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Deacon Vincent Accardi Enters Eternal Life
Vincent Accardi, 86, of Melbourne, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on February 10, 2021. He is survived by his loving wife Sheila, his sons and and their spouses, his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
After his proud service in the United States Air Force, Vince spent the following years doing cancer research and studying in Virginia, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and Barcelona, Spain. The family settled down for his career in New Jersey where he was ordained a Deacon with the Archdiocese of Newark. His ministry was at Assumption Church in Roselle Park, and Saint Mary’s in Elizabeth.
He retired to Florida in 2003, where he continued his ministry at Holy Name of Jesus, in Indialantic and then Our Lady of Lourdes in Melbourne. He was active with the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed traveling worldwide and spending time with his family.
A funeral Mass will be held at Saint John the Evangelist in Viera on Thursday, February 18 at 11AM, followed by interment at 3PM at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Scottsmoor, FL.
To make the celebration available in these difficult times, a link to livestream will be forthcoming.
Prayer During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The prayer below was composed by Msgr. Bill Fedrowski.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother Mary,
We, your children of every nation,
Turn to you in this pandemic.
Our troubles are numerous; our fears are great.
Grant that we might deposit them at your feet,
Take refuge in your Immaculate Heart,
And obtain peace, healing, rescue,
And timely help in all our needs.
You are our Mother.
Pray for us to your Son.
Amen.
Online Liturgy of the Hours
A website has the apprioved English version (ICEL 1976) of the Liturgy of the Hours available online. It is quite comprehesive with: Invitatiory Psalm, Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Daytime Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, as well as hymns! It gives page numbers for both the four-volume and single volume versions. A podcast is also available so you can listen if reading is inconvenient. An excellent resource anytime, but especially when traveling with your smartphone or laptop. The URL is http://divineoffice.org.
Procedure for Ministering Outside of the Archdiocese
Click HERE for the latest guidelines.
The memorandum dated May 8, 2013 from Deacon McKenna has been incorporated into the Deacon Manual at the end of the last Appendix. See "Handbook for Permanent Deacons" in "Archives" at the right for details.
The Permanent Diaconate in the Archdiocese of Newark
Some general information about the Permanent Diaconate can be found HERE.
It has been more than fifty years since the ordination of the first class of permanent deacons in 1975. At that time 77 men were ordained by Archbishop Gerety, considerably reduced from 200 who had applied and the 144 who began the probationary period. Since that time, the permanent diaconate program in Newark has seen many changes as both the theology and the praxis of the diaconate has developed and evolved under the influence of experience and guidance of the Holy Spirit. As in almost all areas of the world where the permanent diaconate has taken root, it has grown and generally has exceeded expectations, not only in the numbers of men called to this ordained ministry, but in the quality of its witness "as icons of Christ the servant." A listing of significant events in the history of the permanent diaconate in Newark is given in Appendix A from the booklet "A History of 25 Years of Service" presented at the Annual Assembly of Deacons in the Jubilee Year 2000.
Pax et Bonum
Madonna Murillo
From the Directory for Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons, Congregation for the Clergy, n. 57, we are given this exhortation: "Love for Christ and for His Church is profoundly linked to love of the Blessed Virgin Mary, handmaid of the Lord. With her unique title of Mother, she was the selfless helper of her divine Son's diaconia (cf. John 19:25-27). Love of the Mother of God, based on faith and expressed in daily recitation of the rosary, imitation of her virtues and trust in her, are indeed signs of authentic filial devotion. With deep veneration and affection Mary looks on every deacon....This love of the Virgin Mary, handmaid of the Lord, which is born and rooted in the word, will cause deacons to imitate her life. In this way a Marian dimension is introduced into the Church which is very close to the vocation of the deacon.
Director of Selection and Formation
Rev. James Teti
Director of Deacon Personnel
Deacon John J. McKenna
Associate Directors
Deacon Joseph Yandoli Deacon James Tobin
Continuing Education
Deacon Andrew Saunders
Council of Permanent Deacons
Executive Committee
President Vice President Secretary
Deacon Michael York Deacon Walter Wiggins Deacon Steve Lipski
County Representatives
Bergen
Deacon Andrew Golden Deacon Andrew Zucaro
Essex
Deacon Emeruwa Anyanwu Deacon Walter Wiggins
Hudson
Deaon Steve Lipski Deacon Michael Missaggia
Union
Deacon David Farrell Deacon Michael York
Hispanic
Deacon Jorg Montalvo Deacon Pedro Herrera
Publicity
Deacon Ed Campanella
For information about the diaconate program in the Archdiocese of Newark, or questions about the diaconate in general, email us at john.mckenna@rcan.orgi.