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THE P RTAL January 2014 Page 11 Ordination in Canada in the Snows of Ottawa Fr John Hodgins reports T ongue firmly in cheek, Monsignor Jeffrey Steenson greeted those gathered for the celebration of priestly ordination in the wondrous Basilica of Notre Dame in Ottawa, (capital city of Canada): “I am thankful to Our Lady of the Snows for the welcome,” he said, referring to his arrival from Houston TX into a Canadian winter storm. historic basilica Just across the street from the National Art Gallery of Canada, the historic basilica is itself a work of art and the venue for yet another historic moment in the history of the Christ’s One Holy Catholic Church in Canada. Four married Anglican priests celebrated region. Hosts for the event were Fr Carl and Mrs Bev their ordination in full communion with Rome as part Reid along with their parishioners at the parish of the of the Canadian Deanery of St John the Baptist in the Annunciation of our Lady in Ottawa. Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter (OCSP). far flung jurisdiction The OCSP covers all of North America and so Mgr Steenson is flying almost weekly to some part of the continent for ordinations, retreats and meetings. Marking papers on airplanes for his students