Four men to be ordained transitional deacons
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Archbishop Robert J. Carlson will ordain four Kenrick-Glennon seminarians to the transitional diaconate for the Archdiocese of St. Louis at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Lindell Boulevard and Newstead Avenue in the Central West End.
The men to be ordained are Timothy Foy, Anthony Gerber, Michael Grosch and Henry Purcell.
Transitional deacons are seminarians in their last year of preparation for ordination to the priesthood. A transitional deacon may baptize, distribute Communion, witness marriages and lead rites for Christian burial.
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