On June 19, 2021, Friar Peter Mária KOZMA, a member of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Slovakia, was ordained a priest.
The liturgy began at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Bratislava, Slovakia. The presider was the Most Reverend Jozef HAĽKO, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bratislava. Others attending the celebration included Friar Tomáš LESŇÁK, the Assistant General for the Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis (FEMO); Friar Lucjan M. BOGUCKI, the Custos of the Custody of Slovakia; a number of confreres from the communities of the Custody; and various diocesan and religious priests.
The next day, Sunday, June 20, Friar Peter celebrated his first Mass at our Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Bratislava, where for the past six years he had been preparing for priestly ministry.
We wish our new priest much strength, patience and perseverance in carrying out his new ministry, in being attentive to the Holy Spirit and openhearted to all the people.
Friar Jaroslav M. CÁR, Custodial Secretary
