2024 marks the 50th Jubilee of the Permanent Diaconate here in the Archdiocese of Denver. Through preaching, service, worship and prayer, deacons serve the people of God in unique ways through their various ministries and lives. This article is one of a series of articles the Denver Catholic will publish in 2024 which will feature local deacons and/or a diaconal ministry. There are many Deacon Saints who were martyred for their faith. In this year of Jubilee, the deacons of the Archdiocese of Denver are asking for prayers through the intercession of Saint Euplius of Cantania, deacon and martyr. Learn more about this Deacon Saint here.
It was 61 years ago, on a remote road in Africa, that Deacon Hugh Downey’s life changed forever.
“I didn’t ask to get into this,” Deacon Downey said. “God played a trick on me. He suckered me in. It was 1963, and I was driving on a road in Africa and saw a priest walking down the road, or who I thought was a priest. So I stopped and offered him a ride. He took me to his village, and that was the day that my whole life changed.”
50 years later, Deacon Downey still serves his community in Africa through two ministries helped found Lalmba and His Work.
Read more about Deacon Downey’s ministry in Africa here.
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