God, Happiness and Life

My Uncle was buried yesterday, Sunday at 2:30 in the afternoon, local date and time. His funeral rite was administered by someone who is called a deacon. A deacon is: " a clergyman who assists the bishop and priests. He is ordained, not to the priesthood but to service. He has a three-fold role of service: - Charity in which he is of service to the community. - Word in which he proclaims the Gospel and preaches. - Liturgy in which he assists at Mass, is an ordinary minister of the Eucharist and baptism, witnesses marriages, leads the community in prayer, especially funeral services and the Liturgy of the Hours. The deacon finds his identity not in what he does, but in who he is. Deacons minister in many different settings from the traditional parish to prisons,