tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post481444298606596575..comments2023-09-27T02:46:21.569-07:00Comments on Deacons Today: Musings on Diakonia and Diaconate: Deacon PopeDeacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11525431509279159558noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-80020800059895249722010-10-28T11:01:42.460-07:002010-10-28T11:01:42.460-07:00Can we get a Hi Res version to enlarge and frame?
...Can we get a Hi Res version to enlarge and frame?<br /><br />This image says so much about our Holy Father being the Servus Servorum DeiDiakonos DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863547765477583074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-40469314179575307182010-10-27T20:40:38.814-07:002010-10-27T20:40:38.814-07:00Here in SLC at the Cathedral it is the bishop with...Here in SLC at the Cathedral it is the bishop with two deacons who wash the feet of the 12 people selected for the mandatum. So, yea, Greg make the suggestion!Dcn Scott Dodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-89668723534587460752010-10-26T19:30:03.315-07:002010-10-26T19:30:03.315-07:00Knew you'd like the picture, Greg.
Actually, ...Knew you'd like the picture, Greg.<br /><br />Actually, in quite a few places the deacons help with washing feet. Might be a "Brooklyn thing" NOT to do it! You should totally start a new trend, dude!Deacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11525431509279159558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595608247665759734.post-12499008766695881042010-10-26T16:12:50.213-07:002010-10-26T16:12:50.213-07:00Great picture! I've often wondered why the de...Great picture! I've often wondered why the deacon is not enlisted to wash the feet -- or assist in it somehow. The ritual makes no accommodation for that, and implies that this is a priestly function (albeit, one that is also part of the PRIEST'S diaconal role as servant of the people of God.) <br /><br />Of course, the ritual has had some creative interpretations over the years -- but that's a subject for another post :-)Deacon Greg Kandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343888383568998242noreply@blogger.com