{"id":6940,"date":"2022-04-19T16:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T20:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/news\/news-2\/following-ones-call-celebration-institution-acolytes-and-lectors\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T16:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T20:15:29","slug":"following-ones-call-celebration-institution-acolytes-and-lectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/news\/news-2\/following-ones-call-celebration-institution-acolytes-and-lectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Following One\u2019s Call : A celebration for the institution of acolytes and lectors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cory: an encounter in the heart of silence <\/strong>
\nIt was at St. Joseph\u2019s Oratory, during a Christmas Mass to which his girlfriend had dragged him, that Cory had a very powerful experience that \u201copened his eyes\u201d and led him to \u201cbecome Catholic.\u201d A few years later, after having a \u201cpersonal encounter with Jesus\u201d while on retreat, he began his diaconal journey with his wife by his side. \u201cI already knew\u2026 I had a deacon at my parish who had a lot of experience. He told me: \u2018I see you serving people in your parish. Have you ever thought of becoming a permanent deacon?\u2019\u201d This is how \u201cdoors open.\u201d \u201cIf I can be of a little service, of help and of light in this world for those who are going through difficulties\u2026 This is my call, this is my work now,\u201d says Cory.<\/p>\n\n

The rosary as the way for Benny Augustine<\/strong>
\n\u201cLet me know what you expect me to do for you, Lord.\u201d Benny Augustine repeated these words on his way back from a retreat in Toronto. During his six-hour trip to Montreal, he recited the rosary three times. The next morning at 7 a.m., a priest from St. Joseph\u2019s Oratory called him and told him God wants him to become a permanent deacon. A few months later, this call was confirmed again. This is how he began his diaconal journey, supported by his wife. He knows it was by the intercession of the Virgin Mary that God responded so clearly.<\/p>\n\n

Rodolfo: a daily walk with God<\/strong>
\nRodolfo and Maria discovered the gift of each day through the special care their eldest daughter needs. One day, the idea of becoming a deacon \u201ccame into his mind\u201d and the path become clearer, little by little, as he served in his parish; his sense was confirmed through various signs from God. The couple is involved in their community and in their church, but they also live their faith in their \u201csimple, routine life, filled with daily challenges\u201d and \u201ctry to bring God into our ordinary, daily life and pray to him.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n

Michael: putting one\u2019s energy at the service of those in need<\/strong>
\nMichael \u201cfelt a call from God to share his resources \u2014 intellectual, physical and spiritual \u2014 in helping others\u201d by asking himself how he could help the world. The closure of his former parish in another diocese set him \u201con the diaconal journey.\u201d Initially angry about the closure, he realised that \u201cif there is no one in church, there is no Church.\u201d Michael is a husband, father and grandfather and he is now involved in his parish, Saint-Donat, where he is journeying toward the  permanent diaconate. What is most important for him is to nourish his spiritual life and to serve as best as he can: \u201cI think when you do the right thing in the eyes of God, it\u2019s always good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Kevin: being transformed <\/strong>
\nKevin first felt the call to the permanent diaconate 15 years ago, but the path to realising the call only materialised a few years ago for this engineer and father. His institution into the ministry of lector is another important step in his \u201cdiscernment\u201d and will get him \u201cmore involved in what he will do eventually as a deacon.\u201d  \u201cI think the process of becoming a deacon is shaping me and making me more into the person I am called to be.\u201d 
\nTo him, being a deacon in the heart of the world today is foremost a \u201ccall\u201d and a \u201ccommitment to take on one\u2019s responsibilities to serve one\u2019s community.\u201d Furthermore, it is \u201ctransformative,\u201d as it forms a man into a person who also genuinely cares about the good of his community.<\/p>\n\n

The celebration for the institution of the ministries of lector and acolyte will be held Friday, April 22 at  Mary Queen of the World Cathedral at 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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