‘Grace from God’: 3 ordained as LA transitional deacons with priesthood ahead

As Auxiliary Bishop Slawomir Szkredka delivered his homily at the transitional diaconate ordination Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Nov. 22, he looked at the three soon-to-be deacons and delivered a warning, of sorts.

“I know you are being ordained as transitional deacons, and your hearts are already set on your presbyteral ordination, but this grace you are receiving today will never be taken away, will never be erased,” Szkredka said. “It is a foundational grace of your priestly ministry.”

In other words, what mattered now was what was happening today, not their scheduled presbyteral ordination in six months.

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