▁Help ▁of ▁Christians , ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island . ▁He ▁attended ▁Public ▁School ▁ 1 0 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Fort ▁Hamilton ▁section ▁of ▁Brook lyn ▁for ▁his ▁elementary ▁education ▁ ▁( 1 9 2 8 - 1 9 3 5 ) ▁and ▁then ▁Im mac ul ata ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁( 1 9 3 5 - 1 9 3 9 ). ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁St . ▁Francis ▁College ▁in ▁Brook lyn . ▁ ▁Cos cia ▁then ▁felt ▁called ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Francis c ans . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Holy ▁Name ▁Province , ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁entered ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Ser aph ic ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Call ico on , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁nov iti ate ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁religious ▁name ▁of ▁Domin ic ▁Cos cia . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁initial ▁profession ▁of ▁religious ▁v ows ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁college ▁studies ▁at ▁St . ▁Bon av ent ure ▁College ▁( 1 9 4 3 - 1 9 4 5 ), ▁followed ▁by ▁sem inary ▁studies ▁at ▁Holy ▁Name ▁College ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁( 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 9 ). ▁During ▁this ▁same ▁period , ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Masters ▁degree ▁in ▁Latin ▁American ▁history ▁( 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 8 ). ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the