source<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI intend to submit an application. Am I called to serve in this way? Tune in to find out!<\/p>\n
Pray for me, and please pray for all those discerning a vocation to the Diaconate in Seattle.<\/p>\n
Saint Lawrence, pray for us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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