Another Step on the Road to The Priesthood!
January 20th, 2007 by Richard
Good Afternoon fellow bloggers,
Today is a very impostant day within the Church. Why? Because this morning at a special Mass, 14 men were advanced on their road toward Holy Orders. Seven of them were advanced toward Transitional Diaconate and Priesthood and seven were advanced toward Permanant Diaconate. I was fortunate to be among those advanced toward Holy Orders.
This special ceremony, invokes the Holy Spirit among the men, as a means of support for them as they make the final preparations for ordination. After the homily the Bishop sits before the people with Mitre and Crozier, the signs of his office as Bishop. Then each candidate is called forth, stands and pronounces that he is ,”Present”. HE makes a sign of reverence to the Bishop. After all of the Men have been called. the Bishop questions them asking them if they are ready to dedicate themselves to Christ and His Church.
Soon each of these men will be called by their Bishop’s to Holy Orders within the Church. May God continue to bless them in there preparations.
richard,
enjoyed your post on the special day that today has been. reread your own words of how the spirit filled the men. the spiriit filled YOU …. DON’T JOURNEY ALONE LET THE SPIRIT LEAD YOU, LET THE SPIRIT COVER YOUR BACK, AND WHEN AND IF YOU FALTER - LET THE SPIRIT PICK YOU UP BY THE HAND AND HELP YOU CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY !
PEACE
STEVE