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Fr. Bill Garrott, O.P.
William Garrott was born November 13, 1963, in Hagerstown, Maryland. He is the youngest of eight children and has 24 nieces and nephews. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and working several years in the field of technology transfer, he entered the Order of Preachers in August of 1988. After six years of spiritual and academic formation, he was ordained to the priesthood in May of 1994. Father Bill Garrott, O.P. spent four years serving as an associate pastor in Ohio where he gained experience with RCIA, adult education, Confirmation retreats, Bible studies, training and leading altar servers, lectors, and Pro-Life Marches.
Father Garrott then obtained a Masters in Theology from the University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (known as the Angelicum) in Rome. Currently Father Garrott serves as the Director of Vocations for the Province of Saint Joseph.
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Candlemas Procession at the Dominican House of Studies
Posted by Fr. Bill Garrott, O.P. on February 18, 2009
On Feb. 2, the Church observed the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, a feast day that marks the end of the Christmas season, traditionally known as Candlemas. That day, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., the Prior of the Dominican community, Fr. Giles Dimock, O.P., performed the annual blessing of the candles to be used at the liturgy throughout the year. Following the blessing, the Friars processed to the chapel for Mass, chanting “Lumen ad revelationis gentium—a light to the revelation of the Gentiles.” These were the prophetic words spoken by Simeon as he greeted Mary and Joseph bringing the infant Jesus to the Temple 40 days after His birth, in accordance with Jewish law.