A delegation from the Diocese of Gallup joined thousands of Hispanic Catholics, over 100 bishops, and multitudes of priests and religious gathered for the 5th National V Encuentro.
Solanus spent his fifty-three years as a priest in menial service as a sacristan and porter at St. Bonaventure’s monastery in Detroit and worked in the friars’ soup kitchen.
The two priests make a good team. In a place so like home, and yet so far from family, their common interests and history of service are a source of strength and familiarity.
