[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 89 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1407]
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     RECOGNIZING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF FATHER FRANCIS P. FOLEY'S 
                               ORDINATION

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                         HON. PATRICK J. MURPHY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2009

  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Father Francis P. Foley on the 25th anniversary of his 
ordination.
  In the spirit of John Cardinal O'Connor, who served both as a 
Philadelphia priest and as a U.S. Navy Chaplain, Father Foley has 
served his congregation and his country honorably. Father Foley 
attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, just 
outside Philadelphia.
  At the age of 23, Father Foley was so inspired by a mass at the Naval 
Academy in Annapolis that he decided to become a Navy Chaplain. He 
persevered in attaining the chaplaincy, despite the fact that it took 
him 5 years to convince the archdiocese to allow him to do so. He is a 
beacon of faith, kindness, and wisdom to all of those lucky enough to 
have come to know him in his 25 years of devoted service.
  Ordained in May of 1984, Father Foley's first service was a mass of 
thanksgiving the very next day. On the 14th of this month, in tribute 
to his 25 years of unwavering dedication to his faith and his 
community, he will be honored during a Jubilee Mass at St. Athanasius 
in Philadelphia.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to recognize Father Francis P. Foley for 
his incredible service as a Navy Chaplain, and am extremely honored to 
serve as his Congressman.

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