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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“I know that women are being called by the Holy Spirit and women are living diakonia in creative, ordinary ways today. Now, as a mother of a toddler girl, I want to discern with the Church on how to make way for her to discern her own future calling, should the Spirit call her.”
Ana López
Spiritual Director and Theology Teacher, Los Angeles, CA
Witness
“If women were able to serve as deacons, it would magnify the grace and love of God and make it more widely available.”
Judith Oberhauser
Retired Chaplain, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
Witness
“I was not raised Catholic but converted in my adult life. As a child, Mother Mary would appear to me often…I believe Mary appearing to me as a child who knew nothing about the Catholic Church was more than her wanting me to find Christ through the Church. I believe she came to me because I was meant to do more for the Church.”
Christina Kovar
Adult Faith Formation Leader, Chicago, IL

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