Jay Krueger shares his thoughts as he attends the diaconate ordination at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral on June 9th. Although the ordination was not part of formation, it was the first time I’d seen someone that I knew be ordained as a Permanent Deacon. The ceremony was well attended, even with extra chairs, people were standing. The aspect of the ceremony that always touches me is when the current Permanent Deacons, with their wives next to them, are the …
June 15 – Prayers for Children. Joining in world unity, let us focus our thoughts, blessings, and prayers to children who are abused and raped. This is sexual abuse of the littlest to teens forced into prostitution……. The stories dominate the news reports. It is in countries at war, slums, our neighborhoods, schools and families. Let us remember these children and hope for intervention and rehabilitation. Thank you Women of India, People of China, Africa and all concerned who make …
On June 1st, we attended our diaconate formation class at the St. Louis of France in La Puente. This was our last all group meeting. The day consisted of the liturgy of the hours, a retreat and a closing prayer service. It was also the last time that we will see our Spanish classmates until the fall. The liturgy of the hours was very special because the Oscar Romero class was present. It is this class that will be ordained …
On May 4th, we attended our diaconate formation class at the Alemany High School in Mission Hills. The main focus of this class was to look at what it would be like to be a Deacon Couple. We watched two videos; one about being a Deacon and one about being the wife of a Deacon. We then were handed a list of seven questions about being a Deacon Couple and possible issues that could arise. Each couple took 30 minutes …