{"id":287768,"date":"2018-06-18T11:03:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=287768"},"modified":"2018-06-18T11:03:50","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T15:03:50","slug":"ordination-update-16-new-deacons-for-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2018\/06\/ordination-update-16-new-deacons-for-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordination update: 16 new deacons for Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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by Sarah Webb \/ Catholic Philly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Details from CatholicPhilly.com:\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sixteen men drawn from various walks of life \u2014 chemist, doctor, driver, sales director, engineer, pharmacist and accountant, just to name a few \u2014 were ordained as permanent deacons by Archbishop Charles Chaput on the morning of June 9 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.<\/p>\n

\u2026In his homily Archbishop Chaput spoke of the level of alienation in society today including loneliness as a mounting health problem, and the rising rate of suicide \u2014 for example in Pennsylvania, a 34 percent increase in self-inflicted deaths in the two decades from 1995 to 2016.<\/p>\n

As related in the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the Hellenists (Greeks or other non-Jews) in the early church complained that their widows were neglected in the charitable distributions of the congregation, and the first seven deacons were appointed by the apostles to minister to all.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe seven men were like yourselves chosen for the purpose of healing the brokenness in the church,\u201d Archbishop Chaput told his new deacons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more and see more pictures here.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations, brothers, and welcome! Ad multos annos!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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