Any deacon wives?

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During aspirancy and after ordination were there any spiritual things you experienced, like physically?
 
I am not a deacon’s or diaconate canidate’s wife, but I am taking the courses with those who are in formation. The wives I have talked to have said that the discernment process has brought them closer together with their husbands.
 
Angel_Bradford said:
I am not a deacon’s or diaconate canidate’s wife, but I am taking the courses with those who are in formation. The wives I have talked to have said that the discernment process has brought them closer together with their husbands.
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Any talk about the temptations Satan has presented to them?
 
I have been a deacon’s wife for 14 years, and while i have expereinced things none of them really had anything to do with the fact that my husband is a deacon. Our personal spiritualites are so different.
 
Joannm said:
I have been a deacon’s wife for 14 years, and while i have expereinced things none of them really had anything to do with the fact that my husband is a deacon. Our personal spiritualites are so different.
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Going through the classes, did you feel temptations you had never experienced? How about any of the other wives you were in classes with?
 
gmarie21 said:
Going through the classes, did you feel temptations you had never experienced? How about any of the other wives you were in classes with?
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I didn’t go through classes with my husband. Ony one wife out of the nine did. When I asked what I would get from the classes they said nothing but personal knowledge. So I decided to enroll in the MA degree program at our seminary and get a degree. Diaconate formation did not offer credit for any of the courses, even for the men. So two years after hubby was ordained I graduated with an MA in theology and continued to study for years after. Now, 14 years after he was ordained, hubby will be getting his MA as he went back for the degree. I was teaching in the diaconate program for awhile and most wives did not go to the classes. They only had to attend a few wives sessions and two couples retreats.

But I never experienced any temptations, other than to give up when I couldn’t get through all the studying and papers.
 
Joannm said:
I didn’t go through classes with my husband. Ony one wife out of the nine did. When I asked what I would get from the classes they said nothing but personal knowledge. So I decided to enroll in the MA degree program at our seminary and get a degree. Diaconate formation did not offer credit for any of the courses, even for the men. So two years after hubby was ordained I graduated with an MA in theology and continued to study for years after. Now, 14 years after he was ordained, hubby will be getting his MA as he went back for the degree. I was teaching in the diaconate program for awhile and most wives did not go to the classes. They only had to attend a few wives sessions and two couples retreats.

But I never experienced any temptations, other than to give up when I couldn’t get through all the studying and papers.
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Our formation program does culminate in a MA in Theology from Saint Leo University. The wives are encouraged to attend with their husbands and, if they choose to enroll, they also earn a MA in Theology. When the current formation class began 2 1/2 years ago, the bishop wanted it opened tp lay persons which is how I got in the class.

I have never heard any of the wives say anything but positives things about the formation process.
 
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