PARANAQUE: September 8, 2014 –
In celebration
of the Nativity of the Blessed Mother, 19 new acolytes and lectors were
installed during the celebration of the Holy Mass.
Fr. Paul Bicomong, SDB, provincial of the FIN Province, presided
at the celebration.
Those taking these ministries toward priesthood came from five of the
eleven circumscriptions in the EAO Region: FIN, FIS, ITM, PNG-SI,
VIE-MGL (Mongolia Delegation), one from IND (Bangladesh) and another is
a diocesan seminarian from the Diocese of Monterey who is undergoing
his formation in the Seminaryo.
The acolyte is instituted "to serve at the altar and to assist the
priest and deacon. Among his functions count the preparation of the
altar and the sacred vessels and if there is a need, distribute the
Eucharist to the faithful" (cf. GIRM 98).
On the other hand, the lector is instituted "to proclaim the reading
from Sacred Scripture, with the exception of the Gospel" (cf. GIRM 99).
The Salesian Ratio marks this movement of these candidates to Holy
Orders as the “progressive exercise of the ministry of the Word and of
the altar” (cf. 474, SDB Ratio).
Addressing the newly instituted lectors and acolytes,
Fr. Paul reminded them that the “Yes” they gave to the Lord
to express their desire to become a Salesian, everything else fell into
place. It is in this way that this response of theirs becomes similar
with that of the Blessed Mother.
Newly Installed Acolytes
1. Donnie Duchin Duya, SDB
2. Phil Vincent Dumanacal (Diocese of
Monterey)
3. Venancio Freitas, SDB
4. Noble Lal, SDB
5. Moise Paluku, SDB
6. Stephen Musya, SDB
Newly Installed Lectors
1. Br. Joseph Nguyen Quoc Dai, SDB
2. Br. Sami Ghouri, SDB
3. Br. Martino Duong Quoc Huy, SDB
4. Br. Marc Will Lim, SDB
5. Br. Ramil Maranan, SDB
6. Br. Matthias Pinto, SDB
7. Br. John Paul Rasay, SDB
8. Br. Juvelan Paul Samia, SDB
9. Br. Yulius Dadang Supriyanto, SDB
10. Br. Julio Da Silva, SDB
11. Br. Joseph Pham Van Truong, SDB
12. Br. Antonius Werun, SDB
13. Br. Ambrosius
Widiyantoro, SDB.
