{"id":4440,"date":"2010-05-25T16:04:50","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T16:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/05\/new-deacons-for-rockville-centre.html"},"modified":"2010-05-25T16:04:50","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T16:04:50","slug":"new-deacons-for-rockville-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/05\/new-deacons-for-rockville-centre.html","title":{"rendered":"New deacons for Rockville Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIt’s ordination season, and my neighbors to the east got into the spirit on May 15th, ordaining a fresh batch of deacons on Long Island.<\/p>\n

From Long Island Catholic:<\/a> <\/p>\n

\nBishop William Murphy ordained 10 men to the diaconate for the Diocese of Rockville Centre on May 15 at St. Agnes Cathedral here.<\/p>\n

The diaconate is a vocation, a call to serve God and His people in ordained ministry. It is a permanent vocation and not a step in preparation for the priesthood. Like priests, deacons receive the sacrament of holy orders and are members of the clergy. Deacons may preach at Mass and preside at weddings and baptisms. They can also officiate at wake and burial services as well as other forms of liturgical prayer, but they cannot celebrate Mass or administer the sacraments of penance, confirmation, or anointing of the sick. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check the link<\/a> for the names and biographies of the new deacons. And congratulations, brothers! Ad multos annos! <\/i><\/p>\n

Also, check out photographer Greg Shemitz’s website<\/a> for a wonderful slideshow of the event.<\/p>\n

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