Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to come. On behalf of the clergy and lay faithful, I extend my sincere congratulations to Stephen J. Gordon on his ordination to the permanent diaconate on Saturday, June 27, 2015, at St. Louis Cathedral in service to this local Church and on his assignment by His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gregory Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, to serve as a deacon at St. Benilde Catholic Church.