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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING FATHER ARMANDO MORALES MARTÍNEZ ON HIS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRIESTHOOD
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez is a Roman Catholic priest; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez was born in Guadalajara, México; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez is the son of Beatriz Martínez Becerra and Javier Morales Íñiguez, and is the fifth of eight children; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez completed his elementary and high school education in México; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez began to discern a vocation to the priesthood after participating in several parish missions and being encouraged by friends; and
WHEREAS, after completing his seminary studies at St. Joseph's Seminary, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez was ordained on May 21, 2005, and celebrated his first mass at Our Lady of Lourdes on May 22, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez served in many capacities at St. Turibius Parish, St. Gall Parish, Immaculate Conception, and Blessed Sacrament Parish on the Southwest Side of the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez was assigned to St. George Catholic Parish in the South Side of the City of Chicago, where he encouraged the foundation and participation of many church ministries; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez participated in the dedication of a new grotto to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe in December of 2021; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez currently serves as Associate Pastor and the Music Director at Immaculate Conception and St. Michael Parish; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Armando Morales Martínez has dedicated his ministry to many aspects of parish life.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby congratulates Father Armando Morales Martínez on his 20 years of service; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Father Armando Morales Martínez as an honorable expression of appreciation for his work.
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