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Just minutes before the June 16 rite of ordination to the priesthood, Rev. Mr. Carlos Ortega, left, waits in the Cathedral of Christ King’s ministry offices building with other clergy like Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III, right. Photo By Michael Alexander

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(Front row, foreground to background) Juan and Nancy Ortega traveled from Venezuela to watch their son, Carlos, become a priest for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Photo By Michael Alexander

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Rite of Ordination to the Priesthood

After the ordination candidates were called for service to the priesthood, during the June 16 rite of ordination, all five of them, including (l-r) Rev. Mr. Michael Bremer, Rev. Mr. Brian McNavish and Rev. Mr. Michael Metz, turned to face the upbeat applause of the congregation at the Cathedral of Christ King, Atlanta. Photo By Michael Alexander

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Ordination candidates (l-r) Michael Bremer, Brian McNavish and Michael Metz look toward the lectern, as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory delivers his homily to the ordination candidates. Photo By Michael Alexander

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Rev. Mr. Michael Metz, right, pledges his obedience to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, left, and his successors. Photo By Michael Alexander

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The five ordination candidates to the priesthood prostrate themselves before the altar during the invitation to prayer. Photo By Michael Alexander. Photo By Michael Alexander

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Father Joseph Morris, top left, campus minister for the Kennesaw State University Catholic Center, Kennesaw, and Father Refugio Oñate Melendez, top center, pastor of St. Patrick Church, Norcross, lay hands upon ordination candidates Jack Knight and Carlos Ortega, respectively. Photo By Michael Alexander

Rite of Ordination to the Priesthood

Senior priest Father Anthony Curran, top left, and Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales Father Joseph Mullakkara, top center, parochial vicar at St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek, lay hands upon ordination candidates Jack Knight and Carlos Ortega, respectively. Waiting his turn is Father Gaurav Shroff, top right, parochial vicar at St. Andrew Church, Roswell. Photo By Michael Alexander