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On June 19, the parish family of Our Lady of Peace in Darien, Illinois, gathered to celebrate the 100th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday of\u00a0Fr. Anthony Kelpsas, MIC.<\/strong>\u00a0Father Anthony, who joined the Marians in 1945 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1953, is now officially the oldest Marian priest in the entire worldwide Congregation! He was presented with a special blessing from Pope Leo XIV.<\/p>\n

Please keep Fr. 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