Assertion: deacon | /r/CapableOf | assist the priest
Facets:
value: in their pastoral and administrative duties
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: To the Priest, but not to the Deacon, it is said, "Receive the Holy Ghost; whose sins thou dost forgive they are forgiven;" and whilst the dispensation and administration of the Sacraments are committed to the Priest, the Deacon is no further empowered than to assist the Priest, and to baptize infants.
text: Deacons assist priests in their pastoral and administrative duties, but often report directly to the bishops of their diocese.
text: The difference is, the deacon is there helping the priest as he can, but also keeping his eye on the bigger picture.
text: Deacons, like priests and bishops, are ordinary ministers of the sacrament of Baptism and may witness at the sacrament of Holy Matrimony outside of Mass. Deacons may lead funeral rites outside Mass such as the final commendation at the gravesite or the reception of the body at a service in the funeral home, and may assist the priest at