{"id":287507,"date":"2018-06-11T06:56:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T10:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=287507"},"modified":"2018-06-11T06:56:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T10:56:24","slug":"ordination-update-16-new-deacons-for-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2018\/06\/ordination-update-16-new-deacons-for-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordination update: 16 new deacons for Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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From Angelus:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez ordained 16 new permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, June 9.<\/p>\n

Restored in 1968 as a fully functioning ministry within the Church, the deacon is ordained to serve God\u2019s people in communion with the bishop and his priests.<\/p>\n

The 15 married men and one single man completed their theological formation during a five-year period, in preparation for ministry in their parishes. The formation process \u2014 when the deacons are accompanied by their wives \u2014 integrates academic, pastoral, human, and spiritual dimensions towards forming the couples and single men in ministries of word, liturgy, and charity.<\/p>\n

In the Catholic Church, the diaconate is the first of three ranks in ordained ministry. Deacons preparing for the priesthood are\u00a0transitional deacons<\/em>, while those not planning to be ordained priests are often called\u00a0permanent deacons<\/em>. In both instances, the ministry of the deacon is the same. Married and single men may be ordained permanent deacons, but single men must make a commitment to celibacy at their ordination.<\/p>\n

Members of St. Valentine Diaconate Formation Class of 2018 are: Antonio and Anita Arana, Sergio and Ana L\u00f3pez, V\u00edctor A. and Mar\u00eda de Lourdes Ceja, Jorge E. Malca Laguna and Dora Ana P\u00e9rez \u00c1ngeles, David Cort\u00e9s Zerme\u00f1o and C\u00e1ndida Margarita Medina, Benjam\u00edn and Mar\u00eda Ramos, Ferm\u00edn and Irene G\u00f3mez, Gabriel and Sara Ann Aguilera Jr., William Thomas Pilkington, Alfred William and Annette Guerrero, Carlos Guido and Marianne Porras Jr., Terrence and Mindy Laurel Irwin, Steven Andrew and Margaret Sloniker, Romeo Detondoy and Liza Marie Ap\u00f3stol Mabansag Jr., Sargon and Leslie Jean Younan, and Daniel and Linda Oropeza.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read on<\/strong>.<\/a> Ad multos annos,<\/em> brothers! Welcome!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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