Two SOLT deacons will be ordained to the priesthood

Bishop Michael Mulvey will ordain Deacons Jeremy Davis, SOLT and Beau Schweitzer, SOLT to the priesthood on June 6 at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral. They are members of Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity.

Deacon Davis, 32, grew up in a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas. After graduating from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas he volunteered for two years as a teacher in a Catholic high school in Belize, Central America. In Belize, Deacon Davis heard his call to religious life and the priesthood. He entered the SOLT novitiate in 2008.

​Deacon Beau Schweitzer, SOLT

Deacon Jeremy Davis, SOLT

Deacon Schweitzer, 36, grew up in a small town in Idaho. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame he volunteered for three years at an orphanage in Honduras and taught for two years at a Catholic high school in the inner city of Los Angeles. Deacon Schweitzer also entered the novitiate in 2008.

“Deacon Beau and I look forward to our priestly ordination with gratitude and joy. Rejoicing with the Church and our community, we cannot wait to see how God will accomplish his beautiful designs. Please pray for us,” Deacon Davis said.

Both deacons made First Promises with SOLT on June 6, 2009 in Capulin, Colorado. They made Perpetual Promises on Jan. 24, 2014 in Corpus Christi and were ordained to the diaconate on April 12, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan.

A reception will follow at Our Lady of Corpus Christi on 1200 Lantana St.