Ok I now get what you mean
I for say
Because I know one Deacon that normally visits our parish back then around 2013, 2014 .2015,
He owns a car
He has been a deacon for more than 10years then leta, I heard his now studying to become a priest
ARE DEACONS NOW ALLOWED TO MARRY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
Following the post I made yesterday about Rev Timothy Senibi (a permanent deacon) whose grandson was ordained a deacon ( a transistory deacon) in the Lokoja Diocese Nigeria, someone commented saying: “Father, are deacons in the Catholic Church now allowed to marry? The other person asked if such can happen in the Catholic Church.
The questions reveal a common confusion about the two forms of the diaconate in the Catholic Church.
In Catholic tradition, there are two categories of deacons: Transitional Deacons and Permanent Deacons. Both receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders and are ordained clergy, not laypeople.
Transitional Deacons are in their final stage before priesthood. They are usually ordained deacons for 6 -12 months before priestly ordination. They take the promise of celibacy (in the Latin Rite). For them, the diaconate is temporary. They do not remain deacons beyond one year except in cases where there are issues.
Permanent Deacons on the other hand are ordained to remain deacons for life. Many are married men (married before ordination). If they are ordained permanent deacons before marriage, they cannot marry after ordination. If widowed, they remain celibate. Their vocation is to serve permanently as deacons, not to become priests.
Both categories of deacons preach, baptize, witness marriages, and assist at Mass. The only things they cannot do include: celebrating the Mass and hearing confessions.
The Church restored the permanent diaconate after Vatican II to strengthen service in preaching, charity, and liturgy especially in growing communities.
If you watched the beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton Sheen two days ago, those two principal deacons that flanked Cardinal Tagle are permanent deacons.
So, in the Catholic Church, there are no deacons who marry but there are married men who become deacons while remaining fully married.
Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch
Today in the Diocese of Lokoja, Rev. Timothy Senibi had the joy of witnessing the diaconate ordination of his grandson.
Rev. Timothy is a permanent deacon, one of the relatively few permanent deacons in Nigeria. Permanent deacons are ordained for a lifelong diaconal ministry and, unlike transitional deacons preparing for priesthood, they can marry, but before their ordination. A married man must have his wife’s consent before being ordained a permanent deacon. Once ordained, however, a deacon cannot marry if he becomes a widower.
His grandson, on the other hand, was ordained a transitional (transitory) deacon, taking the final diaconal step on the way to priesthood.
Rev. Timothy did not only give himself to the service of God; he has also been blessed to see a grandson from his own lineage offer himself to that same service.
One generation serving at the altar, and another generation now following.
Incase you're wondering why most of the roads built under Peter Obi still stands this long without maintenance, this is the reason.
Contractors were made to sign 5 or 10 years maintenance bond.
“They call us terrorists? Look at these children. They bombed them and killed them. They had committed no crime. They were innocent.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the United States and Israel at the UN General Assembly today, accusing them of killing innocent Iranian children and being the real terrorists.
Holding up images of children who had been killed in US-Israeli attacks, Pezeshkian condemned the bombing of schools, sports facilities, hospitals and civilian infrastructure.
“Those who are terrorists and train terrorists tell us that we are terrorists. We are only defending ourselves. We are not terrorists.”
Pezeshkian insisted that Iran would not bow to foreign aggression, declaring that a nation unable to defend itself would be crushed.
This situation is pervasive, and the only viable hope lies in finding a solution. It is essential to refrain from placing blame solely on the government, as such circumstances can arise unexpectedly at any time.
#Aguatafirst
Let me categorically say again, I, Mr. Peter Obi, didn’t approach any financial institutions to borrow money or issue bonds on behalf of Anambra State in the 8 years I was in government. On the day I left office, I was not owing any salary
~ Peter Obi
She called her boyfriend from the salon saying she’s almost done with her hair, it will cost 45k, and she wants to pay now.
You won’t believe his response 😂😂🤣
GADDAFI HAD TO DIE: AND THE REASON IS MORE FASCINATING THAN YOU WERE TOLD
Muammar Gaddafi was a dictator.
That part you’ve heard.
But before he died, he was pushing an idea that could have changed Africa’s relationship with the rest of the world.
Then came 2011.
NATO bombs.
A captured leader.
A brutal death.
And years later… documents surfaced that made people ask a very different question.
The evidence doesn’t prove the conspiracy. But the truth is fascinating enough without it.
Watch until the end.
#Gaddafi #Libya #AfricanHistory #HiddenHistory #DrivenByPurpose