Ordination of Deacon Giovanni Abrahams at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church
An elated Deacon Giovanni Abrahams with Archbishop Buti Tlhagale. Photo: Mark Kisogloo
By Mark Kisogloo – Giovanni Larigan Abrahams was ordained to the Diaconate by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale at Our Lady of Lebanon parish in Mulbarton, South of Johannesburg on September 14. The Ordination Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Buti together with Father Elie Saade, parish priest and vice superior of the Maronite Church of South Africa. At the end of Mass, the newly-ordained deacon had the honour of giving his first blessing to his Mother, Wife and Daughter.
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale centre left, Deacon Giovanni Abrahams centre and Father Elie Saade centre right, surrounded by Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and the local chapter of the Knights of Da Gama. Photo: Mark Kisogloo
There are several key moments in the Rite of Ordination – the candidate lying prostrate on the floor, while all in attendance kneel and recite the litany of saints, the candidate kneeling before the bishop promising chastity, prayer and obedience, consecration through invocation of the Holy Spirit by the archbishop and presentation of the deacon’s stole and dalmatic vestment by the assisting priest.
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