Diaconate Ordination, Feb 2019

De Nobili College, Pune

by John Mezsia

19 Jesuit scholastics along with 2 Franciscan seminarians were ordained as deacons by Bishop Thomas Dabre on 3rd February 2019. During the Mass, the Bishop focused his sermon on the diaconate theme, "Configured to Christ and Led by the Spirit," and spoke to the congregation upon the challenges of priestly life today. He stressed the point that not everyone wishes to join religious life today and young men and women are attracted more to prestigious jobs and multinational companies rather than sacrificing their life for a radical cause. "It is a proud moment for me today that so many young and handsome men have come forward to become priests and i am happy to ordain them as deacons," said the Bishop at the end of the ceremony.