious KingJesus he Lord.Called ro servehealsrengrhen o

anorntnourishabsolve.Wounded healersl iv ingCrossan d Eucharisr.A privilege -

"D o this in memory of me."Always.

Fr.Robert.Kosek,RSP0rdained:arch, 1989

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sti l l we ron anointed handscalled by rhe LordChurch an d Congregarionto mrnrsf.erWord andEucharisrto thosehungryfor the Word]

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and Bread of Lifewe ask one rh ing of you,onlv one.lead us ro Jesusan d help us ro seeJesus n our midst.

Fr.Augusto.Pucci,RSPOrdained:pril , 1939

Fat.herPuccififty yearsbut . . ."a thousand yearsare as yesf.erday"My BodyMy Bloodgiven for youWord proclaimedLifesimplehonesIgenerouseloquent"Well donegood and faithful servanr',.

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FIFTY Y-EARS F PRIESTHOOD

Father ugusto .Pucci,CRSP,Pastor f SaintJames arish,Oak-ville. 0ntario,celebrated is 50thAnniversary f Ordinationo the

HolyPriesthoodnApril8, 1989.SaintJamesParishhonoredheirbeloved astor n Sunday,pril 16,with a Mass f Thanksgivingndagala eception.MostRev.AnthonYTonnos, .D.,Bishop f Hamilton,was the homilist. Concelebrantsincluded ather nthonyM.Bianco,CRSP, rovincialSuperior, atherJames .Boudreau,RSP,arochialVicarofSt.James arish, arnabiteFathersromCanadand heUnited

States,ndpriests ftheDiocesef

Hamilton.FatherPucci,son of the late

General uigi andMatildeTriulziPucci,wasborn n Turin, talY,onJanuary1,1916. he amilYmovedto Genoa,hebirthplace f Christo-pherColumbus,ndYoung ugustowas enrolled n the VittorinodeFeltrenstitute, nderhedirectionof the Barnabite athers.At thetenderagefelevenears'eenteredthe BarnabiteMinor Seminaryn

Genoa. Oneof his teacherswasFather delfonsoClerici,SuperiorGeneralf heBarnabite rderrom193?-1952.t was underFatherClerici'sguidancehat he enteredthe BarnabiteNovitiaten Monza,nearMilan,n 1931.Hemade isFirstProfessionfVows n Septem-ber1?,1932.He henwent o theCollegiollaQuerce,lorence,ndreceivedhe degree f Bachelor fArts.Hemade issolemn rofessionof Vows n 1936n the Barnabite

Church f SaintAnthonYaccanainRome.HestudiedheologYor ouryears t theBarnabitenternationalSeminaryn Rome ndwasordainedto the HolyPriesthoodYCardinalTraglian Saint ohnLateran asil-ica.

Following is ordination, atherPucciwasassignedo Genoa sateacherthisalmamater nd ntheMinorSeminary.eobtainedradu;

atedegreesnchemistryandatural

sciences.In 1955,ather ucci,ikeColum-

bus.discoveredmerica.He wasassignedo thenewBarnabite om-munityn Buffalo.Hewas ppointedPro-Provincialhe following ear.Hesewed s Chaplaint ColumbusHospital,Children'sHospital, ndSisters ospital,n Buffalo,

FatherPucci aunched fund-raising ampaignor theBarnabiteFathers eminaryn hegroundsfOurLady f FatimaShrinen 1957.Bishop urke,ateBishop fBuffalo,dedicatedhenewseminaryonePt-

ember 7. 961.In the'fallof 1964, ather ucci

was ppointedastor f Saint amesParish.Oakville. He has been nOakvilieor wenty-fiveears.Duringhis tenure, new ectory asbeencompleted,Recently, beautifuladditionwasaddedo the churchbuilding, ncludinga magnificentlittle chapelor the celebrationfdailyMass.Hisaccomplishmentsrenot hose

of bricksand mortarbut thoslivingstones. isgoalhasbeen

creation f a ChristianCommandSaint ames arishsproofthisgoal asbeen chieved. esaidsooften hat "the sacramarenot an end n themselvestool toward he goalof humademption".As a MinisterofWordand of the Eucharist, aPucci loquentlyroclaimsheof all thosewho ollow heLord

Duringhis tenureas PastoPuccihas nfluencedeveraltions o hepriesthoodnd elig

Iife rom0akville.TheyncludPaulM.Keeling,he irst CanaBarnabiten thehistoryofheOandFr.LouisM.Lenssen.

The Barnabite athers ffecately efer o FatherPuccias"Patriarch".Thewit andwisdothisvenerableanarean nspirto usall,

Congratulations,atherPu"Ad multos elicissimos t fruosissimosnnos!"

Fr. Bianco,

Fr ,Pucci,

Fr.Boudreau

Fr.Bianco,BishopTonnos, r. Pucci,Fr .Boudreau