From the Deacon's Desk

by Deacon Rick Wagner

Deacon Rick Wagner was ordained on June 23, 2012 and currently serves his home parish of St. Pius X in Indianapolis, IN. He has been married to his wife, Carol, for 43 years and they have 4 children and 10 grandchildren.

Deacon Rick has been involved in Catholic education for 40+ years and currently serves as President of St. Theodore Guerin High School, a workshop instructor for Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, and a retreat leader.

He has also authored three books: Remember What’s Important (2011), Fifty Homilies from the Deacon’s Desk (2016), and Fifty MORE Homilies from the Deacon’s Desk (2024).

Have a question or comment for Deacon Rick? Feel free to contact him at rwagner@spxparish.org

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Clothed in Christ

Each day, I reflect upon a word or a phrase inspired by the readings of the day. I encourage you to do the same and perhaps incorporate that word or phrase into your daily prayer.

For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. (Galatians 3:22-29)

CLOTHED IN CHRIST: What does it mean to be clothed in Christ?

It simply means we don’t put our faith aside when we go out into the world. The minimum expectation is that we take it with us. However, the goal is to go beyond the minimum.

When we cloth ourselves in Christ, we “put Him on.” We become Him for others. No longer is our faith based on what we do; our faith becomes who we are.

Through baptism, we have been clothed in Christ. How do those clothes fit?

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