🙏 𝗔 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬
On Friday, September 18, our parish has the privilege of hosting the 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲, with 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 as principal celebrant.
During this important step in their formation, 18 men will publicly declare their intention to continue preparing for Holy Orders, and the Church will formally accept them as candidates for the diaconate.
We are especially blessed to celebrate 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆:
𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮
𝗦𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗹
Please keep Brian, Matthew, Sibin, and all 18 men in your prayers as they continue discerning and preparing to serve Christ and His Church as permanent deacons. 🙏
We invite our parish family to come and support them at this beautiful milestone in their journey.
📅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴
🕖 𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵
The Mass will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.
Come pray with us and surround these men and their families with the prayerful support of our parish community.