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Feast of St. Stephen & a Prayer for Deacons
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December 26, 2024St. Stephen was the first martyr to die for the Christian Faith. He was one of the first men to be ordained a deacon in the Church. He was also an important figure in the early Church.
St. Stephen gave up his life with great courage for the Faith. You can use this novena to seek intercession from this holy martyr in your life!
Read more at: https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-stephen-novenaSt. Stephen was the first martyr to die for the Christian Faith. He was one of the first men to be ordained a deacon in the Church. He was also an important figure in the early Church.
St. Stephen gave up his life with great courage for the Faith. You can use this novena to seek intercession from this holy martyr in your life!
Read more at: https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-stephen-novenaSt. Stephen was the first martyr to die for the Christian Faith. He was one of the first men to be ordained a deacon in the Church. He was also an important figure in the early Church.St. Stephen was the first martyr to die for the Christian Faith. He was one of the first men to be ordained a deacon in the Church. He was also an important figure in the early Church.
St. Stephen gave up his life with great courage for the Faith. You can use this novena to seek intercession from this holy martyr in your life!
Read more at: https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-stephen-no
All of the information known about St. Stephen comes from the Acts of the Apostles. Stephen is first mentioned in Acts 6, as the Apostles faced the difficulty of attending to the material needs of the Greek widows.
The Apostles decided to select seven righteous men to serve the Church as deacons. These deacons were to devote themselves to distributing food and other assistance to the poor members of the early Church community. Stephen was among these seven men that the Apostles selected to serve as deacons. The work of the deacons allowed the Apostles to focus more specifically on preaching and spiritual ministry.
St. Stephen gave up his life with great courage for the Faith and is known as the Patron Saint of Deacons. Let us pray for deacons, their wives, and all those discerning a vocation to the diaconate as we pray,
Come to my assistance my Lord and my God, that I may do for You all that you ask. Strengthen me in adversity and do not let me succumb to my feelings of worthlessness. Help me to feel in my heart all that You speak to me, and help me to understand.
