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2025 Diaconal Ordinations

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Dcn. Joshua Bauer
Dcn. Josh's Ordination

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Deacon Josh's 1st Homily

Deacon Joshua Bauer was ordained to the Transitional Diaconate on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at St. Thomas Aquinas in East Lansing. He gave his first homily as a deacon at the May 17-18 weekend masses here at St. Elizabeth! We also held a reception following the 10:30 AM mass to celebrate this huge milestone on his path to the priesthood.

Please continue to pray for Josh and the rest of the recently ordained Permanent and Transitional Deacons. May God continue to bless them on their journeys!

Listed below are the seminarians and candidates in Deacon Formation.
- Joshua Bauer, St. Elizabeth Parish, Tecumseh (Seminarian)
- Wayne Carpenter, St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing
- Andrew Cocagne, Church of the Holy Family, Grand Blanc
- Leon Demers, St. Patrick Parish, Brighton
- Jacob Derry, St. John the Evangelist, Fenton (Seminarian)
- Joseph Fedewa, St. Mary Parish, Westphalia
- Ryan Ferrigan, St. Martha Parish, Okemos (Seminarian)
- Lorens, Gjernes, St. Joseph Parish, Ypsilanti
- Paul Godfrey, Christ the King Parish, Ann Arbor
- Luke Goerge, Most Holy Trinity, Fowler
- Peter Randolph, Christ the King Parish, Ann Arbor (Seminarian)
- Ronald Stacey, St. Anthony Padua, Hillsdale
Let us pray:
Hear us, we beseech you, Lord, our God,
and pour out on these your servants the blessing of the Holy Spirit, that these men, who are to be consecrated to your service, may be surrounded by your rich and unfailing grace.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen!
See below from Josh on why the transitional diaconate is worth celebrating:

Why celebrate becoming a deacon when I have not graduated? Because we are not celebrating finishing seminary but a total gift of self. Every deacon gives his whole life to God, making life-long promises of simplicity, obedience, and chastity. Once ordained the man cannot marry, with those who were preparing for the diaconate often marrying beforehand and those preparing for the priesthood freely embracing a life of celibacy. Once ordained these promises are irrevocable: even if the man stopped pursuing priesthood he would not be able to marry. This level of commitment is like marriage: God calls every married person to love by calling them to lay down their life for their spouse and to be fruitful by raising children. God calls every bishop, priest, and deacon to lay down their lives for their spouse, for His spouse, the Church, and to be fruitful by raising spiritual children. Like marriage, this level of commitment is borne of deep love. I have experienced the love of God. He saved me from my life of sin, a life I did not want to live but could not escape. He showed me how meaningful creation and life is. He showed me that He loved me beyond all telling. When one experiences such a complete love, love wells up in their heart and drives them to love completely in return. How deeply He has loved me! His love has been so sweet, so steadfast, so merciful! What else could I do except decide to lay my life down for Him who laid down His life for me?!
- Josh
Who has Inspired Josh to the Priesthood?
Ask a Seminarian with Josh Bauer
Josh's Path to the priesthood
interview from 2022