text: Diaconate - LectioTube
  Following the recommendations of the Second Vatican Council (Lumen gentium 29), in 1967 Pope Paul VI issued the motu proprio Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem, reviving the practice of ordaining to the diaconate men who were not candidates for priestly ordination. These men are known incorrectly as permanent deacons, in contrast to those continuing their formation, who were then called transitional deacons. There is no sacramental or canonical difference between the two, however, as there is only one order of deacons.
  Role of the Deacon at Mass
  Director of the Office of the Diaconate for the Diocese or Orange, Deacon Frank Chavez defines the role of the deacon in the Church.
  Why are Deacons so important to the Catholic Church?
  Is God Calling You to the Diaconate? Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh ➡️ Visit our website at https://diopitt.org 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxi7e8bgFgZ7hvy78qciWyQ About Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh: 🔸 Welcome to the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh! Founded August 11, 1843, we are a community of 628,000 Catholics who live in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene Lawrence and Washington counties. Our mission is to help everyone learn Jesus, love Jesus and live Jesus. We invite you to join us by visiting a parish near you. Here on YouTube, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh shares our mission through online mas...
  Sometimes people come to mass thinking there are two priests saying Mass when actually it's a priest and a deacon. So what's the difference?
  http://www.catholic.com/ Jimmy Akin answers a caller who asks if women in the early Church could become deaconesses. Jimmy Akin was born in Texas and grew up nominally Protestant. At age 20 he experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant pastor or seminary professor, Jimmy started an intensive study of the Bible, but the more he immersed himself in Scripture, the more he found it to support the Catholic faith. Eventually, he was compelled in conscience to enter the Catholic Church, which he did in 1992. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in the book Surprised By Truth. Akin is a Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a member...
  In the Roman Catholic Church, deacons may perform some duties of priests, such as presiding at baptisms, marriages and funerals. Currently, only men are allowed to be Catholic deacons. Pope Francis recently said he would establish a commission to study whether the diaconate should be opened to women as well. Judy Valente reports on the role of deacons and efforts to see women included in that role. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly http://www.pbs.org/religionethics
  Bishop Octavio Cisneros of the Diocese of Brooklyn outlines how serving as a permanent deacon is an important response to God's invitation to help others.