On August 31, Mons. Carlos Enrique Samaniego, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Mexico, ordained five Legionaries of Christ as deacons at the Expiatory Temple of Christ the King, known as the Old Basilica of Guadalupe.<\/p>\n
The new deacons are Frs. Jos\u00e9 Enrique Anaya Degollado from Michoac\u00e1n; Rodolfo Jim\u00e9nez Gonz\u00e1lez from Tlaxcala; Emmanuel Ortiz Hern\u00e1ndez and Joaqu\u00edn S\u00e1inz Serdio from Mexico City; and Pablo Vivanco de Esesarte from Puebla. Their families, friends, Legionary priests and diocesan clergy, consecrated women<\/a>, consecrated laity<\/a>, and lay members of Regnum Christi attended the temple.<\/p>\n After reading the readings and the Gospel, the diaconal ordination took place, during which the candidates prostrated themselves on the ground, and the Bishop, concelebrants, and all present knelt to pray the Litany of All Saints. Fr. Eduardo Robles-Gil, LC, General Director of the Legion of Christ, helped vest the young men with the dalmatic (the garment worn by deacons).<\/p>\n In his homily, Mons. Samaniego told the new deacons to remember the biblical passage of the washing of the feet, where Jesus Christ, bent over, washed the feet of each of his friends in an attitude of total service: \u201cThat is the attitude you should have. Currently, society seems to want to erase the culture of service, which is what should characterize the Church, but even within it, sometimes an image of a vertical, unserving structure is portrayed.\u201d He added that their work will be to administer the sacraments, especially to the poorest, to give witness to Christ with their own lives.<\/p>\n Fr. Ricardo Sada, L.C., Territorial Director of the Legion of Christ for Mexico and Central America, thanked the families of the new deacons for their generosity, as it is not easy to part with a son. He emphasized that God is never outdone in generosity, and if any of the young attendees are deciding their mission in life, they should consider the happiness these young men have achieved and the gifts that God will always give them throughout their lives.<\/p>\n At the end of the Mass, the new deacon, Fr. Rodolfo Jim\u00e9nez, L.C. from Tlaxcala, expressed his gratitude to everyone who accompanied him in person and on social media. He announced that he has now been assigned to work in Rome, Italy, and from there he will pray for Mexico.<\/p>\n Some of these young men discovered their vocation to the priesthood after completing a university degree, some already when they had a job. Others discovered it as children, entering a vocations center.<\/p>\n Fr. Rodolfo Jim\u00e9nez Gonz\u00e1lez, LC<\/em><\/p>\n Born in January 1987 in Tlaxco, Tlaxcala, Mexico. Entered the Legion of Christ novitiate in September 2003, making his perpetual profession in September 2012. He has carried out his apostolic work in Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, as an assistant in vocations promotion; at the seminary of the Prelature of Canc\u00fan-Chetumal as a formation instructor; in Rome, he collaborated in the General Directorate\u2019s administration department; and at the Vocational Center in Curitiba, Brazil, he was part of the formation team.<\/p>\nBrief profile of the deacons:<\/h4>\n