(27 Jun 2025)
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Arlington, Virginia – 7 June 2025
1. Various of 12 priests prostrating in front of the altar during their ordination Mass
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Arlington, Virginia – 8 June 2025
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) The Rev. Mike Sampson, Diocese of Arlington:
“I certainly never expected to be a priest. I, when I was baptized, I don’t think I even thought about how Father had become a priest, it wasn’t really, it just wasn’t on my radar.”
3. The Rev. Tim Banach during ordination
4. Choir member leading a song during the ordination Mass at The Cathedral of St. Thomas More
5. The Rev. Sampson and his fellow priests during ordination
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White Post, Virginia – 28 May 2025
6. Rain falling outside a garage at San Damiano Spiritual Life Center
7. The Reverends Banach and Alfredo Tuesta work together on a garage door opener
8. Tight of The Rev. Banach
9. Tight of The Rev. Tuesta
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Arlington, Virginia – 28 May 2025
10. The Rev. Banach and The Rev. Mike Sampson leading a meditation at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
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Arlington, Virginia – 8 June 2025
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) The Rev. Mike Sampson, Diocese of Arlington:
“I was working in the area at a law firm. It was a period of my life where things weren’t great. My dad had just had a heart attack. I had a girlfriend, things weren’t going that well with her. So it was this kind of period of feeling like a lot of inner turmoil. And a friend of mine, he said, Mike, you need to find your faith. And for whatever reason, I took him seriously.”
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Arlington, Virginia – 28 May 2025
12. The Rev. Banach, left, and The Rev. Sampson, right, leading a meditation at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
13. People praying during a meditation Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
14. The Rev. Banach, left, and The Rev. Sampson, right, leading a meditation at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
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Arlington, Virginia – 7 June 2025
15. The Rev. Sampson, center, talks with seminarians before his ordination Mass at The Cathedral of St. Thomas More
16. The Rev. Tuesta, center, and his fellow priests about to be ordained
17. 12 priests before their ordination Mass at The Cathedral of St. Thomas More
18. 12 priests walk into their ordination Mass at The Cathedral of St. Thomas More
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Arlington, Virginia – 8 June 2025
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19. SOUNDBITE (English) The Rev. Mike Sampson, Diocese of Arlington:
"It’s the culmination of six years of seminary, of school for me. When we first processed in, I just saw all these people. The walls were lined with people and I’m like, gosh, okay. This is a lot.”
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Arlington, Virginia – 7 June 2025
20. Priests walking into an ordination Mass at The Cathedral of St. Thomas More
21. Seminarians singing at an ordination Mass
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Arlington, Virginia – 8 June 2025
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22. SOUNDBITE (English) The Rev. Mike Sampson, Diocese of Arlington:
“You’re called by name.”
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Arlington, Virginia – 7 June 2025
23. The Rev. Sampson being called during an ordination Mass
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Arlington, Virginia – 8 June 2025
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24. SOUNDBITE (English) The Rev. Mike Sampson, Diocese of Arlington:
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Arlington, Virginia – 7 June 2025
25. The Rev. Ricky Malebranche being called during an ordination Mass
26. Hundreds gathered at The Cathedral of St. Thomas More for an ordination Mass
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