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Posted on August 07, 2023 in: Vocations

Come Pray For Vocations

Join us each month to pray a Eucharistic Holy Hour for vocations led by Bishop Cote. These hours of adoration are a wonderful opportunity to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, to pray for our seminarians, and for our priests and religious already serving our diocese.

2023 August-December Holy Hour Schedule

All Holy hours begin at 6 pm

August 17 – St. Joseph, Occum

September 21 – St. Patrick, Mystic

October 19 – St. Mary, Willimantic

November 9 – Church of the Holy Family, Hebron

December 14 – St. John, Middletown

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Annual Report Finds There Are ‘Not Enough’ Deacons Being Ordained in the U.S.

The number of ordinations of permanent deacons in the United States has decreased by nearly 200 from 2023 to 2024, according to a recent survey. The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2024.” According to the report, 587 men were ordained to the permanent diaconate in 2023, but in 2024, the number fell to 393. The report was created in collaboration with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (US...

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