Day 215: Deacons and the Diaconate (2026)
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God bless you. as we journey together toward our heavenly homeland. Today, I just want to take a moment to thank you so much. All of you have supported the production of this podcast with your financial gifts, your prayers. We couldn't do this without you. I ask for prayers at the end of every one of these episodes, and I promise you, I am praying for you literally every single day. You're part of my daily prayers, part of my daily mass I offer for every person listening to this, just so you know that. I'm holding up my end of the bargain. And I know that you're probably holding up your end as well. Today is day 215. We're in paragraphs 1569 to 1576. Well, we talked yesterday about the ordination of priests.
Before that, the ordination of bishops. Today, we're going to talk about ordination of deacons as well as How's that sacrament celebrated? And so deacons are that third, I don't want to say third tier, but we'll say it like that. It's part of the hierarchy. So there's tiers there. The third aspect, remember the bishops and the priests, they share, they participate in the priesthood of Jesus in a unique way. And the deacons are ordained to serve. Remember that diakonia is that ministry of service. And it's really remarkable. It goes all the way back to the Acts of the Apostles. Just such an incredible gift. If you know some deacons who serve so well, you just think, wow, these guys are givers right they're so generous um in their heart that's that heart of the deacon is the heart of a servant now we're also going to talk about two other middle mini sections the mini sections are so how do we celebrate this sacrament and also who can confer the sacraments of holy or the sacrament of holy orders bishop priest and deacon who can do that we'll talk about that those things today
Let's say a prayer and call upon the Holy Spirit, that Spirit of life, that Spirit of love, that Spirit who continues to fill us with God's grace. We pray. Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ, your Son, I ask you to please send your Holy Spirit upon us. Remind us of who you are. Remind us of your love. Remind us of your goodness so that we can trust you even more fully today. Help us to renew our faith, hope, and love in you. Those gifts of faith, hope, and love are truly graces from you. Lord God, pour them out upon us. Help us to say yes and respond to them in a powerful way. And never let us be separated from you. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen. It is day 215. We are reading paragraphs 1569 to 1576. The ordination of deacon in order to serve. At a lower level of the hierarchy are to be found deacons, who receive the imposition of hands not unto the priesthood, but unto the ministry. At an ordination to the diaconate, only the bishop lays hands on the candidate, thus signifying the deacon's special attachment to the bishop in the tasks of his diaconia. Deacons share in Christ's mission and grace in a special way. The sacrament of holy orders marks them with an imprint, character, which cannot be removed and which configures them to Christ, who made himself the deacon or servant of all. Among other tasks, it is the task of the deacons to assist the bishop and priests in the celebration of the divine mysteries, above all the Eucharist,
in the distribution of Holy Communion, in assisting at and blessing marriages, in the proclamation of the gospel and preaching, in presiding over funerals, and in dedicating themselves to the various ministries of charity. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Latin Church has restored the diaconate as a proper and permanent rank of the hierarchy, while the churches of the East had always maintained it. This permanent diaconate, which can be conferred on married men, constitutes an important enrichment for the Church's mission. Indeed, it is appropriate and useful that men who carry out a truly diaconal ministry in the church, whether in its liturgical and pastoral life, or whether in its social and charitable works, should be strengthened by the imposition of hands which has come down from the apostles.
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