Diocesan Ordination Mass
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"You are a priest forever in the manner of Melchizedek."
(Psalm 110:4)
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On Saturday, June 25, 2022, Deacon David Schmidt was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh at 10:00AM in the Cathedral of St. Paul in Oakland, PA. The recorded video will be posted here for the convenience of our parishioners.
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“I am in awe and wonder of what God has in store for me in the priesthood…in this beautiful ministry of the Church. I ask your prayers for me in my ordination and please know I am praying for you,” — Deacon David Schmidt
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Masses and Receptions
Father David will celebrate his first Mass on June 26, 2022 at 2:00PM in the Parish of All Saints at its
St. Conrad Church location in Butler, PA. All are welcome to attend. In addition, he will return to Mary, Queen of Saints Parish to offer a Mass of Thanksgiving in each of our churches, providing parishioners an opportunity to greet him and receive First Blessings at a reception that will follow in each church's social hall. The schedule of Masses and receptions are as follows:
- Saturday, July 2, 2022 at St. Titus — 8:30AM Mass followed by a reception in Titan Hall
- Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Our Lady of Fatima — 4:00PM Mass followed by a reception in Kohler Hall
- Sunday, July 3, 2022 at St. Frances Cabrini — 8:30AM Mass followed by a reception in O’Connell Hall
- Sunday, July 3, 2022 at St. John the Baptist — 11:30AM Mass followed by a reception in Msgr. Farri Hall
May God bless Fr. David now and all throughout his priestly life.
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A Short bio
David C. Schmidt Jr., the son of Kimberly and David Schmidt, Sr. was born on June 7, 1991. David has three brothers, Ryan, Vincent and Dominic, and one sister, Nicole.
David’s home parish is the former Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, now St. Conrad Church, which is part of All Saints Parish in Butler. He attended Butler Catholic Elementary School before graduating from Butler Area High School in 2009. David graduated from California University of Pennsylvania in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management. In 2014, and received a Masters in Sports Management from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. His more recent employment was that of Director of Young Adult Ministry at Saint Fidelis Parish.
In Fall 2015, David was accepted into the priestly formation program, and completed two years of pre-theology studies at Saint Paul Seminary and Duquesne University. David was assigned to Theological College and The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC to begin theological studies in Fall 2017. In the summer of 2018, Schmidt participated in the seminarian program of the Institute for Priestly Formation at the University of Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska.
In June 2019, he began his Pastoral Year assignment at the parishes of Saint Frances Cabrini, Center; Saint John the Baptist, Monaca; Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell; and Saint Titus, Aliquippa. He advanced to Candidacy to Holy Orders by Bishop Zubik on Ascension Thursday, May 21, 2020. Then in Fall 2020, he returned to Theological College and The Catholic University of America for his third year of theological studies. David was ordained to the transitional diaconate on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Parish, Butler with Bishop William Waltersheid, presiding; and then, was assigned again to Mary, Queen of Saints Parish on July 1, 2021. In the fall of 2021, he returned to Theological College to begin his final year of theological studies.
Deacon David was ordained to the holy priesthood on June 25, 2022 at 10:00AM in the Cathedral of St. Paul in Oakland, PA for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David Zubik, presiding.
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To Be A Priest
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To live in the midst of the world
without wishing its pleasures;
To be a member of each family,
yet belonging to none;
To share all suffering;
To penetrate all secrets;
To heal all wounds;
To go from men to God
and offer Him their prayers;
To return from God to men
to bring pardon and hope;
To have a heart of fire for charity
and a heart of bronze for chastity;
To teach and to pardon,
console and bless always.
My God, what a life!
And it is yours, O Priest of Jesus Christ!
Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, O.P.
(May 12, 1802 – November 21, 1861)
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