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Discipline of the Sacraments, 2004), preface note 38 religious (men and women), 60 religious seminaries, 274 remarriage of widowed deacons, 80, 81 resignation/retirement of deacons, 111, ch2norm22 retention, 167–172 retreats. See spiritual retreats Rite of Ordination of Deacons, 42 Roman Missal , 37 Roman Pontifical , 246, 249

sacraments. See also specific sacraments Catechism of the Catholic Church on Matrimony and Holy Orders, 2 Church, sacramental nature, 21–22 diaconal participation, 67 Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem , 4, ch1note23, ch4note2, preface note 17 salaries. See finances Second Vatican Council. See also specific documents candidate stage, 229, ch6norm5 diaconate, 1–3, 8, 28, 32, 83 ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, 159–160 intellectual dimension, 133 Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations (USCCB), 14, 272, ch5note19 Secretariat for the Diaconate (NCCB/USCCB), 13, preface note 22 selection/admission procedures. See admission/selection procedures self-formation, 213 seminaries, diocesan or religious, 274 service, deacon’s ministry, 31–32, 38, 120, 124 sexual abuse, 108, 133f., ch6norm10 simplicity of life, 70,120 social justice and formation, 157–158 Social Security, 101, ch2norm17

society, relationship of deacons with, 63–65 spiritual dimension of formation, 118–126 aspirant stage, 199–203