Ordination & First Mass of Father Renzo Alvarado

Elizabeth Borovy • June 2, 2025

Ordination & First Mass of Father Renzo Alvarado

Deacon Renzo Alvarado will be ordained to the priesthood next Saturday, June 7 at 10:30 AM at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville. All are warmly invited to attend and to keep both Deacon Renzo and Deacon AJ Houston, who will also be ordained, in prayer. That same evening, join the OLOF community for Father Renzo’s First Mass of Thanksgiving at 7:00 PM at Our Lady of Fatima. This special bilingual Mass will be followed by a reception. Father Renzo’s first assignment as a priest will be here at Our Lady of Fatima, where he will serve as an additional associate pastor. Let us rejoice and continue to lift our new priests in prayer!


El Diácono Renzo Alvarado será ordenado sacerdote el próximo sábado 7 de junio a las 10:30 a.m. en la Catedral del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús en Knoxville. Todos están cordialmente invitados a asistir y a mantener en oración tanto al Diácono Renzo como al Diácono AJ Houston, quienes serán ordenados juntos. Esa misma noche, acompaña a la comunidad de Nuestra Señora de Fátima para la Primera Misa de Acción de Gracias del Padre Renzo a las 7:00 p.m. en Nuestra Señora de Fátima. Esta Misa especial será bilingüe y será seguida por una recepción. La primera asignación del Padre Renzo como sacerdote será aquí en Nuestra Señora de Fátima, donde servirá como pastor asociado adicional. ¡Regocijémonos y continuemos elevando en oración a nuestros nuevos sacerdotes!

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