Pray for Priests | May 2025

Praying for those who pray for us.

Below are the priests of our diocese for whom we are asked to pray daily.



Prayer:
Eternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the priests of the world. Sanctify them. Heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness of Your Son, Jesus the Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to You. In Jesus’s name we pray. Amen

May 1
Rev. Lawrence Schaeper

May 2
Very Rev. Daniel Schomaker

May 3
Rev. Msgr. John Schulte

May 4
Rev. Jesus Salinas, L.C. ord. 2019

May 5
Rev. Harry Settle, Jr.

May 6
Rev. Joey Shelton

May 7
Rev. Dean Stassel, L.C.

May 8
Very Rev. Ryan Stenger 

May 9
Rev. John Sterling

May 10
Rev. Jacob Straub

May 11
Rev. Mathew Summe

May 12
Rev. Berdinand Nicholas ord. 2010

May 13
Rev. Susairaj Jesurajan, C.R   ord. 2007

May 14
Rev. Gregory Osburg ord. 1977

May 15
Deceased priests of the Diocese of Covington

May 16
Most Rev. Roger Foys ord. 1973
Rev. Msgr. Roger Cooney ord. 1970
Rev. Martin Pitstick ord. 2008
Very Rev. Daniel Schomaker ord. 2008
Rev. Michael Black ord. 2015
Rev. Eric Boelscher ord. 2015
Rev. Andrew Young ord. 2015       

May 17
Rev. Msgr. Daniel Vogelpohl ord. 1975
Rev. Jordan Hainsey ord. 2020

May 18
Rev. Aby Thampi, C.M.I.

May 19
Very Rev. Britton Hennessey ord. 2017
Rev. Ross Kelsch ord. 2017
Rev. Benton Clift ord. 2018
Rev. Joey Shelton ord. 2018

May 20
Rev. David Gamm ord. 1972

May 21
Rev. Michael Barth ord. 1994
Rev. Douglas Lauer ord. 1994
Rev. David Ludwig ord. 2016
Rev. Eric Andriot ord. 2016
Rev. Jason Bertke ord. 2016
Rev. Thomas Picchioni ord. 2016
Rev. James Schaeper ord. 2016

May 22
Rev. Gregory Bach ord. 1999
Rev. Phillip DeVous ord. 2004

May 23
Rev. Michael Greer   ord. 1981

May 24
Rev. Michael Comer ord. 1980

May 25
Rev. John Sterling ord. 1996

May 26
Rev. Msgr. Gerald Twaddell

May 27
Rev. Jacob Varghese, V.C. (India)

May 28
Rev. Msgr. Gilbert Rutz ord. 1966
Very Rev. Ryan Maher ord. 2005

May 29
Rev. Maurice de Lange  ord. 1971

May 30
Rev. James Quill ord. 1953
Rev. Albert Ruschman ord. 1953
Rev.  Thomas Barnes ord. 1987
Rev. Matthew Cushing ord. 2009
Rev. Joshua Lange ord. 2009
Rev. Robert Rottgers ord. 2009
Rev. Lawrence Schaeper ord. 2009

May 31
Rev. Paul Berschied   ord. 1986

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