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