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	Deacon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Deacons are not permitted to preside at the eucharist, absolve sins or pronounce a blessing (however, these last two are often permitted in an indirect form).
		Deacons vest in the sticharion, the orarion, and the epimanikia.
		Deacons may not marry after being ordained, but a married man may be ordained a deacon, regardless of whether he remains a deacon or is ultimately elevated to the priesthood.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deacon (1317 words)

	Role Permanent Deacon
		The love bond which deacon and wife have developed in their lifelong ministry to one another in the sacrament of marriage is the springboard of the married deacon's ministry to the wider community he serves.
		Permanent deacons can be found ministering to sick, among widows and orphans, serving immigrants and exiles, serving abused children, the aged, single parents, the handicapped, the divorced, alcohol and drug addicts, the homeless, prisoners, refugees, the poor, the street people, victims of racial and ethnic discrimination, etc.
		The deacon, because of who he is and the background from which he comes, is uniquely qualified to bring a sense of integration to the variety of activities which mark the life of a parish.
	www.deacons.net /Articles/The_Role_of_the_Permanent_Deacon.htm (1204 words)

	The faith mystery
		Deacons are ministers ordained for tasks of the Church; they do not receive the ministerial priesthood, but ordination confers on them important functions in the ministry of the Word, divine worship, pastoral governance and the service of charity, tasks which they must carry out under the pastoral activity of their bishop [no. 1596].
		The deacon is related to the "sons of Levi," according to the consecratory prayer for the deacon as cited in 1543.
		Deacons are ministers ordained for tasks of service of the Church; they do not receive the ministerial priesthood, but ordination confers on them important functions in the ministry of the Word, divine worship, pastoral governance and the service of charity, tasks which they must carry out under the pastoral authority of their bishop [no. 1596].
	www.deacons.net /Articles/Faith_Mystery_of_Deacon.htm (3554 words)

	A Word from Bishop Higi - Announcing revisions in the permanent deacon program - 6/15/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Deacons are meant to be animators, men who remind their brothers and sisters of what each of us should be doing by reason of our baptism and of what we should continually strive to become in accord with our God-given gifts.
		While deacons will come from specific parishes and their pastors are expected to welcome their ministry at the parish level (the recommendation of the deacon candidate’s pastor is crucial), deacons must be open to accepting assignment outside the boundaries of the parish in which they reside.
		Deacons have a hierarchy of values: Priority is given to their family, then their job or means of livelihood, and then to diaconal assignments.
	www.dioceseoflafayette.org /word/0324.htm (1077 words)

	FAQ
		A deacon is someone who is also a sacramental sign of Christ within the wider community and the deacon also serves as a prophetic reminder to all the baptized of their own responsibility to care for others.
		The deacon knew him and his ministry better than anyone, so these close associates of the Bishop were ordained to serve as priests, rather than deacons and around the eighth century, the order of deacons became a temporary or transitional stage that a man went through on his way to ordination as a priest.
		Deacons would have a mission from their bishop to be leaders in service to the Church and the community: they would have a responsibility to enflame and inspire the rest of the members of the Church to serve others as well.
	www.ausdeacons.org /faq.htm (2804 words)

	Theology Today - Vol 36, No. 3 - October 1979 - EDITORIAL - The Permanent Diaconate
		Deacons receive the imposition of hands "not unto the priesthood, but unto the ministry." For, strengthened by sacramental grace they are dedicated to the People of God, in conjunction with the bishops and his body of priests, in the service of the liturgy, of the Gospel and of works of charity.
		Deacons, it was reasoned, would be able to perform many of the functions of priests and would help to create and sustain a sense of Christian community among people who rarely saw a priest.
		A crucial aspect of the permanent diaconate is the fact that the deacon is a link between clergy and laity, between liturgy and everyday life, between the church and the world.
	theologytoday.ptsem.edu /oct1979/v36-3-editorial2.htm (4292 words)

	The Athenaeum of Ohio
		Permanent Deacons share with other ordained members of the Church a dedication to serve God’s people through the proclamation of the Word, administration of the Sacraments, the offering of Worship to God through Christ, the service of the poor and the faithful of Christ.
		The permanent character of the Order, however, was restored and renewed when the Second Vatican Council (October 30, 1963) called for the reestablishment of the ministry of the Permanent Deacon for the Universal Church.
		The deacon is especially to be identified by his witness to charity, his service to the bishop, and his love and concern for the poor, the outcast, and the weak.
	www.mtsm.org /academicprograms/deaconformation.htm (2610 words)

	Department of Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A permanent deacon is a man who is married or single, 35 years or older, who is ordained to the Sacrament of Holy Orders to a ministry of service.
		Deacons, both permanent and transitional, can preach at Mass, baptize, witness marriages, bury the dead, teach, participate in ministry to the sick, aged, youth, imprisoned, serve as advocacies of justice, and many other areas of ministry.
		The permanent deacon must be a man of deep faith and prayer, who is willing to commit a considerable amount of time to study and service to people with a variety of needs.
	www.dioceseduluth.org /vocations/diaconate.html (465 words)

	Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington Vermont, The Permanent Diaconate
		A deacon is ordained and missioned by Christ through the bishop to minister to the needy and the poor and to be a minister of Word and Sacrament, working in obedience to his bishop and in close fraternal cooperation with priests.
		If a deacon is unmarried at the time of ordination, or he becomes a widower after ordination, he must remain unmarried in accordance with the Church's discipline for the diaconate.
		It was restored as a permanent and public ministry in the Roman Church as a result of a decision made by the bishops at the Second Vatican Council.
	www.vermontparishes.org /diaconate (948 words)

	JOHN PAUL II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Reflecting on the ministry and life of permanent deacons, and in the light of the experience acquired so far, it is necessary to proceed with careful theological research and prudent pastoral sense, in view of the new evangelization on the threshold of thc third millennium.
		Deacons are ordained to exercise a ministry of their own, which is not that of a priest; because they "receive the imposition of hands 'not unto the priesthood but unto the ministry"' (Lumen Gentium, 29).
		However, the deacon's service is also directed to his own Christian community and to the whole church, to which he must foster a deep attachment because of her mission and divine institution" (ibid., n.
	www.permanentdiaconate.org /jp2.htm (1627 words)

	_________________________ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This, however, is not the role envisioned for the deacon by the American bishops as defined in their 1971 and 1984 guidelines nor is it the main thrust of deaconal formation.
		It must also be understood that deacons, like so many others in ministry have a great deal of difficulty in saying "no." The pastor who ignores this fact may find that he has unwittingly put his deacon in a situation where his family is suffering or his secular job is in jeopardy.
		The deacon is also instructed to be extremely sensitive to the role of the lay ministers in his parish.
	www.wwnet.net /~jjmiles/pastorrel.html (2511 words)

	The Permanent Deacon:
		Since most deacons are married and have children, they are called to demonstrate the grace of the Sacrament of Marriage and the holiness of a consecrated family life.
		Deacons and their wives and children can be "a great encouragement to others who are working to promote family life," according to the Vatican documents.
		For instance, proper liturgical dress for a deacon is an alb, a cincture, a diaconal stole and a dalmatic.
	www.deaconsforlife.org /articles/fournierpermdeac.htm (2244 words)

	TEMPORAR
		The feast of the deacon and doctor of the Church, Saint Ephrem of Syria, June 9, 1997, marked the thirtieth anniversary of the restoration of the permanent diaconate in the Latin Catholic Church.
		It follows, then, that a privilege given to deacons by virtue of their diaconal ordination and clerical status is a personal privilege given to a group and it may not be renounced by individual deacons.
		This canon recognizes that, as clerics, permanent deacons have a right to clerical dress but at the same time permits them not to make use of their privilege of clerical dress and style of address, unless particular law makes a contrary provision and requires that permanent deacons wear clerical dress.
	www.catholic.net /RCC/Periodicals/Homiletic/0809-97/dress.html (2754 words)

	Faith and Ministry Formation
		…deacons must be dignified, not deceitful, not addicted to drink, not greedy for sordid gain, holding fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
		The permanent diaconate is an important mission for the enrichment of the church and it is the duty of all the church to participate in the formation process.
		On June 18, 1967, Pope Paul VI issued, in “motu proprio,” the “General Norms for Restoring the Permanent Diaconate in the Latin Church.” Then during the early 1970’s, U.S. bishops approved the ordination of married deacons and today the United States has more permanent deacons than anywhere else in the world.
	www.oakdiocese.org /faith/permanent_deacon_formation.htm (944 words)

	St. Lucy's Church - Connections - Updates
		The origin of the office of Deacon is found in the New Testament (Acts of the Apostles 6:1-6).
		The Deacon is called to preach the Word and is able to act in the name of the Church as an ordinary minister of Baptism and a witness for Marriages.
		A Permanent Deacon does not wear clerical clothing and is not restricted as to occupations.
	www.stlucy-campbell.org /connections.html (276 words)

	Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Permanent Deacon intends to serve the Church in that Order a final ministry in itself; therefore the term ‘permanent’ is used.
		The permanent diaconate was restored to the church by Vatican Council II, and Deacons and Priests all serve the Bishop.
		In the liturgy of the Eucharist, the Deacon is normally the minister of the cup.
	web3.foxinternet.net /IECCR/Articles.htm (2501 words)

