A deacon must be 35, but the bishop has the authority ... his brother vested Michael with his stole and dalmatic, symbols of Michael's new role in the church. "I'm just kind of excited to serve.

GAINESVILLE — For a guy who keeps score for a living, Florida golf coach JC Deacon didn’t have to check the leaderboard to know he was behind. But after years of falling short at a school ...

Then the bishop laid his hands on each of them and recited the prayer of ordination. The men were vested with a deacon’s stole and dalmatic, received the Books of the Gospels from the bishop and were ...

It is not only a gift to be received, but a mission to be lived. The deacon, vested in his stole and dalmatic, stands before us as a man conformed to Christ — Christ who kneels to wash feet ...

The dalmatic is a loose-fitting tunic worn over the alb, and is often made of silk or other rich fabric. Check out 10 Questions – The Bishop for other helpful information. The primary symbol of the ...

Each newly ordained deacon was then vested with a stole and dalmatic, symbols of their ministry of service. Among the newly ordained deacons was Bryan Inderhees from the Diocese of Columbus ...

The dalmatic is worn by deacons, often over the alb and stole. It is a wide-sleeved tunic, and like the chasuble, its color changes based on the liturgical calendar. It’s a sign of the deacon’s ...

New deacon Michael Croghan said he likes the switched up timetable ... A crew of priests brought each of the newly ordained deacons their stole and dalmatic and helped slip them over their heads, ...

About 100 permanent deacons and their wives, joined by deacon candidates, sat together at the Mass, with some of the deacons wearing their white dalmatic vestments and stoles, and others wearing ...

Cardinal Víctor Fernández on Monday reaffirmed Pope Francis’ position against women’s access to the diaconate, an issue that will continue to be evaluated by a specialized commission while ...

Great! He is right! But will the Synod face up to the truth that women’s sacramental ordination to the diaconate needs to be urgently restored? Indeed, for a millennium, tens of thousands of women ...

Additionally, a bishop wears a dalmatic, the traditional vestment of a deacon, under his priestly vestments on certain occasions “to be reminded that he is always a servant, as you will be always a ...