On May 21st, Archbishop Myers will ordain a new class of Permanent Deacons for our archdiocese and among them will be our very own, long time parishioner, John Florio. He has been assigned to serve here in our parish.
More than one in five ordained Catholic clergy in the United States are permanent deacons. In the early Church, men and women with special roles of service assisted the bishops in works of charity. Over time, this role died out and the diaconate became and still is part of the process of becoming a priest.
We have had transitional deacons serve here as a last step before being ordained a priest, but John will belong to the permanent order restored in 1967 by the Second Vatican Council. Now, men who are ordained deacons can serve in many ministries, as a witness to Christ and a servant to the world. We congratulate John Florio on successfully completing his years of study and preparation.
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