Gulf Pine Catholic • April 10, 2026 15 2028 permanent diaconate candidates receive Rite of Reader On Saturday, March 21, Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III presided over the Rite of Lector for the Permanent Diaconate Class of 2028 in the Divine Word Chapel at the Kelly Retreat Center in Bay St. Louis. Pictured are: Phillip Hendricks, David Williams, Deacon Calvin Authement, David Graf, Chris Cazaubon, Scott Johnson, Michael Diaz, Edgar Hernandez, Denis Gonzalez, Jonathon Brooks, Deacon Mike Harris, George Thompson, Bishop Kihneman, Jeff Black, Armando Gazano, Kevin Bicking, José Damaso, Deacon Bill Vrazel, Deacon Mardo Magana, Deacon David Hebert, Esequiel Gamboa, Robert Russo, Ken Fowler, Deacon Jerry Dubuisson, and Carl Kotsakos. Photo/Terry Dickson Prayer for Vocations God our Father, We thank you for calling men and women to serve in Your Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, and consecrated persons. Send your Holy Spirit to help others to respond generously and courageously to Your call. May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth and young adults. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen
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