	Vocations: Permanent Deacons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Deacons are ordained ministers within the Roman Catholic Church who perform various ministries in support of the Church, usually at a parish-level.
		In the Diocese of Helena, we currently have 35 permanent deacons serving in a variety of ministries.
		Deacons may be married only once and must manage their children and households well.
	www.diocesehelena.org /pages/vocationspermdeac.htm (592 words)

	permanent deacons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Deacons may be married but once and must be good managers of their children and their households.
		The diaconate became like an internship, whereby a man was ordained as a deacon and made the promise of celibacy, and then continued final studies for the priesthood and served in a parish for practical experience until the time of Ordination to the Priesthood.
		However, the discipline of celibacy would be retained and taken for a single man when ordained as a permanent deacon or accepted by the married permanent deacon upon the death of his spouse.
	www.catholicherald.com /saunders/00ws/ws001116.htm (1105 words)

	Archdiocese of Newark
		The terms "deacon" and "diaconate" derive from the Greek word diakonia which means "service" or "ministry." A deacon, then, is ordained by the Church for service.
		Deacons may baptize children or adults, witness marriages in the name of the Church, bring Viaticum to the dying, and preside over wakes, funerals, and burial services.
		They serve the mentally ill, the chemically dependent, the abused and the battered, the old and the young, the abandoned, the dying and the bereaved, immigrants and refugees and the victims of racial and ethnic discrimination.
	www.rcan.org /permdeac.htm (592 words)

	The Ideal Family of the Permanent Deacon
		The bishop alone, and not priests, imposes hands upon the deacon at his ordination, thus manifesting in a negative manner the difference between the ‘ministry’ of the deacon and the ‘priesthood’ of the priest.
		Through the deacon’s ministry to the poor and the outcast, the church, in a concrete, unique and personal way, is the sacrament of the suffering servant to the world.
		The Vocation of a deacon is to be a "confessor’ of the faith.
	www.vatican.va /roman_curia/congregations/cclergy/documents/rc_con_cclergy_doc_19022000_idf_en.html (5810 words)

	Diocese of Bridgeport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Deacon William A. Koniers, 53, was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, and received his bachelor of science degree from Philadelphia University.
		Deacon Augustin Pierre- Louis, 63, was born in Port-au- Prince, Haiti.
		Deacon Pierre-Louis is an electrical superintendent at URS Corp. in New York.
	www.bridgeportdiocese.com /june_04.shtml (5945 words)

	Catholic Online
		It was, indeed, an appropriate occasion to issue statements regarding the formation and work of permanent deacons, since they are such an important part of the clergy; participating in its missionary and pastoral service.
		On 18 June 1967, Pope Paul VI implemented the Council's decision to re-institute a permanent diaconate for the universal Church with the apostolic letter Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem.
		Deacons and their wives and children can be "a great encouragement to others who are working to promote family life," according to these Vatican documents.
	www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=104 (2423 words)

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		The Faith Mystery of the Permanent Deacon by Basil Cole, O.P. It is very easy these days to look down upon the permanent deacon, as has been done by some articles-one in particular even appearing in this magazine a couple of years ago.
		Therefore, the deacon must live this relationship in an intimate and personal manner, in a dialogue of adoration and of love with the three divine Persons, conscious that he has received this gift of diaconal ministry from Them for the service of all.
		As the Catechism quotes St. Ignatius of Antioch: Let everyone revere the deacons as Jesus Christ, the bishop as the image of the Father, and the presbyters as the senate of God and the assembly of the apostles.
	www.ewtn.com /library/PRIESTS/FAIMYSTR.TXT (3176 words)

	Pilot Stories - 09/20/2002 - Twelve ordained to permanent diaconate
		Middle Row: Deacon Joseph Messina, Associate Director of the Permanent Deacon Office; Sister Clare O’Keefe, SCH, Assistant Director of the Permanent Deacon Office; Deacons Francis Trembly; John Alexander; William Koffel; Brendan Fitzgerald Jacques McGuffie.
		Wives, children, family, friends, clergy and religious came to witness the Rite of Ordination of 12 permanent deacons Sept. 14 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
		Each new deacon was then vested with a stole and dalmatic, presented with the Book of the Gospels and, finally, embraced by Cardinal Law and brother deacons during the Kiss of Peace.
	www.rcab.org /Pilot/2002/ps020920/Diaconate.html (671 words)

	Permanent deacons
		A deacon shares in the Sacrament of Holy Orders and may be either a permanent deacon or a transitional deacon.
		The permanent diaconate had always been an important part of the early Church but the rite had been eliminated when the Church felt that she had enough priests to carry out her daily duties.
		Over and above the responsibilities of a permanent deacon, the fully ordained priest may celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist, grant forgiveness of sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
	www.shjolg.com /page34.html (436 words)

	Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth
		The office of Permanent Deacons assists the bishop in care, guidance, and support of deacons through communication and personal contact.
		The office of Permanent Deacon Formation assists the bishop in planning and supervision of the formation program and participants.
		Deacons Are Active Apostles of the New Evangelization
	www.fwdioc.org /default.aspx?ID=122 (243 words)

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