10K views · 294 reactions | Deacon Darren Balkey and Deacon Aaron Huber became the Diocese of Charlotte’s newest transitional deacons and took the next step on their journey to the priesthood June 5 during a two-hour diaconate ordination Mass at St. Mark Church in Huntersville. Read more: https://bit.ly/3z5ckVv | Catholic News Herald | Facebook

PROSTRATION IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Parts of the Ordination of Deacons: Litany of the Saints and Prostration Deacons prostrate themselves during their ordination as a symbolic gesture of complete humility and submission to God, signifying their willingness to dedicate their lives to service within the Church by "laying themselves down" in devotion and recognizing their unworthiness before the sacred calling they are receiving; this act also represents a complete surrender to God's will and a comm

2K views · 74 reactions | The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Ordination to the Order of Permanent Deacon Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Thursday | 6:00 PM | June 29th, 2023 Presider and Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Ryan P. Jimenez, DD Bishop of Chalan Kanoa Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, USA | Diocese of Chalan Kanoa | Facebook