Newly ordained Deacon Joel Rogers joins The Catholic Morning Show to reflect on his June 27 ordination to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Dubuque. He walks listeners through the powerful symbolism of the ordination liturgy, from the procession of clergy to the Litany of the Saints, and explains the threefold diaconal ministry of word, sacrament, and charity. Rogers also shares how his formation prepared him for his new ministry placement serving Martha's House of Hope, a maternity home in Ames.
A Front-Row Seat to Holy Orders Deacon Joel Rogers sits down with Bo Bonner to reflect on his June 27 ordination to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Raphael in Dubuque. Rogers describes the liturgy as "the church on full display," beginning with a procession of nearly a hundred deacons and priests into a packed cathedral.
Inside the Ordination Rite Rogers walks through the key moments of the liturgy: the reading from Acts 6 on the calling of the first deacons, the promises made by the men being ordained, and the deeply emotional moment of lying prostrate on the cathedral floor during the Litany of the Saints. He describes the actual moment of ordination as strikingly silent — just the bishop's hands resting on his head in prayer.
What Deacons Do Rogers unpacks the threefold diaconal ministry of word (proclaiming the Gospel and occasionally preaching), sacrament (assisting at Mass, baptisms, weddings, and funerals), and charity (service outside the parish). His own charity placement is with Martha's House of Hope, a maternity home in Ames, Iowa.
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