Bishop Denis’ Homily at the Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate 26.10.2025

Introduction:On this the thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time we meet two in the temple at prayer, one a Pharisee whose prayer is to himself, the other a tax-collector, whose prayer is to God.I welcome you warmly as we gather to ordain five men to the Permanent Diaconate; five men who have spent four years in formation. I thank those at diocesan level and national level who have accompanied them on their formation programme.I welcome Jody Callan; Declan Prendergast; John Delaney; Sebastian Kopijka