Last weekend — the weekend when I celebrated the anniversary of my own ordination just one year ago — our neighbors to the east welcomed some new deacons, as the Diocese of Rockville Centre (on Long Island) ordained 13.

Visit the Long Island Catholic link for more pictures, and details.

Congratulations and blessings! Welcome, neighbors!
Photos by: Gregory A. Shemitz/The Long Island Catholic

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