By MARTHA McCLAIN
Special to the PRESS
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church parishioners celebrated the 40th anniversary of priesthood for the Rev. Michael Gnanaraj, parochial vicar on Sunday.
Bishop Daniel Flores led a Mass in honor of the reverend, known as Father Mike to his parishioners, and a celebration followed at the Port Isabel Events and Cultural Center where he was presented gifts including a Spiritual Bouquet which consisted of prayers collected and recited for him by the congregation.
Gnanaraj was born the sixth child in a family of eight to Mariamichael and Ranjitham Ammal in 1947 in Palasapuram, India. His mother was a teacher and father was a businessman in Sri Lanka. His three sisters became teachers, his elder brother was a businessman, his younger brother an engineer and he became a priest.
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