Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate
Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 @ 11 a.m.
About the Celebration
Six married men will be ordained to the permanent diaconate Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola. They come to their vocation from different paths, with four of them born in other countries, but they all report a desire to serve the church and further the kingdom of God.
Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito will ordain Dony Antony, Fred H. Bradley III, Timothy Dube, José Rafael Capó Linares, Mario R. Neyra Sr. and Oscar Rodriguez at an 11 a.m. Mass attended by priests, deacons, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Palm Beach. All are welcome to attend and honor the commitment of these men to diaconal service in word, sacrament and charity.
Diaconate ordination Mass livestream
Watch the Livestream at www.youtube.com/@Cathedralpbg 11am September 6, 2025.
Click here for information about the Permanent Diaconate Formation Program in the Diocese of Palm Beach.
In the News: New permanent deacons desire to serve the Church
PALM BEACH GARDENS | The six married men who will be ordained to the permanent diaconate Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola come to their vocation from different paths, with four of them born in other countries. But they all report a desire to serve the church and further the kingdom of God.
Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito will ordain Dony Antony, Fred H. Bradley III, Timothy Dube, José Rafael Capó Linares, Mario R. Neyra Sr. and Oscar Rodriguez at an 11 a.m. Mass attended by priests, deacons, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Palm Beach. All are welcome to attend and honor the commitment of these men to diaconal service in word, sacrament and charity.
The men recently answered questions from the diocesan Permanent Diaconate Office about their lives and reasons for pursuing the call to serve as a deacon. Following are their responses, edited for brevity and clarity:
Dony Antony, of St. Matthew Parish in Lake Worth, was born in India and moved to the United States in 2003. Married to wife Josy for 22 years, with five children, he said it was while serving as a volunteer sacristan at his parish that Deacon Andy Plucinski asked him if he had ever considered becoming a deacon... Click here to read more
Source: The Florida Catholic
