{"id":7019,"date":"2022-05-17T15:49:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/news\/news-2\/rite-admission-one-step-time-towards-permanent-diaconate\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:49:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:49:29","slug":"rite-admission-one-step-time-towards-permanent-diaconate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/news\/news-2\/rite-admission-one-step-time-towards-permanent-diaconate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rite of Admission: One Step at a Time towards the Permanent Diaconate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fernando Castro and Azucena:<\/strong>
\nFernando was born in Guatemala and has been settled in Montreal, together with his wife Azucena, for over 30 years. They have been married for 24 years and have two children, as well as being active as a couple in the lay Marists of Canada. In 2017, they began their diaconal journey when they embarked in the service of the Mision Catolica Hispana Santa Teresa de Avila, leading and coordinating both catechetical instruction and, since the pandemic, technological and evangelical work, while at the same time contributing to our Church\u2019s social media outreach.
\nIn 1999, while he was participating in the Montreal synod, Fernando felt personally moved to consider a calling to the diaconate. The seed had been planted, and time passed. In 2017, another person was talking to him about the vocation of the permanent diaconate, and then it clicked: Fernando began a serious process of discernment.
\nThe term \u201cdeacon\u201d means \u201cservant,\u201d and this resonates for Fernando, who explains, \u201cA deacon becomes a permanent sign of service in the Church and in society.\u201d He continues, \u201cThe reason that the deacon stands right next to the altar in the Mass is that he brings along with him the world, as an offering, into the heart of the Eucharist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Marcellin Kanga and his wife:<\/strong>
\nIn spite of numerous hurdles, Marcellin Kanga\u2019s heart is set on working towards the permanent diaconate. Having only recently immigrated to Canada from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, he must first of all provide for the material needs and exigencies of his family, since \u201cserving his family\u201d is naturally the first priority. \u201cBut despite all that, I became a candidate and now four months later I\u2019m part of the group entering the first year, and I really can\u2019t say why.\u201d
\nFor Marcellin, \u201cBecoming a deacon is a call, because everything is thanks to God.\u201d He knows the road will be long, but he feels full of hope. He considers the rite of admission to be \u201cthe Lord reaching out his hand; it is the very first step into the unknown, but it is taken in faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Diego Saavedra Renaud and Rapha\u00eblle:<\/strong>
\nDiego has been a Lay Pastoral Associate in C\u00f4te-des-Neiges since 2018. He and his wife Rapha\u00eblle have been married for seven years. He is currently on course to become a lay brother with the Dominicans. Having begun his faith journey as a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism in 2017 after \u201crecognizing the real presence of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to serve God, ever since I was a child. I enrolled in theological studies while I was Protestant with the intention of becoming a minister. Once I converted, I still wanted to continue on that path of service. The diaconate came up as an option, and I decided to sign up.\u201d
\nFor Diego, the Church\u2019s mission means a social mission. \u201cIt is a form of evangelizing by example, which to me means the Church\u2019s desire to go out of the temple and be among the People of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Didier Abeto and Yolande:<\/strong>
\nOriginally from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and now a Canadian citizen since 2004, Didier is a social worker who provides in-home support through Laval social services. He and Yolande, his wife of soon to be eight years, have three children and are active in the Parc Extension parish community of Saint-Roch.
\nIn the diaconal fraternities of Saint-Laurent and later Saint-\u00c9tienne, Didier found what he was seeking: \u201cThe fellowship of my colleagues enabled me to undertake this journey of discernment in a well-grounded way. They assisted me in the contemplation and actual recognition of this call I was hearing and that has always been part of me, a call I know is first and foremost divine.\u201d
\nFor Didier and his family, the ceremony of May 20, 2022, will mark \u201cthe beginning of an enthralling story filled with many joys and promises, and with the ultimate goal for me being the search for eternity. My Lord invites me to follow Him, to evolve through my service to others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Archbishop Christian L\u00e9pine will preside at the celebration to be held at the Cathedral of Montreal on May 20, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.<\/strong>
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