The ordination rite was performed during Holy Mass at Edvaldo's home parish, Santa Cruz e Santa Margarida d'Youville, in Ferraz de Vasconcelos, in Greater São Paulo. The ceremony, held on the morning of Saturday, April 2nd, was presided over by the diocesan bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Dom Pedro Lluiz Stringhini, and was attended by family and friends of the new priest, who came from various parts of the country.

In one of the most moving moments of the celebration, the mother of the then-deacon, Dona Laura, entered alone carrying the priestly vestments, which were placed on the new priest by Fr. Paulo Dekker, ss.cc. and Fr. Edmar Oliveira, ss.cc.

The entire ceremony was broadcast on the Padre Eustáquio Channel (REVIEW HERE), a social network that Father Edvaldo himself helped to create. Brothers and Sisters from various parts of the world participated virtually and left their comments on the transmission link.

Father Edvaldo Carneiro, ss.cc.

Edvaldo Carneiro, ss.cc. was born in Suzano on September 15, 1987. Son of Antônio Alves Carneiro (deceased) and Laura da Silva Carneiro. He grew up in the city of Ferraz de Vasconcelos, SP. In 2013 he joined the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He completed his novitiate in 2016 in Chaclacayo (Peru), and professed his first vows on January 29, 2017, at the Santo Emídio Parish, Vila Prudente.

He began his theological studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and in 2018 went to the juniorate in Belo Horizonte, MG, where he completed his Theology degree at the Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology in 2020. He made his Perpetual Profession on January 17, 2021, at the Sanctuary of Health and Peace in Belo Horizonte. In February of the same year, he was appointed to the Santo Emídio Community in Vila Prudente, where he was ordained a Deacon on September 4, 2021.