My Ordination to Deacon part 1

I have been a part of the Armenian Apostolic Church my whole life. As of 2001 I began to serve at the altar and in 2007 I was ordained to full rank of Deacon by his Eminence Surpazan Hovnan Archbishop Derderian Primate of the Western Diocese.

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[vaio720]

...AXIOS!!...AXIOS!!...AXIOS!!­!...May God bless and remeber your diaconate in His Kingdom through the prayers of the Theotokos (the Mother of GOD) and ALL Saints of Armenia...from an orthodox christian of puerto-rican descent in new york city...Tonsured Reader Andrew

[NeoQueenSerenity94]

We Armenians should be proud to have an Archbishop like His Eminence. He is a very nice man, I have actually met him. He actually called to wish me Happy Birthday. so Armenians.............. Yah.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

The title is also used for the president, chairperson, or head of a trades guild in Scotland; and likewise to two officers of a Masonic Lodge.

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Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the mendicant Franciscans; Saint Ephrem the Syrian and Saint Romanos the Melodist, a prominent early hymnographer. Prominent historical figures who played major roles as deacons and went on to higher office include Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, Thomas Becket and Reginald Pole.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

Among the more prominent deacons in history are Saint Phoebe, the only person in Scripture actually called "deacon"; Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr (the "protomartyr"); Philip the Evangelist, whose baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch is recounted in Acts 8:26-40; Saint Lawrence, an early Roman martyr; Saint Vincent of Saragossa, protomartyr of Spain;

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A biblical description of the qualities required of male and female deacons, and of their households, can be found in 1 Timothy 3:8-13.

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The exact relationship between male and female Deacons varies. In some traditions a female deacon is simply a member of the order of deacons; in others, deaconesses constitute a separate order; in others, the title "deaconess" is given to the wife of a deacon.

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It is generally believed that the office of deacon originated in the selection of seven men, among them Stephen, to assist with the charitable work of the early church as recorded in Acts 6. Female deacons are mentioned by Pliny the Younger in a letter to Trajan dated c. 112.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

The word "deacon" is derived from the Greek word diakonos (διάκονος), which is a standard ancient Greek word meaning "servant", "waiting-man," "minister" or "messenger." One commonly promulgated speculation as to its etymology is that it literally means 'through the dust', referring to the dust raised by the busy servant or messenger.

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Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. In many traditions the "diaconate", the term for a deacon's office, is a clerical office; in others it is for laity.

[CSSailor1863]

Armenian Vestments are some of the most beautiful in all Christendom!