Father Jeffrey A. Merritt

Age: 32
First Assignment: St. Dominic, New Orleans
First Mass: June 5, 11 am, St. Andrew the Apostle, New Orleans

“I felt like they were literally supporting me,” he said. “I loved all the feedback they were helping me with. They were always trying to build me up, never pushing me down, even when they were saying they wanted me to do something different. They were always pulling me up.”

- Deacon Jeffrey Merritt