The diaconate is 'big' - Thomas Merton

A reflection by Thomas Merton, shortly after his ordination to the diaconate in 1949:



‘The first thing about the diaconate is that it is big. The more I think about it the more I realize that it is a Major Order. You are supposed to be the strength of the Church. You receive the Holy Spirit ad robur, not only for yourself, but to support the whole Church.’