A letter about collaboration between priest and deacons from the Bishop of Brooklyn and Queens in his weekly newspaper column reads in part...
On the day of ordination, the ordaining bishop asks the deacon candidate the following question: “Are you resolved to discharge of the office of deacon with humility and love in order to assist the bishop and the priests and to serve the people of Christ?” and the candidate responds, “I am.” It is under this pretense that the relationship between the bishop, the priest and the deacons has its roots as the three levels work together to serve the people of Christ.
Most important is the visible collaboration of priests and deacons in a parish which is a sign of communion that characterizes the Church and fosters vibrant parish life.
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