Discerning Deacons hosts a virtual liturgy and gathering on the Feast of St. Phoebe, Friday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. ET

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We invite Catholics to gather virtually to pray for the intercession of St. Phoebe, listen to powerful testimonies from Catholic women engaged in diaconal ministry, and express our collective hope that the Church would “receive them in the Lord,” just as St. Paul asked the Church in Rome to receive Phoebe the diakonos in Romans 16:1-2.

The liturgy will take place in both English and Spanish.

Embrace | Witness | Hope

We embrace the ministry of deacons.
We witness the diaconal ministry of women.
We hope in the Holy Spirit for healing and renewal.

INSCRÍBETE HOY: Discerning Deacons los invita a una liturgia virtual en la fiesta de Santa Febe, el viernes 3 de septiembre, a las 7 pm (19:00 horas) ET, hora de Miami.

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Invitamos a los católicos a reunirse virtualmente para rezar por la intercesión de Santa Febe, para escuchar poderosos testimonios de mujeres católicas comprometidas con el ministerio diaconal, y para expresar nuestra esperanza colectiva de que la Iglesia “las reciba en el Señor”, tal como San Pablo le pidió a la Iglesia de Roma que recibiera a Febe, diakonos, en Romanos 16:1-2.

La liturgia será en inglés con interpretación en español.

Apoyamos | Somos testigos | Tenemos esperanza

Apoyamos el ministerio de los diáconos.
Somos testigos del ministerio diaconal de las mujeres.
Tenemos esperanza en el Espíritu Santo para la sanación y la renovación.

 

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Witness
“Being able to be educated on who St. Phoebe is and giving others the chance to meet her, being part of a community of women who promote an inclusive model of the church, and seeing my own community come alive and heal from division provides a vision of what can and will be possible one day in the Catholic Church.”
Kathleen O'Brien
Maryknoll Bay Area Regional Coordinator in the Mission Formation Department
Witness
“I have witnessed these women become Catholic high school teachers, professors, writers, administer parish life and leaders of prayer services. Women have been my peers and supervisors, except in diaconal ministry. I continue to hold out hope that women’s gifts for ministry and service can and will be acknowledged by the church.”
Fr. Tom Cwick, SJ
Pastoral Minister, North Side, St. Louis, MO
Witness
“I am grateful as a pastor and a part of the BCCs here to learn and journey together with others. As a priest in our community, I am proud to be a part of this ministry to uplift women who are struggling. It is great joy and fulfillment. In my personal life, I have experienced the richness of acknowledging and uplifting the witness of women in the early Church and also in our Church today.”
Fr. Vincent Dsouza, SJ
Pastor and Base Christian Community Leader, India

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