be ordained
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I know many wondered in 1976 whether it was an auspicious time to become a priest, just as Mr. McGurn asks whether now is an auspicious time to be ordained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Jews to be ordained, and he promoted the belief that fathers, not just mothers, could pass on Jewish lineage, positions that were rejected by the more traditional branch of his youth.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
Lopez, 34, and other women are particularly excited about the potential that the synod might in some way endorse allowing women to be ordained as deacons, a ministry that is currently limited to men.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Julie Wheeler, her son Charles and daughter-in-law Miriam Brandon-Wheeler are among 16 people across Devon who will be ordained deacons on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2023
It may be ordained that we have many nights and days to follow, if full of peril; but we must go on, and from no danger shall we shrink.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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