Amy's Ordination Amatepec, Soyapango, El Salvador 27 dic.,2005

note-the order of the misa starts at the bottom of the posting

Left: The laying on of hands, Amy becomes a priest.

Below left:The Bishop anoints Amy's hands saying, "Eres sarcedote para siempre, segùn el orden de Melquisedec." (You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek)

Above: The Examen in Spanish and in English

Above: The Rev. Hannah Atkins preaches to a packed church. People were standing halfway up the aisle.

Below left: Amy is presented to the Bishop. Below right: Present and past mentors Rev. Germàn Lopez and Rev. Hannah Atkins present Amy to the Bishop.


Bishop of El Salavador and Primate of Central America, The Very Rt. Rev. Martìn Barahona censes the altar at the beginning of the misa.

Above Right: The Lutheran Bishop of El Salvador, The Rt. Rev. Merdado Gomez and Capellena Betty Escobar.

Right: Rev. Sarah Motley, Rev. Hannah Atkins, and Presentor Maura Alas process toward the altar.

The procession begins outside the church along the street.