Catholic Word of the Day: SUBDIACONATE, 05-13-10

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SUBDIACONATE

Formerly one of the major orders, although not considered a sacrament. a subdeacon assisted a deacon and had certain other auxiliary responsibilities. The subdiaconate was the normal prelude to the diaconate and priesthood. Subdeacons took the vow of celibacy before ordination. The subdiaconate was suppressed by Pope Paul VI for the Latin Church in 1973.

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[Salvation]

I remember going to my brother's subdiaconate. New info for me and the discontinuing of it.

[Salvation]

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You guys realize that all this is made-up mumbo-jumbo from power crazed ‘church’ that acted like world government, dont you?

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You guys realize that all this is made-up mumbo-jumbo from power crazed ‘church’ that acted like world government, dont you?

Really? WOW, it only took like 2000 years for the truth to finally come out. Why were you sitting on this truth for so long?!?! DO TELL!

[Irisshlass]

why was it suppressed?

[Irisshlass]

Jesus’s Church is universal...read the NT.

[Salvation]

Meaning what?

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Without doing additional research I really don’t know.

Perhaps to emphasize the ordination of a deacon?