Hat tip Interstate Catholic… from wham13:
Local man assisting Pope for Christmas mass
|Rochester, N.Y. – A member of the Catholic Diocese of Rochester will be lending a hand to Pope Francis for the annual Christmas “Midnight Mass.” Seminarian Peter Van Lieshout will serve as one of the deacons on the altar during the festivities in St. Peter’s Basilica next week. Van Lieshout is a Livonia native completing his theological studies in Rome. He’ll be ordained a Diocese of Rochester priest in June 2014. The “Midnight Mass” will be televised.