Archbishop Broglio Installs 66 Lectors

Sixty-six seminarians of the Pontifical North American College were instituted to the Ministry of Lector during the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist on January 15, 2012.

 

The Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio, Archbishop of the Military Services, USA, celebrated the Mass and instituted the new lectors. Handing the book of Sacred Scriptures to each seminarian, 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.”

Hearing the Gospel of John recount John the Baptist pointing to Jesus as the Lamb of God, Archbishop Broglio preached, “The Christian vocation is always one of pointing to the Word of God and guiding others to follow Him… It is an invitation to intimacy with the Lord.”

The institution as lector is one of the ministries seminarians receive as they proceed towards diaconal and priestly ordination. As the rite indicates, a lector is charged with proclaiming the Word of God in the liturgical assembly, instructing children and adults in the faith, and preparing them to receive the Sacraments worthily.

Congratulations to all those newly installed to the ministry of lector. Photos can be viewed here.

The Newly Installed Lectors

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Austin Ammanniti
Diocese of Toledo

David Angelino
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Jhonatan Barbosa Porras
Diocese of Bridgeport

Joshua Barrow
Diocese of Providence

Paul Bechter
Diocese of Dallas

Tyler Bischoff
Diocese of Gaylord

Eric Boelscher
Diocese of Covington

Ryan Boyle
Diocese of St. Petersburg

Gregg Bronsema
Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Geoffrey Brooke, Jr.
Diocese of Jefferson City

Andrew Bulso
Diocese of Nashville

Benjamin Cahill
Diocese of Pittsburgh

Lemmuel Camacho
Diocese of Paterson

Fernando Camou
Diocese of Phoenix

Patrick Caruso
Diocese of Pittsburgh

Eric Chapa
Diocese of Corpus Christi

Nicholas Colalella
Diocese of Brooklyn

Andrew Cypher
Diocese of Pittsburgh

Sean DeWitt
Diocese of Austin

Joseph Delka
Diocese of Salt Lake City

Peter Do
Diocese of Pembroke

G.T. Elliott
Diocese of Tyler

Scott Emerson
Diocese of Madison

Joseph Farrell
Diocese of Arlington

Matthew Fish
Archdiocese of Washington

Nicholas Fleming
Diocese of Providence

Andrew Garnett
Diocese of Rockville Centre

Gregory Gerhart
Diocese of Austin

Austin Gilstrap
Diocese of Nashville

Scott Gratton
Diocese of Burlington

Royce Gregerson
Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend

Johnathan Gunther
Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Emmett Hall
Diocese of Dallas

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James Hansen
Diocese of Rockville Centre

Mark Horn
Diocese of Rapid City

Donato Infante, III
Diocese of Worcester

Joseph Keating
Diocese of Fort Worth

David Kidd
Diocese of Toledo

Kevin Kilgore
Archdiocese of Newark

Anthony Klimko
Diocese of Greensburg

Alex Kreidler
Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph

Christopher Lebsock
Diocese of Helena

Gabriel Lopez-Betanzos
Diocese of Madison

Zachary Mabee
Diocese of Lansing

Santiago Mariani
Diocese of Charlotte

Andrew Mattingly
Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph

David McCanless
Diocese of Charlotte

Richard Miserendino
Diocese of Arlington

Conrad Murphy
Archdiocese of Washington

Joshua Neu
Diocese of Tyler

Matthew Niggemeyer
Archdiocese of Omaha

Mark Paver
Archdiocese of New York

Stephen Prisk
Diocese of Paterson

Charles Richmond
Diocese of La Crosse

Michael Rubeling
Archdiocese of Baltimore

Darin Schmidt
Diocese of Sioux Falls

Jack Schrader
Diocese of Fall River

Alexander Scott
Archdiocese of Washington

William Slattery
Diocese of Fargo

Paul Solomon
Diocese of Joliet

Matthew Tatyrek
Diocese of Fort Worth

Nicolaus Thai
Diocese of Orange in California

Daniel Thelen
Diocese of La Crosse

Nicholas Vasko
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Ruben Villarreal Jr.
Diocese of Lake Charles

Pius Youn
Diocese of Orange in California