Monday, April 05, 2010

Ordination of Killaloe Student to the Diaconate

Bishop Willie Walsh will ordain Gerard Jones to the Diaconate on
Monday 5th April 2010 at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.

Ordination to the Diaconate is one of the final steps a student takes on the journey to being ordained a priest.

At next Monday’s ceremony Bishop Walsh will ask Ger to make a commitment to serve the Church as a deacon.

In this role he will be able to preside over some of thesacramental ceremonies of the Church such as Baptism and Marriage.

He will also be taking on a commitment to pray daily for and on behalf of the people of God and to assist the ministry of the Church in whatever duties he is given by the Bishop.

Ger will engage in this ministry as his final preparation for the commitment to Priesthood which he hopes to make within the coming year.

Ger is a native of O’Brien’s Bridge, Co. Clare. He is 27 years of age and is the son of Nicholas and Chrissie Jones. He was educated at Killaloe Boys National School and St. Anne’s Community College.

Following his leaving certificate he went on to take a Bachelor of Science degree in from the University of Limerick in 2004.

He began his studies for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth and transferred to The
Pontifical Irish College in Rome in 2007.

Ger is currently completing his studies in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

During his formation Ger has had pastoral placements in the parish of Ennis, Co. Clare and also in Birr Parish in Co. Offaly.

He will be ordained along with his classmate Damian McCaughan from the Diocese of Down and Conor.
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