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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and divest ourselves," Pope Francis said in a message to 23 men from eight countries, including three from the United States, who were ordained permanent deacons in St. Peter's Basilica. The Feb. 23 ordination Mass

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Hospitalized pope urges deacons to selfless service as thousands gather for jubilee Mass

An aerial view shows over 4,000 deacons gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica for the special jubilee Mass, Feb. 23, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Feb 23, 2025 / 08:40 am (CNA). Prayers filled St. Peter’s Basilica Sunday as Archbis... [...]

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Deacons' Jubilee: The Pope's Absence Casts a Shadow On the morning of February 23, 2025, as part of the Deacons' Jubilee, Bishop Rino Fisichella read a homily from St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized since February 14 and is in critical condition. Published on 02/24/2025 at 10:27Zen Reading Deacons attend a Mass for their Jubilee in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Sunday, February 23, 2025, which was supposed …

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Pilgrims of Hope: Thousands of deacons attend ordination Mass at Vatican - Deacon Greg Kandra

This was it.  This Sunday, we were scheduled to have Mass with Pope Francis and attend the ordination of deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica. That didn’t happen the way we expected. But the experience was overwhelming nonetheless — what Mass at the Vatican could not be? — and I was so grateful to be there. Once again, we arrived at the Vatican early. We were gathered in our hotel at 6 am, to be at Vatican Square by 7, when the doors of Paul VI Hall …

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Hospitalized Pope Urges Deacons to Selfless Service as Thousands Gather for Jubilee Mass - Catholic Canada

Daniel Ibáñez An aerial view shows over 4,000 deacons gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica for the special jubilee Mass, Feb. 23, 2025. Read the Whole Article at http://feeds.feedburner.com/NCRegisterDailyBlog?format=xmlThe post Hospitalized Pope Urges Deacons to Selfless Service as Thousands Gather for Jubilee Mass first appeared on Catholic Canada.The post Hospitalized Pope Urges Deacons to Selfless Service as Thousands Gather for Jubilee Mass app…

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Deacons are called to selflessness, men ordained at Jubilee Mass are told - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and divest ourselves,” Pope Francis said in a message to 23 men from eight countries, including three from the United States, who were ordained permanent deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica. The Feb. 23 ordination Mass at the Vatican was the culmination of a three-day Holy Year celebration that drew thousands of deacons, plus their w…