By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
In complete silence, Archbishop Thomas Wenski lays hands on Deacon Richard Giner, calling down the Holy Spirit and ordaining him to the priesthood.
Trinitarian Fathers Gerard Lynch and Tom Dymowski dress the newly-ordained Father Richard Giner with the vestments of the priesthood.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski presents the chalice to newly-ordained Trinitarian Father Richard Giner.
The family of Trinitarian Father Richard Giner take part in his ordination Mass, from left, his father, Rolando Giner, mother, Celia Giner, cousin Lea Amoto Ybarra, and brother, John Glenn Giner.
Fellow priests congratulate newly-ordained Trinitarian Father Richard Giner as he exits Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard Church with Archbishop Thomas Wenski and Archbishop Bernardito Auza, a fellow Filipino who serves as apostolic nuncio to the United Nations.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses for photos with newly-ordained Trinitarian Father Richard Giner in front of the recently remodeled chapel of Holy Rosary-St. Richard Church.
Newly-ordained Trinitarian Father Richard Giner is hugged by well-wishers after his ordination Mass at Holy Rosary-St. Richard Church.
Photography: ROBERTO AGUIRRE | FC
PALMETTO BAY | Archbishop Thomas Wenski ordained a new priest Dec. 17: Father Richard Amoto Giner, a Filipino native and member of the Trinitarian community that ministers at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard Church.
Father Giner's parents, brother and cousins traveled from the Philippines to be present at his ordination.
Along with other Trinitarian and archdiocesan priests, two fellow Filipinos concelebrated the ordination Mass: Archbishop Bernardito Auza, papal nuncio to the United Nations, and Father Jesus "Jets" Medina, a member of the faculty at Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School in Miami.
Father Giner was ordained a deacon, the last step before priesthood, in February of this year, also at Holy Rosary-St. Richard. Bishop Fernando Isern, emeritus of Pueblo, Colorado, presided at that ceremony.
Father Giner will now serve as parochial vicar at Holy Rosary-St. Richard.
Click here to read Archbishop Wenski's homily at the ordination Mass.
