59 New Lectors Installed
On Sunday, January 12, the Pontifical North American College welcomed 59 newly installed lectors. The Mass of the Installation of Lectors was celebrated by His Excellency Bernard Hebda, coadjutor Archbishop of Newark.
The reception of the ministry of lector is call to a deeper appreciation of the word of God and a commission to proclaim the word in the liturgical assembly. The new lectors will now perform their ministry each day in the Mass and Liturgy of the Hours celebrated at the College.
During the rite of installation, each of the seminarians knelt before Archbishop Hebda and received the Lectionary from him, as he said, “Take this book of holy Scripture and be faithful in handing on the word of God, so that it may grow strong in the hearts of his people.”
The new lectors prepared to receive their ministry by spending an evening in prayerful recollection and discernment, guided by a reflection offered by Father James Quigley, O.P., Formation Advisor and Carl J. Peter Chair of Homiletics.
Newly Installed Lectors
Daniel Jude Hart of the Diocese of Alexandria
Jacob Scott McCrumb of the Diocese of Arlington
Steven Gregory Oetjen of the Diocese of Arlington
Brian Joseph Kuhr of the Archdiocese of Atlanta
Paul- Michael Piega of the Diocese of Austin
Garret Lane Twining of the Diocese of Austin
Bradley Allen Jantz of the Diocese of Birmingham
Jordan James Dosch of the Diocese of Bismarck
Kevin Paul Leaver of the Archdiocese of Boston
Michael Louis Zimmerman of the Archdiocese of Boston
Daniel Mark Koeneman of the Diocese of Burlington
Joshua Austin Nevitt of the Diocese of Camden
Peter Nicholas Ascik of the Diocese of Charlotte
Timothy William Anastos of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Michael Ray Holmquist of the Diocese of Colorado Springs
Joshua James Stephens of the Diocese of Corpus Christi
Louis Joseph Senn of the Diocese of Covington
Daniel George Eusterman of the Archdiocese of Denver
Trevor Martin Chicoine of the Diocese of Des Moines
Zachary Mark Daly of the Diocese of Des Moines
Grayson Dodge Heenan of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Dennis Christian Conway of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
Blake Aloysius Neebel of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
Justin Allen Conover of the Diocese of Fort Worth
Jonathan Michael Moré of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Matthew Thomas Nash of the Diocese of Grand Island
Mark Clement Mleziva of the Diocese of Green Bay
Trevor Eugene Downey of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Aaron John Becker of the Diocese of La Crosse
John Michael Souder of the Diocese of Lake Charles
Luke Arthur Burgis of the Diocese of Las Vegas
Andrew J. Showers of the Diocese of Madison
Luke Patrick Syse of the Diocese of Madison
William Joseph Van Wagner of the Diocese of Madison
John Joseph Baumgardner of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Michael Gregory Steger of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Kevin Valle Diaz of the Archdiocese of Newark
Reynor Brigino Santiago of the Archdiocese of New York
Scott Jameson Allen of the Diocese of Orange in California
Andrew Thomas Burns of the Diocese of Paterson
Cesar Dario Jaramillo Palacio of the Diocese of Paterson
Thomas John Gramc of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Aleksandr Joseph Schrenk of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Richard Allen LeFaivre, II of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Luke William Brown of the Diocese of Rapid City
Michael Walter Bissex of the Diocese of Rockville Centre
Stephen Maria Tilley of the Diocese of Salt Lake City
Dylan Thomas Davidson-Talley of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Andrew Taylor Larkin of the Diocese of Savannah
Joseph Albert Scholten of the Diocese of Sioux Falls
Michael Andrew Friedel of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Clark Alan Philipp of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Nicholas John Hagen of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Timothy John Wratkowski of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Shawn Christopher Roser of the Diocese of Venice
Peter Michael Vale of the Diocese of Venice
Michael John Robert Datiles of the Archdiocese of Washington
Robert Francis Kilner of the Archdiocese of Washington
Joseph Michael Salser of the Archdiocese of Washington
