Church-office update

The carpet has been ordered and is on the way for the Our Lady of Victory church, gathering space. In addition to the carpet installation, work needs to be completed on the heating, air conditioning and ventilation system, church lighting, and the fire alarm system before masses can return to the church.

It is the hope that masses will return this summer. Masses will continue at the OLV gymnasium, with daily masses at St. Elizabeth.

For the office, the building committee is in the process of considering an architect.

Father Lucho long-time
student of Pope Leo XIV

When Father Lucho Palomino was attending seminary school in Peru, he spent time learning canon law, playing tennis and having theological discussions at coffee shops with his professors.

Little did he know then that one of those professors, Robert Prevost, would become Pope Leo XIV.

“He was a kind guy, a quiet and shy person,” said Father Lucho, who now serves as the parochial vicar for Our Lady of Victory, St. Elizabeth and St. Leonard churches. “At the same time he was wise, a good listener, with a gentle heart and compassion for everyone.”

Prevost served as a parochial vicar at Chulucanas, Peru, and then received his doctorate in canon law in Rome. He returned to Trujillo, Peru to teach seminary students in 1985. Lucho, who was raised in Peru, was in the seminary from 1987 to 1994.

Father Lucho recalls many experiences with Prevost, including attending a number of his classes, many focusing on canon law. He also had many experiences with Prevost visiting parishes in rural areas of Peru and working the fields of the seminary’s farm.

“I have a lot of experiences with him,” Father Lucho said. “We felt very comfortable with all the professors. They were like our fathers. I really liked my time in seminary.”

Father Lucho most recently connected with Prevost four years ago at a reunion in Peru. “(Bishop) Prevost talked about how the church can be closer to the people, like Pope Francis wanted,” Lucho said.

Father Alan said he’s also thrilled to have a pope with a connection to his church. “I’m thrilled to have our new pope being from the US, and then for us, it’s very significant that he also lived in Peru for so long,” he said.

Reminder that noon Tuesday and 9 a.m. Thursday masses will continue to be held at St. Elizabeth’s until Our Lady of Victory Church restoration is complete. Friday masses will be held at 9 a.m. at the OLV gymnasium.

 Message from Father Lucho

With Easter joy, we continue to thank God for having given us Pope Leo. I bear witness that he is a great man of God. I spent seven years of my formation as a seminarian at the San Carlos and San Marcelo Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Trujillo, where Father Roberto, now Pope Leo, was my professor of Canon Law and Patristics, our Director of Studies, and Spiritual Director. As a priest, he was very close to us and very patient, with a great heart for the poor. With his testimony and teaching, he educated many generations of priests in northern Peru. Let us pray for his new service to the Church. This weekend, we give thanks to God at the weekend Masses for the young men who are graduating. May the new step they climb be one of integral growth for the good of them, their families, and our community. Congratulations! May the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, continue to bless our mothers in our ACC this month of May, and may she grant eternal rest to those who have departed to the presence of God. Let us continue to be pilgrims of hope!

Fr. Lucho

Con la alegría pascual, seguimos dando gracias a Dios por habernos dado al Papa Leo. Soy testigo que es un gran hombre de Dios. Pase siete años de mi formación como seminarista en el seminario mayor san Carlos y San Marcelo de la arquidiócesis de Trujillo, donde el Padre Roberto, ahora Pope Leo, fue mi profesor de Derecho canónico y patrística, fue nuestro Director de Estudios, y Director Espiritual. Como sacerdote, era muy cercano a nosotros y muy paciente, con un gran corazón para los pobres. Con su testimonio y su enseñanza educo a muchas generaciones de sacerdotes en el norte de Perú. Oremos por su nuevo servicio a la Iglesia. Este fin de semana, damos gracias a Dios en las misas del fin de semana por los jóvenes que se gradúan. Que el nuevo peldaño que escalan sea de un crecimiento integral para el bien de ellos, sus familias y nuestra comunidad. ¡Felicitaciones! Que este mes de mayo la Virgen maría, madre de Dios, siga bendiciendo a nuestras madres de nuestra ACC y las que partieron a la presencia de Dios les de descanso eterno. ¡Sigamos siendo peregrinos de la esperanza!

P. Lucho 

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Father Lucho long-time
student of Pope Leo XIV

When Father Lucho Palomino was attending seminary school in Peru, he spent time learning canon law, playing tennis and having theological discussions at coffee shops with his professors.

Little did he know then that one of those professors, Robert Prevost, would become Pope Leo XIV.

“He was a kind guy, a quiet and shy person,” said Father Lucho, who now serves as the parochial vicar for Our Lady of Victory, St. Elizabeth and St. Leonard churches. “At the same time he was wise, a good listener, with a gentle heart and compassion for everyone.”

Prevost served as a parochial vicar at Chulucanas, Peru, and then received his doctorate in canon law in Rome. He returned to Trujillo, Peru to teach seminary students in 1985. Lucho, who was raised in Peru, was in the seminary from 1987 to 1994.

Father Lucho recalls many experiences with Prevost, including attending a number of his classes, many focusing on canon law. He also had many experiences with Prevost visiting parishes in rural areas of Peru and working the fields of the seminary’s farm.

“I have a lot of experiences with him,” Father Lucho said. “We felt very comfortable with all the professors. They were like our fathers. I really liked my time in seminary.”

Father Lucho most recently connected with Prevost four years ago at a reunion in Peru, when he actually met the current and future pope on the same day. “(Bishop) Prevost talked about how the church can be closer to the people, like Pope Francis wanted,” Lucho said.

Father Alan said he’s also thrilled to have a pope with a connection to his church. “I’m thrilled to have our new pope being from the US, and then for us, it’s very significant that he also lived in Peru for so long,” he said.