deacon

Example Sentences

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Parishioners proceed to the front of the church, where a priest or deacon marks a black cross on their foreheads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"We hope he'll continue with Francis's agenda going forward," said Rick Stevens, a Catholic deacon from New Jersey who happened to be visiting Chicago when he heard the news.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

Roles across his long, busy career have included reverend, inspector, captain, sergeant, doctor, coach, sheriff, pastor, mayor, deacon and, notably, Adm.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

“There was a time when he considered becoming a deacon in the Catholic church,” Perras said.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

“I guess you would. And you’d be even madder if you had a granddaddy so sick he couldn’t move, and a deacon from the town come down to tell him he had to move anyway.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt