The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and the Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States (Ascension)

Index

Oath of Fidelity, 248, 290 obedience, 124 occupations of aspirants, candidates, deacons

application to enter formation, documents, 186m., ch4note22 aspirant stage, 193 assignments, 44 candidate stage, 222

post-ordination stage, 268 relationship with society, 65 spirituality, 68 support of deacons and their family, 100

Omnium in Mentem , preface note 38 ordination. See Holy Orders organization, structure, and personnel for diaconal formation. See also directors of formation advisory structures for aspirant and candidate stages, 294–297

advisory structures for post-ordination stage, 303–304 aspirant and candidate formation personnel, 283–293

bishop role, 279, ch8norm1 collaborative models, 274 colleges/universities, 274 committee on admission, 297 continuity in staffing and programming, 281

deacon assignment board, 304 deacon community board, 303

diocesan plan for diaconal ministry, 270 diocesan policy development, ch8note2 diocesan program for diaconal formation, 273, ch8note2 Director of the Permanent Diaconate, 46, 48, 49, 82, ch2norm1, ch2norm5, 263, 279, 284, 298, 299–302, 304, ch8norm1–2, ch8norm9

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