Deacons of the Diocese of Madison provide mission critical services to the parishes and communities in which they serve. They exercise their holy orders by assisting at a variety of liturgies, administering sacraments, leading prayer services, and officiating the rites of committal and final commendation. They exercise the ministry of charity by serving God’s people in prisons, health care facilities, on military bases, in their homes, and wherever there is a need to help our brothers and sisters without counting the cost. Deacons serve in teaching, formation, evangelization, administration, music ministry, sacred art, and much more. The Holy Spirit has gifted each of our deacons as He chooses for the building up of the Body of Christ. Praise and thanksgiving to our Lord, Jesus Christ, for our deacons and their wives, and for those who are discerning a call to a vocation according to His will.