Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez will install five deacon candidates to the ministry of Lectors this coming Saturday, December 2, 2017 at St Jude Church at 10:00 AM.
According to the Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons, before anyone may be promoted to the diaconate, whether permanent or transitory, he must have received the ministries of lector and acolyte, and have exercised them for an appropriate time, so that he may “be better disposed for the future service of the word and the altar”.
…In this way the candidates come to sacred orders fully aware of their vocation, ‘fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, constant in prayer and aware of the needs of the faithful’ (Rm 12:11-13)
The following is a description of the role of the Lector.
“The reader is appointed for a function proper to him: that of reading the word of God in the liturgical assembly.
“Accordingly, he is to proclaim the readings from sacred Scripture, except for the gospel in the Mass and other sacred celebrations; he is to recite the psalm between the readings when there is no psalmist; he is to present the intentions for the general intercessions in the absence of a deacon or cantor; he is to direct the singing and the participation by the faithful; he is to instruct the faithful for the worthy reception of the sacraments.
He may also, insofar as may be necessary, take care of preparing other faithful who are appointed on a temporary basis to read the Scriptures in liturgical celebrations.
That he may more fittingly and perfectly fulfill these functions, he is to meditate assiduously on sacred Scripture.”
This is the first step toward ordination to the Permanent Deaconate. The next step will be the installation as acolytes on Jan 9, 2018.
The candidates to be installed as Lectors are: Estanislao Roque Kogure Benavente and Antonio Yarobwemal from St. Jude Parish; Jeffrey Melvin Tenorio Camacho from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral – Parish; Rosiky Flores Camacho from Santa Soledad; and Thomas Joseph Schweiger from Santa Remedios.
The families, friends and faithful are invited to join in this Rite of installation and the Eucharistic Celebration.
