On Saturday, August 20, 2022, the Colombians Daniel Sossa, LC, and Daniel Loaiza, LC, were ordained deacons. The ceremony, which took place at the Congregation’s training center in Rionegro, was presided over by Monsignor Fidel León Cadavid Marín, bishop of that diocese, and was attended by members of the Legion of Christ, consecrated members of Regnum Christi, lay members of Regnum Christi, family, and friends.
In his homily, Monsignor Fidel invited the new deacons to live out their calling to serve the Church in liturgy, in the Word, and in charity, but not in any way, but in the style of Christ: “That is the model. The one who washed the disciples’ feet and the one who said: ‘I came to serve and not to be served.’ That is his model. (…) Pope Benedict summarizes very well what love and service consist of. If we want to elevate ourselves to God, we must humble ourselves to simple service. The humility of love—that is what Jesus did: being God, he became man; being rich, he became poor; he humbled himself to become the servant of all.”
Who are the new deacons?
Father Daniel Sossa Gallego, LC
Born in Medellín on July 20, 1992. He is the first of three children. At age 13, he entered the Vocational Center in Rionegro, Antioquia, where he completed high school. After his profession, he went to Salamanca, Spain, to pursue humanistic studies. Later, he studied philosophy and theology in Rome. He completed his apostolic internship in Caracas, Venezuela, working at the ECYD and at the Cumbres Institute of Caracas. He currently serves as director of the male ECYD in this city. You can see an interview on Instagram.
Father Daniel Loaiza, L.C.
Born in Medellín on October 19, 1990. He is the eldest of three children. He studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and vocational pedagogy at the Pontifical University Salesian of Rome. He completed four years of apostolic internships, three of them at the Vocational Center of León, and one in the city of Medellín, collaborating with the primary school of the Cumbres School Medellín and with the youth section of Regnum Christi. He currently serves as a trainer at the Vocational Center of León, Mexico. You can see an interview on Instagram.
