THE ORDINATION OF AUXILIARY BISHOP-ELECT COTTA ON THIS ANNUNCIATION SOLEMNITY..............

On this day the Universal Church commemorates the Fiat of the Blessed Virgin Mary in responding Angel's appearance to her with the Annunciation of the Lord - her unconditional Yes, in becoming God's co-worker in the fulfillment of the Paschal Mystery of Salvation will be exemplified today in the Diocese of Sacramento at the 2 p.m. Ordination of our new Auxiliary Bishop.  Reverend Monsignor Myron Cotta. Vicar General of the Diocese of Fresno, 26.5 years a Priest of Jesus Christ in his native San Joaquin Valley of California, will proclaim another Yes, to the Lord and the People of God and be ordained by Sacramento Bishop +Jaime Soto, with  principal co-consecrators, Bishop Joseph Madera, who ordained +Cotta to the Priesthood in 1987; and the current Bishop of Fresno + Armando Ochoa.   Attending and concelebrating Bishop Elect Cotta's Ordination with my brother priests from Sacramento and Fresno, and the other bishops present in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, in downtown Sacramento; I will blog again tonight on today's Episcopal Ordination.  As we the People of God respond to the Annunciation of the Lord, in what ways are we following the example of our Blessed Mother Mary, in saying Yes to God's Call to Salvation by Faithfully Witnessing and actively ministering in the Name of the Lord ?  Happy Annunciation Solemnity Day..............Father Troy David