Home is where the vocations are, say parents

Submitted on May 11, 2011
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By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@stlouisreview.com
Cardinal Valasio De Paolis, CS, pontifical delegate for the Legion of Christ, laid his hands and consecrated St. Louis native Father Gregory Usselmann during his Dec. 24 ordination at St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. Father Usselmann was one of 61 men ordained to the priesthood on Christmas Eve morning. Seven of the men were from the United States.
Cardinal Valasio De Paolis, CS, pontifical delegate for the Legion of Christ, laid his hands and consecrated St. Louis native Father Gregory Usselmann during his Dec. 24 ordination at St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. Father Usselmann was one of 61 men ordained to the priesthood on Christmas Eve morning. Seven of the men were from the United States.
Like any parents, Anna Maria and Gregory Usselmann want their children to be happy. That's why "when God entrusts you with your children, we offer them to Him and give to Him the first choice through His divine will. Whatever vocation they receive from Him will be a holy one. "It's important that you give your child to God from the beginning," said Anna Maria Usselmann.

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