Deacons called to be ‘living icon of Christ the servant’

From The Superior Catholic Herald...

Sunday, Aug. 4, was a day of great rejoicing for the Diocese of Superior. With no ordinations to the permanent diaconate in 2023, four candidates were welcomed into the clergy in 2024 at the Mass of Ordination celebrated by Bishop James P. Powers at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior.

History

Although the ministry of deacons in the Catholic Church dates back to the first century, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, it had fallen out of practice as the church moved into the second millennium. Its restoration was called for by the Council of Trent in the mid-1500s but was not restored until June 1967.

Pope Paul VI enacted it as an implementation of the Second Vatican Council. Permanent deacons are married men whose commitment, formation and ordination allows them to serve in sacramental and liturgical ministries to assist priests. The implementation re-established the threefold hierarchical ministry as formulated in the early church of deacon, priest and bishop.

Mass of Ordination

After the proclamation of the Gospel, the candidates were formally called. They were Bob King and Jason Martin, both of Holy Family Parish, Woodruff; Mike Miller, from St. Theresa of Kunegunda Parish, Three Lakes; and Tim Thom, from the Cathedral Parish, Superior.

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