
Two Friars Ordained to Diaconate
September 8, 2013
On Saturday, September 7, 2013, Br. Cassian Derbes, O.P., and Br. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P., were ordained to the transitional diaconate at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The ordaining prelate was Bishop Barry C. Knestout, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Washington. Br. Cassian and Br. Cajetan will be ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 2014, at St. Dominic’s Parish in Washington, D.C., with six other Dominican friars.