PANJIM: Nineteen Scholastics, belonging to the Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, (Society of Pilar), were ordained deacons on Sunday by Most Rev. Aleixo Dias, Bishop Emeritus of Port Blair in the chapel of the Mission Seminary, Pilar, Goa with all the COVID-19 safety protocols.
“Diaconia or service should be your watchword throughout your lives. Whether you are going to be deacons, priests or bishops; you are called to serve,” said Bishop Alex, the first prelate from the Society of Pilar and of the Diocese of Port Blair.
He further said, “having reached the diaconate, you brothers will be having this impression that you have reached the end of your rowing, and that you are getting close to the goal that you have set for yourself, and the Lord Jesus have set for you – the goal of your priesthood. However, you are not to stop rowing, you are not to rest on the oars, you are to keep on rowing”.
