PHOTOS: Priestly ordination of Father Derek Hooper, Part 2
June 5, 2021, Cathedral of St. Joseph, Jefferson City, with Bishop W. Shawn McKnight presiding
Fellow priests offer Fr. Hooper a sign of peace.
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight begins the Eucharistic Prayer.
Bishop Emeritus John R. Gaydos prays part of the Eucharistic Prayer.
Deacon Christopher Baker incenses the congregation.
Father Hooper prays part of the Eucharistic Prayer.
Praying the Eucharistic Prayer.
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight elevates the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Praying the Eucharistic Prayer.
Praying the Eucharistic Prayer.
Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, vicar general of the Jefferson City diocese, prays part of the Eucharistic Prayer.
Father Gabriel Greer, Fr. Hooper's brother, prays part of the Eucharistic Prayer.
Praying the Eucharistic Prayer.
Fr. Hooper joins the congregation in praying the Our Father.
Priests and bishops exchange a sign of peace.
Seminarians of the diocese.
Seminarians of the diocese.
Fr. Hooper and his brother, Father Gabriel Greer, prepare to distribute Holy Communion.
Fr. Hooper gives Holy Communion to his mother.
Bishop McKnight prays a blessing over Fr. Hooper.
The recessional
Once again, clergy and laypeople applaud newly ordained Fr. Hooper.
Once again, clergy and laypeople applaud newly ordained Fr. Hooper.
Once again, clergy and laypeople applaud newly ordained Fr. Hooper.
Once again, clergy and laypeople applaud newly ordained Fr. Hooper.
Once again, clergy and laypeople applaud newly ordained Fr. Hooper.
Once again, clergy and laypeople applaud newly ordained Fr. Hooper.
Once again, clergy and laypeople applaud newly ordained Fr. Hooper.
Bishop McKnight prays a blessing over Fr. Hooper.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
The recessional.
Fr. Hooper processes out of the Cathedral at the end of his Ordination Mass.
Fellow priests greet Fr. Hooper outside the Cathedral.
Bishop McKnight congratulates Fr. Hooper outside the Cathedral.
Fr. Hooper prays a blessing over Bishop McKnight.
Fr. Hooper prays a blessing over Bishop McKnight.
Bishop McKnight venerates the hands of the newly ordained priest.
Fr. Hooper prays a blessing over Bishop Emeritus John R. Gaydos.
Bishop Emeritus Gaydos offers Fr. Hooper a sign of peace.
Fr. Hooper blesses his mother, Cheryl Greer.
Cheryl Greer congratulates her son, Father Derek Hooper.
Fr. Hooper and Bishop McKnight
Fr. Hooper, Bishop McKnight, Father Paul Clark, diocesan vocation director, and seminarians of the Jefferson City diocese.
Father Hooper, Bishop McKnight, and Father Gabriel Greer, Fr. Hooper's brother.
Father Hooper, Bishop McKnight, and Father Gabriel Greer, Fr. Hooper's brother, and Cheryl Greer, Fr. Hooper's mother.
Father Hooper, Father Greer and their mother, Cheryl Greer.
Fr. Hooper's ordination certificate.
Bishop McKnight signs the documents for Fr. Hooper's ordination.
Bishop McKnight signs the documents for Fr. Hooper's ordination.
Bishop McKnight signs the documents for Fr. Hooper's ordination.
Connie Schepers, chancellor of the diocese, signs the documents for Fr. Hooper's ordination.
Bishop McKnight and Fr. Hooper display Fr. Hooper's ordination certificate.
Connie Schepers, chancellor of the diocese, signs the documents for Fr. Hooper's ordination.
Fr. Hooper visits with guests at the reception after Mass.
Fr. Hooper offers a blessing.
Fr. Hooper visits with guests at the reception after Mass.
Fr. Hooper and his mother.
Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki invites Fr. Hooper to lead a prayer before the meal.
Fr. Hooper leads the prayer before the meal.
Serving cake.
Fr. Hooper gives a blessing.
Fr. Hooper visits with guests at the reception after Mass.
Fr. Hooper gives a blessing.
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