The Sacramental Grace of the Diaconate
The diaconate has been a ministry in the Church from the beginning, instituted by Christ at the last Supper [1] and established as a ministry by the Apostles with the appointment of the first seven deacons in Acts chapter 6. For the first few centuries of Christianity, deacons were a permanent, vibrant ministry and office of the hierarchical constitution of the Church.
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