The article further explained that “deacons and priests who are selected as clergy through the sacrament of holy orders have the duties of proclaiming the Gospel, administering the sacraments, and serving the Church as collaborators of the bishop. In particular, the priest celebrates holy Mass as a representative of Christ.”
Of the deacons who were ordained, 21 received their formation at the archdiocesan seminary, one at the Redemptoris Mater seminary, one belongs to the Missionaries of the Word, and two others are Dominicans.
The text explained that “a deacon is the first level of clergy in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church and can perform the sacraments of baptism and marriage.”
The biblical theme for the ordination ceremony of the priests and deacons was “Let innocence and uprightness preserve me; I wait for you, O Lord” (Ps 25:21).
Deacon Hwang Jun-ho, who submitted the relevant Scripture, explained that “this verse from David’s psalm contains the prayer of a person who responds to God’s call and advances toward him.”
“As a priest who is an instrument of God, there may be times in life when you wander and falter due to external and internal temptations and trials, but I chose this verse with the hope that you will be able to overcome these difficulties with ‘innocence and uprightness’ and stand before God on the last day as a righteous priest who resembles Jesus,” he said.
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