{"id":7349,"date":"2011-04-07T18:45:33","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T22:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=7349"},"modified":"2011-04-07T20:02:56","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T00:02:56","slug":"7349","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2011\/04\/07\/7349\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing the Identity and Challenges of the Diaconate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova (New Song) News: The best way of being informed<\/p><\/div>\n

Leonardo Meira,
\nCan\u00e7\u00e3o Nova News<\/p>\n

(Itaici, SP, Brazil) A specific ministry\u00a0in\u00a0the church structure,\u00a0with\u00a0proper vocation\u00a0and well-defined mission: the\u00a0service\u00a0of\u00a0charity In\u00a0general, can be noted as the\u00a0identity\u00a0of the permanent diaconate.<\/p>\n

And it is\u00a0precisely the\u00a0theme\u00a0of the\u00a09th\u00a0General Assembly\u00a0of the National Committee\u00a0of\u00a0Deacons\u00a0(CND) –\u00a0“The identity\u00a0of\u00a0being diaconal, the Word\u00a0of\u00a0God\u00a0creating\u00a0communion” with\u00a0the\u00a0motto\u00a0“One body, one\u00a0Spirit, one\u00a0hope\u00a0” (taken from\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0of\u00a0Paul to the Ephesians).\u00a0The\u00a0meeting\u00a0began on Thursday July 7, and continues\u00a0until Sunday,\u00a010.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0the communication spokeman of CND,\u00a0Deacon\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Carlos\u00a0Pascoal,\u00a0a\u00a0major\u00a0challenge\u00a0is\u00a0to live\u00a0the\u00a0three\u00a0dimensions\u00a0of the diaconate\u00a0evenly\u00a0–\u00a0Word,\u00a0Liturgy\u00a0and Charity.\u00a0“The\u00a0integration required\u00a0of a deacon\u00a0in the\u00a0Church’s social\u00a0dimension\u00a0is very\u00a0clear in the\u00a0ordination.\u00a0However, often through parochial necessities and other\u00a0reasons, the\u00a0Liturgical ends up\u00a0standing out\u00a0almost completely, ”\u00a0he explains.<\/p>\n

Moreover,\u00a0we must also\u00a0find\u00a0appropriate ways\u00a0to\u00a0witness to\u00a0the\u00a0identity of\u00a0being\u00a0a deacon, the servant of\u00a0Jesus,\u00a0in the world\u00a0and\u00a0in all\u00a0environments.\u00a0“The\u00a0parishes\u00a0seek\u00a0more\u00a0celebrations,\u00a0the sacraments.\u00a0However the\u00a0fruits\u00a0begin to\u00a0appear –\u00a0many\u00a0dioceses are\u00a0investing\u00a0in\u00a0the diaconate\u00a0as\u00a0a basis for\u00a0social assistance, such as\u00a0the C\u00e1ritas e Pastorais Sociais [pastoral, charitable and social service agencies] “added\u00a0the\u00a0deacon.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0chairman of the Comission Deacon\u00a0Od\u00e9lcio\u00a0Callingaris\u00a0Gomes da\u00a0Costa, recalls\u00a0that the\u00a0Permanent\u00a0Diaconate\u00a0was\u00a0present\u00a0in the\u00a0early Church; it was discontinued\u00a0for many\u00a0centuries and\u00a0restored during the\u00a0Second Vatican Council.<\/p>\n

“The\u00a0big\u00a0news is\u00a0that\u00a0the deacon\u00a0should\u00a0live\u00a0full, intense\u00a0and balanced\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0sacraments \u00a0Orders and Matrimony.\u00a0For this you\u00a0need to\u00a0budget time, and to have\u00a0sensitivity\u00a0to understand\u00a0the situations\u00a0of injustice\u00a0that\u00a0the ministry\u00a0needs .\u00a0We are not ordained to\u00a0the\u00a0priesthood, but\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0servants,\u00a0followers\u00a0of Christ,\u00a0in the\u00a0practice of\u00a0charity, ” he analyzes.<\/p>\n

300 people are expected, including\u00a0deacons, wives\u00a0of\u00a0deacons, candidates for the\u00a0diaconate,\u00a0priests\u00a0and bishops.\u00a0The current president of\u00a0CND,\u00a0deacon\u00a0Od\u00e9lcio\u00a0Callingaris\u00a0Gomes da\u00a0Costa, presides over\u00a0the\u00a0work.\u00a0The Archbishop\u00a0of\u00a0Teresina\u00a0(Piaui, Brazil)\u00a0and, referencial\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0deacons\u00a0of Brazil, Dom\u00a0S\u00e9rgio da\u00a0Rocha,\u00a0also\u00a0will accompany\u00a0the\u00a0meeting.<\/p>\n

At this\u00a0meeting,\u00a0the\u00a0deacons\u00a0are studying\u00a0changes\u00a0in the Civil\u00a0and\u00a0Canonical Statutes of the CND\u00a0and to update\u00a0the Guidelines\u00a0for the\u00a0Permanent Diaconate\u00a0(Doc.\u00a074\u00a0CNBB).\u00a0Another topic\u00a0of\u00a0discussion\u00a0is the preparation\u00a0for\u00a0the Second\u00a0Congress of Latin\u00a0American and Caribbean’s (CELAM) Permanent\u00a0Diaconate, held\u00a0in\u00a0Itaici\u00a0next month.\u00a0The agenda\u00a0includes\u00a0the election\u00a0of\u00a0new board\u00a0of the\u00a0CND\u00a0for\u00a0the quadrennium\u00a02011-2015.<\/p>\n

The\u00a049th\u00a0General Assembly\u00a0of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) – to be held\u00a04-12May –\u00a0includes a\u00a0review of\u00a0the Permanent\u00a0Diaconate Guidelines among\u00a0the\u00a0priority\u00a0themes.<\/p>\n

“This is not a\u00a0new document,\u00a0but\u00a0a makeover,\u00a0upgrading\u00a0what already exists\u00a0and\u00a0ends up\u00a0getting\u00a0outdated\u00a0due to\u00a0the\u00a0dynamic needs of the\u00a0Church\u00a0in\u00a0Brazil.\u00a0We consider\u00a0this\u00a0addition\u00a0very positively,\u00a0because it is\u00a0not commenting on\u00a0a\u00a0recognition,\u00a0but\u00a0also actualizes the\u00a0way the\u00a0episcopate sees the diaconate. \u00a0Some\u00a0bishops were\u00a0against it or were not interested, but\u00a0now have rediscovered the\u00a0specific mission\u00a0of this\u00a0service,” affirmed Deacon\u00a0Pascoal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leonardo Meira, Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova News (Itaici, SP, Brazil) A specific ministry\u00a0in\u00a0the church structure,\u00a0with\u00a0proper vocation\u00a0and well-defined mission: the\u00a0service\u00a0of\u00a0charity In\u00a0general, can be noted as the\u00a0identity\u00a0of the permanent diaconate. And it is\u00a0precisely the\u00a0theme\u00a0of the\u00a09th\u00a0General Assembly\u00a0of the National Committee\u00a0of\u00a0Deacons\u00a0(CND) –\u00a0“The identity\u00a0of\u00a0being diaconal, the Word\u00a0of\u00a0God\u00a0creating\u00a0communion”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1121,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15271,25556],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7349"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7349"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7356,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7349\/revisions\/7356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}