Pallium and Diaconate

This post is, with permission Your Grace, an opportunity for all within our parish who have been praying for Padraig on his route to priesthood. Padraig is a good friend and, when visiting the parish, has been prayed for fervently within our community. Just recently he came to visit and cooked a wonderful lunch. A great gift to share with needy priests busy about the Lord's work. When I looked, today, at the diocesan website it was great to see Padraig on the front page. So for the many readers within the parish we have the satisfaction of knowing our prayers have been answered and Padraig is, indeed, now a deacon.

We pray, also, for our Archbishop and this photograph is further evidence of an answer to prayer in seeing His Grace with the pallium; bestowed by the Pope last Tuesday.

Congratulations Gary

H/t to Fr Peter and many congratulation to Gary Buckby on his ordination to the Diaconate, today.

God bless you, Gary.

Six Weeks

Whilst the countdown meter did indeed breakdown, time did not stand still. Today marks the six week point until ordination. Wow. Soon be upon us. Pray not for me, however, but for our five deacons to be. They will be ordained on 27th June, that is, four weeks yesterday. They are Michael, Andrew, Michael, Luke and Roger. I'm sure they would appreciate your kind thoughts and prayers for their year of diaconate which is now almost upon them.