Father michael gaitley biography
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USA: Michael Gaitley, MIC, is ordained to the sacred priesthood
By Felix Carroll
With a pledge to dedicate his life preaching the Gospel for the glory of God and the sanctification of His people, a “son of Mary” was raised to the sacred order of the priesthood as a Marian Father of the Immaculate Conception.
Offering praise and thanksgiving to God Almighty, Deacon Michael Gaitley, MIC, became “Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC,” on Saturday, Oct. 16, in a standing-room-only Mass for Ordination held at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass.
“It’s been a long road,” said Fr. Michael, 34, following the Mass. “But there have been just so many people praying and sacrificing for me along the way. I just feel grateful to them for their prayers and for their words of consolation and encouragement during these years. And I ask people to continue to pray for me — that I may be an instrument of His mercy for others.”
The Main Celebrant and Ordaining Bishop was His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington. A man with an informal style and contagious smile, Cardinal McCarrick gave Fr. Michael words to live by.
Follow the teaching of the Gospel, His Eminence said in his homily, and
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Fr. Michael Gaitley
Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, is director of the Association of Marian Helpers, a spiritual benefits society of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. He received his Masters in Theology from St. John’s Seminary in Boston and his Licentiate in Spiritual Theology from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.
He has authored a book, Consoling the Heart of Jesus: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat Inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, now in its second printing and quickly becoming a modern spiritual classic. He has just recently completed a companion guide to his book. A familiar face on EWTN, Father Gaitley gives talks and retreats around the country on topics such as Divine Mercy, the merciful outlook as articulated by Pope John Paul II, and Consoling spirituality. When he is not giving retreats and missions, Fr. Gaitley lives and works on Eden Hill in Stockbridge, Mass., home of the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy.
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Michael Gaitley
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