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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Monsignor Xavier Pappu of St. Matthew Catholic |
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| 6 | 7 | | Church in Longview is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his |
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| 7 | 8 | | ordination as a priest on May 10, 2021, and this occasion truly |
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| 8 | 9 | | merits special recognition; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, Monsignor |
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| 10 | 11 | | Pappu was ordained as a priest in 1981; he came to Texas in 1999, |
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| 11 | 12 | | when he was invited to join the Diocese of Tyler by Bishop Edmond |
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| 12 | 13 | | Carmody; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, From 1999 to 2002, Monsignor Pappu was a priest at |
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| 14 | 15 | | St. Theresa Catholic Church in Gladewater, and from 2002 until |
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| 15 | 16 | | 2010, he was the pastor at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Longview; |
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| 16 | 17 | | during that time, he also served the diocese as vicar general under |
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| 17 | 18 | | Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Monsignor Pappu was the pastor of Sacred Heart |
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| 19 | 20 | | Catholic Church in Texarkana from 2010 to 2012, when he returned to |
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| 20 | 21 | | St. Matthew in Longview; he has ably led the church for the last |
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| 21 | 22 | | nine years, earning the deep respect and admiration of his |
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| 22 | 23 | | congregation; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of the past four decades, Monsignor |
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| 24 | 25 | | Xavier Pappu has wholeheartedly committed his talents and energies |
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| 25 | 26 | | to the spiritual enrichment of others, and his strong faith and |
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| 26 | 27 | | compassion have benefited countless people; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Monsignor Xavier Pappu on the 40th |
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| 29 | 30 | | anniversary of his ordination as a priest and extend to him sincere |
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| 30 | 31 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for Monsignor Pappu as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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