{"id":420967,"date":"2026-08-30T10:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T10:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/420967\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T10:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T10:39:53","slug":"fr-basil-delos-ordained-at-church-of-the-transfiguration-of-the-savior-in-austin-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/420967\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr. Basil Delos Ordained at Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Austin, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, TX \u2013 Metropolitan Constantine of Denver ordained Basil Delos (Ronald Delos Clark III) to the priesthood on Thursday, August 6 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Austin, TX on the parish\u2019s feast day. His Eminence was assisted by eight priests and five deacons, with hundreds of faithful in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>In the capital of Texas, under the pastoral care of Fr. Basil (Vasileios) Flegas, many young people who are seeking the truth and are engaged in spiritual searching find proper and genuine guidance.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584183\" class=\"size-full wp-image-584183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OMO-Xeirotonia-Texas-2-1024x683-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-584183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Constantine of Denver ordains Basil Delos to the priesthood on Thursday, August 6 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Austin, TX. Photo: Elias Neofytidis)<\/p>\n<p>One of these young people was Ronald Delos Clark III. Although a Christian, he was not Orthodox and initially had no knowledge of the Greek Orthodox Church. He began regularly attending the church and asking questions. With the spiritual guidance of Fr. Basil, he was baptized Orthodox and continued attending services at the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584184\" class=\"size-large wp-image-584184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OMO-Xeirotonia-Texas-3-1536x1025-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-584184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Constantine of Denver ordains Basil Delos to the priesthood on Thursday, August 6 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Austin, TX. Photo: Elias Neofytidis)<\/p>\n<p>After completing his initial studies, he felt a desire to deepen his theological knowledge and asked the blessing of the then-Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver to continue his studies at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA. Metropolitan Isaiah gave him his blessing, and he continued his studies, during which he also met his future wife.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584185\" class=\"size-large wp-image-584185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OMO-Xeirotonia-Texas-5-1536x1025-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-584185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Constantine of Denver ordains Basil Delos to the priesthood on Thursday, August 6 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Austin, TX. Photo: Elias Neofytidis)<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from the School and realizing that his sole desire was to become a priest, he visited Metropolitan Constantine. He explained his thoughts and sought his guidance in fulfilling his calling to the priesthood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584186\" class=\"wp-image-584186 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OMO-Xeirotonia-Texas-6-1536x1025-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-584186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Constantine of Denver ordains Basil Delos to the priesthood on Thursday, August 6 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Austin, TX. Photo: Elias Neofytidis)<\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Constantine initially assigned him as an assistant to Fr. Luke Paloumbis at St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church in Houston, where he served for two years. Subsequently, Ronald Delos Clark III was ordained a deacon, taking the ecclesiastical name Deacon Basil Delos Clark III, and was sent to serve as an assistant to Fr. Efstratios Magoulias at the Church of the Annunciation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584187\" class=\"wp-image-584187 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OMO-Xeirotonia-Texas-7-1024x683-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-584187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Constantine of Denver ordains Basil Delos to the priesthood on Thursday, August 6 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Austin, TX. Photo: Elias Neofytidis)<\/p>\n<p>After being ordained to the priesthood he will continue his priestly ministry at the Church of the Annunciation, serving as assistant to Magoulias.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584188\" class=\"size-full wp-image-584188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OMO-Xeirotonia-Texas-8-1024x683-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-584188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Constantine of Denver ordains Basil Delos to the priesthood on Thursday, August 6 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Austin, TX. 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