Seeds of Hope Formation, and Much Prayer and Discernment
“And they adoring went back into Jerusalem Southwest Kansas with great joy.” -Luke 24:52 The Feast of Pentecost atholic is May 24. CNewspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City www.dcdiocese.org/register Vol. L, No. 5 • Sunday, May 17, 2015 You are Invited! would like to invite you to I the diaconate ordination of Juan Salas on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dodge City. Juan will be ordained a transitional deacon, and he will then have one more year in the seminary before priesthood + Most Rev. John ordination a year from now. B. Brungardt What does a transitional Bishop of the deacon do? How does he Catholic Diocese of minister? The ordination Dodge City rite states: “He will help the Bishop and his Priests in the A May Crowning ministry of word, of altar, and of charity, show- ing himself to be a servant to all. … It will be his St. Mary School in Garden City held its May Crown- duty, at the Bishop’s direction, to exhort believ- ing on May 1. The second graders presented the statue ers and unbelievers alike and to instruct them in of Mary with fl owers, and then two students, Paulina holy doctrine. He will preside over public prayer, Moncada and Desirae Palacios (left) crowned the administer Baptism, assist at and bless Marriages, statue while the students sang Holy Mary. bring Viaticum to the dying, and conduct funeral Photos courtesy of St. Mary School rites.” Juan will make several promises: to be conse- crated for the Church’s ministry, to minister with humble charity, to hold fast to the Catholic faith, to remain celibate, to deepen his prayer life (in- cluding being faithful to the Liturgy of the Hours), Catholic Social to imitate Christ, and to obey me and my succes- sors.
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