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In this volume, Deacon William T. Ditewig examines the office of deacon. He explores deacons’ sacramental identity, their functions, and their relationships to the Church and its members.

matrimony, funerals, and other forms of community prayer. They also share in the responsibility of outreach that one often associates with priests: Deacons visit the sick, the homebound, those imprisoned and in need. In this regard, there is certainly a “family resemblance” to the priesthood! On the other hand, deacons have a unique expression of ordained ministry. The deacon is a particular “icon” or sacramental sign of Christ, who came “not to be served but to serve” (Mark 10:45). In this regard,
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