Lord Jesus Christ,
Living Bread come down from heaven,
in Your name we ask the Father
to bless the Diocese of Baker
with vocations to the priesthood.

By the prompting of the Holy Spirit
call forth from among us
men who are able to sympathize
with our weakness
and deal gently with the wayward,
men who will give us confidence
to draw near to the font of Mercy
and find grace in time of need.

Send us priests
to bring comfort to the afflicted,
pardon to the sinner,
and peace to the dying;
priests to hand You over to us
in the Breaking of the Bread.

High Priest
of the New and Eternal Covenant,
we place our trust in You.
To You be glory and praise forever.
Amen.
Composed by Bishop Liam Cary

Seminarian Caleb Cunningham

Caleb is from St. Bernard parish in Jordan Valley, Oregon and grew up on a cattle ranch near there. He studied Philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville, graduating in 2016. He started his Theology studies at Mt. Angel Seminary in 2016 and has now completed two years of Theology and a Pastoral Year at St. Francis of Assisi in Bend. Caleb started Third Theology at Mt. Angel in fall 2019. 

Seminarian  Zachary Vandehey

Zack is from Our Lady of Angels parish in Hermiston, Oregon. After graduating from Hermiston High School in 2014, he worked on a farm outside of Echo, Oregon until he entered seminary in 2018. He is currently studying Philosophy at Gonzaga University while undergoing formation at Bishop White Seminary. Zack started his second year of Philosophy in fall of 2019.
 

Seminarian Jonah Powell

Jonah is from St. Peter’s Parish in The Dalles, Oregon. After High School, Jonah studied Fish and Wildlife science at Oregon State University. Upon graduating in 2015 he volunteered for a year and a half at the Newmn Center at OSU. Then in 2017 he began the initial stage of religious formation with the St. John Society, a society of apostolic life from Argentina. In 2018 he discerned a calling for the diocesan priesthood and left the St. John Society.
In fall term 2019 Jonah began studying for Baker Diocese in the pre-theology program at Mt. Angel Seminary.

"Inspiring, educating, and forming the next generation of priests." Since 1889, Mount angel Seminary has sent thousands of priests to serve more than 11 million Catholics in nearly 100 dioceses and religious communities around the world. As the oldest seminary in the western United States, Mount angel is the only seminary in the West that offers a College of Liberal Arts, a Graduate School of Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry.

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Bishop White Seminary, founded on August 4, 1954, provides integral, initial formation for men discerning a vocation to the diocesan priesthood, fosters the ongoing formation of the clergy, and helps generate a culture of discernment in the Diocese of Spokane.

Located right off Gonzaga's campus, Bishop White Seminary is the only college seminary for training men into the Catholic priesthood in Washington state. Most of the seminarians are students at Gonzaga.