In the Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe, something unusual took place. Accompanying the the pope around the altar that day were a father and a son.<\/p>\n
They are Fr. David Parker, and Deacon David Parker, from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Fr. David had been ordained just a few days before the Mass of Guadalupe as a Legionary of Christ, and his father is also newly ordained... a deacon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fr. David called in a few favors and managed to convince the organizers of the Mass to let him and his dad both serve, in what was an indescribable moment for this young priest.<\/p>\n
FR. DAVID PARKER
\n'It's very surreal, to have my dad be a part of the Mass of the Holy Father. I also took part in a Mass of the Holy Father, as a deacon, in May. So having both of us had the chance to be with him, both of us who love the Holy Father so much, I really don't have any words to explain it.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
For Deacon David, a devout Catholic, being on the altar together with his newly ordained son was a truly remarkable experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DEACON DAVID PARKER
\n'It was unbelievable to be so close to the Holy Father and to embrace him before Mass, and then to be so close to him during Mass... A man that I love. He's like a father to us so it was just beautiful.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
Both David's got to meet the pope in an General Audience the day David Jr. was ordained. This is what he told them.<\/p>\n
FR. DAVID PARKER
\n'He gave us a rosary, and he said, 'pray the rosary every single day,' and he gave us a rosary and he gave us his blessing.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
Even though Fr. David is being appointed to a parish in Mexico, they both hope this won't be the last time they get to serve at a Mass together, as father and son.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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