“Around the 1960s, he told me, people started leaving. Pretty soon, they had to tell people they couldn’t take any more enrollments because there weren’t enough priests to say the Masses.”
Quote from Fr. Michael Rodriguez, November 14, 2014
ical, used in forming an adjective from a noun, e.g., irenical - adjective meaning peaceful, conciliatory, promoting peace, especially over theological or ecclesiastical disputes
Rodríguez was ordained a priest in 1996 and early in his priesthood he served as the Vocation Director for the Diocese of El Paso. He has served in numerous parishes, both urban and rural, throughout the diocese. In 2005, Fr. Rodríguez began to offer the Traditional Latin Mass, and since 2011, he has been offering the Traditional Latin Mass exclusively.
He speaks fluent English and Spanish and is proficient in German and Italian.
Summary bio courtesy of The Fatima Center