Watch this beautiful short film, below, capturing the sights and sounds of the ordination to the priesthood of Jesus Christ of seven young men for the Diocese of Lansing, Saturday, June 14, 2025. Together they form the diocese’s largest priestly ordination class in 47 years. Deo gratias. As one of the ordinands said as he gave up searching for his mobile phone prior to Holy Mass: "Only the Lord is calling today!"
The ordinations took place at Saint Thomas Aquinas parish in East Lansing. Those ordained by Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing were: Father Jonathon Bokuniewicz of Saint Augustine parish in Howell; Father Brett Ivey of Saint Mary parish in Williamston; Father Jack Jobst; Father Daniel LaCroix, Father Christian Salata, all of Christ the King parish in Ann Arbor; Father Randy Koenigsknecht and Father Joshua Luttig, both of Most Holy Trinity parish in Fowler.
All seven priests were educated at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. They will now serve as parochial vicars in parishes across the Diocese of Lansing. Please do keep them in your prayers in the weeks and months to come. Our Lady, Queen of the Clergy, pray for them!