Prospective New Catholic Army Chaplain Ordained a Priest

Father Jay Horning completes formational journey

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades ordains Father Jay Horning a Catholic priest on June 2, 2018, in Fort Wayne, IN. Father Horning hopes to serve as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. Photo courtesy of Joe Romie | Today’s Catholic, Diocese of Fort Wayne-Sound Bend, IN.

FORT WAYNE, IN – Father Jay Horning, a United States Army chaplain candidate, was ordained a priest on Saturday, June 2, in Fort Wayne, IN. His ordination was celebrated at an 11:00 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception through the laying on of hands and the prayer of consecration invoking the Holy Spirit by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, concelebrated the Mass.

The Reverend Horning, 30, is a 2006 graduate of Clay High School in South Bend, IN, and a 2010 graduate of the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, IN, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Theology. He earned his Master’s Degree in Divinity from Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. He hopes to go on active duty as a U.S. Army Chaplain following three years of pastoral service in his home Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

Father Horning said:

“Words cannot express clearly enough the joy I am experiencing from the ordination to the priesthood. This is what God has asked me to do and now I’m doing it, being a priest for Him and His people. Thank you to everyone who has been a support for the co-sponsored seminarians and the co-sponsored program. I can’t wait to begin the work necessary in the mission field.”

Among those in attendance at the ordination Mass were the new priest’s mother, Ms. Lisa Horning; his paternal grandmother, Ms. Jane Horning; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. Paul and Ms. Shirley Rowe.

Father Horning will begin his pastoral service at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish in Fort Wayne while serving as a chaplain there at Bishop Dwenger High School.

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