On Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. Rev. Mr. Gustavo Benson will ‘be ordained into the priesthood by his Excellency Bishop Leo C. Maher at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Calexico. Father Gustavo will say his First Mass the next day, Sunday, May 7 at 1 p.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, Orange and Marl-, borne I , i. Sail Diego, While borh’ m Voga’les, Art-‘ zona, he came to Calexico with his parents, ‘Mr, and Mrs. Gustavo and Amalia Sotomayer de Benson, in 1953. He attended local schools and graduated from Calexico High School in 1964. He attended the University of San Francisco in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He entered St. Patrick’s Seminary for the Priesthood in 1968, and in June 107 1 he was ordain ed to the Disconate in ceremonies at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in San Diego.. ■During July and August, 1871, he worked on a summer project in Findley, Ohio, doing pastoral work in the parish with the migrant Spanish specking families. Since Sept. 1971 he has been officiating as Deacon under Father Mooney at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in San Diego. “UNA FELICITACION” Al joven Gustavo Benson v familia Siento un orgullo muv grande que llena mi corazon, por lo que estaba diciendo monsenor en un sermon. De que aqui en ésta parroquia el seis de Mayo de este ano se va a ordenar sacerdote un joven que aqui fue crcado.
Con m uyprofundas palabras clijo mojisenor Balderas, que ésta ceremonia aqui se va a eftctuar por vez prim era. Su nonihre es Gustavo Benson yo se que es hi jo modelo para que sea sacerdote El fué escogido del cielo! Que Dios lo ilumine siempre eon su gran sabidun’a, v el estar en su servicio le traiga paz v alegrla, Yo por mi parte le pido que avude a la juventud con carino v con consejos y le ofrezco gratitud. Y le doy gracias a Dios que con mi humilde poesia puedo aqui felicitarlo y exoresarle mi alegria. También les dijo a sus padres con todo mi corazön cine merecen de este pueblo ‘Ung Felicitacion”. por Blanca Guerrero Diaz.
REV. MR- BENSON
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