{"id":45336,"date":"2026-06-03T10:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fallriverdiocese.org\/?p=45336"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:20:12","slug":"gathered-in-faith-sent-in-mission-celebrating-vocations-service-and-the-eucharist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fallriverdiocese.org\/pt-pt\/bishops-blog\/gathered-in-faith-sent-in-mission-celebrating-vocations-service-and-the-eucharist\/","title":{"rendered":"Gathered in Faith, Sent in Mission: Celebrating Vocations, Service, and the Eucharist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ordinations Bring Hope and Blessings to our Diocese<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One of the greatest blessings in the life of a diocese is the ordination of new clergy. It is a reminder that God continues to call men to serve His Church and that those called continue to respond with faith, generosity, and trust. On Saturday, June 6, we will celebrate such a moment of grace as I ordain Deacon Kaique Santos to the priesthood and seminarian Lucas daCosta to the transitional diaconate during an 11 a.m. Mass at St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral in Fall River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Deacon Kaique Santos, this marks the culmination of many years of discernment, formation, and missionary service. Currently serving at St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish in Falmouth<\/a>, Deacon Santos describes himself as feeling peaceful as his ordination approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Teofilo Otoni in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Kaique\u2019s path to the priesthood was shaped by profound loss and deep encounters with God’s grace. After losing a brother and his father as a teenager, he experienced a renewed relationship with Christ through youth retreats that transformed his life and awakened a call to the priesthood. His journey led him through years of missionary service with the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Community, time spent in contemplative prayer at a Carthusian monastery, and eventually to the Diocese of Fall River. He will celebrate his First Mass on Sunday, June 7, at St. Anthony Church in East Falmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same Mass, Lucas daCosta will be ordained a transitional deacon, taking the next important step toward the priesthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucas is the son of Daniel and Fatima daCosta and a parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet<\/a>. A graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, he spent a year in Portugal before entering Our Lady of Providence Seminary and studying philosophy at Providence College<\/a>. He recently completed his priestly formation at St. John\u2019s Seminary in Brighton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many parishioners throughout the Diocese have already encountered Lucas through his summer assignments at Santo Christo Parish in Fall River<\/a>, St. John Neumann Parish in East Freetown<\/a>, St. Joseph Parish in Falmouth<\/a>, and Holy Family Parish in East Taunton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As he prepares for ordination, Lucas speaks of feeling excitement, gratitude, and hope. His words remind us of the true source of every vocation: trust in God. \u201cMy greatest hope comes not from confidence in my own abilities, but from trust in God,\u201d he recently shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I invite you to join me in praying for Kaique and Lucas during these final days of preparation. May the Lord continue to strengthen them, guide them, and fill them with His grace as they dedicate their lives to His service and to the people of our Diocese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(On Saturday, you can watch the Ordination as it is livestreamed on the Our Lady of Fall River website here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to Travel to Our Diocese<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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