The Role of the Deacon
Areas of ministries
Ministry of Charity - dedicated to works of Charity
- Feed the hungry
- Give drink to the thirsty
- Visit the imprisoned
- Bury the dead
- Clothe the Naked
- Visit the sick
- Shelter the homeless
Ministry of the Word
- Proclaim Scripture to the faithful
- Instruct and exhort the people
Ministry of Liturgy
- Administer Baptism solemnly
- Reserve and distribute the Eucharist
- Assist and bless Marriages in the name of the Church
- Take Viaticum to the dying
- Preside over the worship and the prayer of the faithful
- Administer sacramentals
- Officiate at funerals and burial services
Jesus taught with authority, and he gave an example of leadership which involved service rather than power.*
*As stated in the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Second Vatican Council, Chapter III, Paragraph 29.
