El programa de formación para diáconos tiene muchos desafíos. Está diseñado para profundizar el sentido espiritual de un individuo, a la vez que se prepara al candidato para ser un ministro público en la Iglesia. Durante un período de cinco años, el candidato desarrolla los aspectos humanos, intelectuales, espirituales, litúrgicos...
The Diaconate is a call from Christ into the sacrament of Holy Orders. This call is mutually discerned by a man who perceives the call and the church, as present in the bishop, who ratifies the call. A deacon allows Christ to extend His mystery of sacred service into every...
Father You call each one of us by name… The foundation of the ministry of the Order of Deacon is a divine vocational call. A call to vocation is a grace from God. There are many ways in which this grace may present itself: through an invitation on the part...
Saint Paul’s First Letter to Timothy lists the qualities that deacons should have, recommending that they be tested before being entrusted with their mission: they must be dignified and honest, faithful in marriage, manage their children and households well, and hold fast to the mystery of faith with a clear...
Deacon Candidate Anthony Petillo – Saint Clare of Assisi Parish, Swedesboro The Camden Diocese Diaconate Formation has been a very fulfilling progression of my continued discernment and self-development to the vocation of the permanent diaconate. For me, it has been a time for the preparation of the threefold-ordained ministry of...
Deacon Candidate – Toby Haley – Saints Peter and Paul, Turnersville When I was a child I was always enamored with chivalric stories. I enjoyed stories about knights. King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Roland and El Cid; The Jedi Knights of the Star Wars movies also...
The permanent deacon, who may be single or married, dedicates his life to serving others. His ministry of service focuses on three areas: assisting at the altar in the celebration of the sacraments; preaching the Word of God and leading people in prayer; and reaching out in loving service to...
Saint Paul lists numerous kinds of service to which disciples are called in order to build up the Body of Christ: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers (Eph 4:12). Some of these ministries are exercised by both the lay faithful and the clergy, others only by the ordained. Since the...
Deacon Candidate Dean Johnson- Mary, Mother of Mercy Parish, Glassboro. I laughed so hard. It was one of those uncontrollable belly laughs that garnered raised eyebrows and side-eyed glares from passers-by. I along with my family was walking from the parking lot to the church for Sunday Mass when we...
Make disciples of all nations, baptizing then in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. (Matthew 28:19-20) Do you hear our Lord Jesus Christ calling you to serve him; his Church; the Body...