IN CHRIST—Auxiliary Bishop Gerald T. Walsh, vicar general of the archdiocese, lays his hands upon Deacon Matthew MacDonald during the Diaconate Ordination Mass at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie. MacDonald was one of four men ordained as transitional deacons for the archdiocese at the Sept. 2 Mass.
Chris Sheridan
PROUD MOMENT—Auxiliary Bishop Gerald T. Walsh, vicar general, the main celebrant, stands outside St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, with the men he ordained as transitional deacons Sept. 2. They are, from left: Deacon Robert Rodriguez, Deacon Matthew MacDonald, Deacon Michael Achanyi, and Deacon Richard Marrano, above. Bishop Walsh was the main celebrant of the Mass.
Chris Sheridan
After the morning liturgy, Deacon MacDonald shares a joyful hug with Deacons Marrano and Deacon Rodriguez. Each of the transitional deacons is a fourth-year seminarian at St. Joseph’s preparing for ordination to the priesthood.
Chris Sheridan
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Four men are ordained as transitional deacons for the archdiocese at a Sept. 2 Mass at St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie.
