Dillon Johnson, along with seventeen seminarians at the Pontifical North American College will be ordained to the transitional diaconate during a celebration of the Eucharist.

Bishop Robert Barron, Bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota will be the ordaining prelate at the Mass of Ordination, which will be celebrated at the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter, in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican.

The Mass of Ordination will be aired live on the EWTN Network at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 1. The Mass of Ordination will likewise be live streamed on the EWTN YouTube Channel and the Pontifical North American College Facebook page.

The Pontifical North American College serves as the American seminary in Rome. Founded in 1859 by Blessed Pope Pius IX, the College has formed over 5000 priests near the heart of the Church for service in dioceses around the United States, Canada, and Australia. The College strengthens the bonds between Rome and local churches worldwide, and it allows its students to study the rich religious and cultural heritage of the Church at close range.