Msgr Moroney's Blog: Fiftieth Anniversary of Priesthood

19 December 2016

Fiftieth Anniversary of Priesthood

Bishop Arthur Kennedy celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of ordination to the Priesthood at Mass yesterday, followed by a festive banquet. It was a wonderful celebration of the life of this great priest. Here is an excerpt from Bishop Kennedy's remarks at the conclusion for he meal.

Monsignor James P. Moroney, a priest of the Diocese of Worcester for forty four years, is Pastor of Saint Cecilia Parish in Leominster. He served for many years as Executive Director of the USCCB Secretariat for Divine Worship in Washington D.C., as Rector of Saint John's Seminary in Boston, and as Pastor of Mary Queen of the Rosary Parish in Spencer and as Rector of Saint Paul's Cathedral in Worcester. Pope Saint John Paul II and Pope Benedict both appointed him as a Consultor to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in Rome and as Executive Director of the Vox Clara Committee. He is author of THE MASS EXPLAINED (Catholic Book Publishing) which is being published in its third edition this Spring.