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June 27, 2006
Back again from the Big D
Categories: Travel
It seems like all we've been doing so far this summer is travelling. I love to travel, but it's starting to wear me out a little.
I returned late (later than expected) Sunday night from Dallas, where Sarah and I travelled for her father's ordination as a deacon. Growing up in Protestant chruches, I didn't realize that becoming a deacon in the Catholic church was such a big deal. Roger and Marilyn attended classes for over five years, performed many hours of community service, and generally put in a whole lot of time, effort, prayer, and thought. The ordination ceremony Saturday may have been the most moving church service I've ever attended. Held in a beautiful cathedral (The Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe), presided over by the Bishop, and attended by all the parish priests and many of the current deacons, the service was amazing. I was especially moved by the Litany of the Saints, a part of the Mass I had never heard before. The service was also accompanied by a "mini-orchestra" and was musically led by a beautiful soprano voice.
I was moved by the service and proud and humbled by Roger and Marilyn's dedication to their faith and to each other.
Posted by Nakia at June 27, 2006 08:46 AM