Welcome to the website for the Diocese of Lexington's Deacon Formation Program. For those in formation, please use this site to keep up to date on what is happening in the program.

Individuals interested in the next formation class should consult the information under the sidebar labeled "Class of 2012".  Here you will find the next class schedule as well as guidelines for admission to the class.  Additional helpful information will be found under "News and Information" especially Deacons: Q&A and Course Descriptions which is listed under the "Academics" sidebar.  If you have questions you can send us an e-mail by going to the Contacts page.

For our other visitors, please browse the site to find out what we are all about.  If you have any questions of comments go to the contacts page to send us a message.

Please note that this website contains links to other websites. These links are made available to the deacon candidates here as an aid to your study. Neither this Program nor the Diocese are responsible for the content of those sites or for other links posted on those sites.

Welcome to the Deacon Formation Program! As you know, there are many facets to your formation—we must attend to your human, spiritual, ...

A common question that is asked during formation is how to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. The best way to learn the mechanics of praying the Hours is to pray it with those who know how to do so: there is no substitute for community. However, to help you on ...

The period of Aspirancy is meant to help men interested in the diaconate formalize their discernment process. Because our Deacon Formation Program is based on a cohort model -- a set number of men begin formation at the same time -- our next formation class ...