DIOCESE OF SCRANTON

SOLEMN VESPERS WITH THE RITE OF ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY FOR HOLY ORDERS AND THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST WITH THE INSTITUTION OF ACOLYTE FOR MICHAEL J. BORIS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021 AT 5:00 P.M.

CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PETER SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

PRESIDER, PRINCIPAL CELEBRANT AND HOMILIST

THE MOST REVEREND JOSEPH C. BAMBERA, D.D., J.C.L. BISHOP OF SCRANTON

SOLEMN VESPERS

INVITATORY

HYMN OLD HUNDREDTH

1. O Lord our God, who made the day 3. We beg you, Lord and God Most High, To gladden us with its fair light, Protect us with your presence blessed, We praise your name, imploring aid, Though weary, keep our souls in peace For day will soon give place to night. And not by gloom of night oppressed.

2. The evening shadows grow apace, 4. Let not the setting sun go down Advancing, they will hide the sun, On hearts distressed with sin, and sore, As darkness creeps upon the earth But sheltered by your gentle grace, When daylight hours their course have run. May we behold the day once more.

5. To you, O Christ, most kindly King, And to the Father, glory be, Praise to the Spirit Paraclete, In ev’ry age eternally. Amen.

PSALMODY (sit)

I – cantor II – all

Antiphon 1 He is my comfort and my refuge. In him I put my trust.

Psalm 144:1-10 Prayer for victory and peace Christ learned the art of warfare when he overcame the world, as he said: “I have overcome the world” (Saint Hilary).

I Blessed be the Lord, my rock, † who trains my arms for battle, who prepares my hands for war.

II He is my love, my fortress; he is my stronghold, my savior, my shield, my place of refuge. He brings peoples under my rule.

I Lord, what is man that you care for him, mortal man, that you keep him in mind; man, who is merely a breath, whose life fades like a shadow?

II Lower your heavens and come down; touch the mountains, wreathe them in smoke. Flash your lightnings; rout the foe, shoot your arrows and put them to flight.

I Reach down from heaven and save me; draw me out from the mighty waters, from the hands of alien foes † whose mouths are filled with lies, whose hands are raised in perjury.

I Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

II as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Antiphon He is my comfort and my refuge. In him I put my trust.

Antiphon 2 Blessèd are the people whose God is the Lord.

II

I To you, O God, will I sing a new song; I will play on the ten-stringed harp to you who give kings their victory, who set David your servant free.

II You set him free from the evil sword; you rescued him from alien foes whose mouths were filled with lies, whose hands were raised in perjury.

I Let our sons then flourish like saplings grown tall and strong from their youth: our daughters graceful as columns, adorned as though for a palace.

II Let our barns be filled to overflowing † with crops of every kind; our sheep increasing by thousands, myriads of sheep in our fields, our cattle heavy with young.

I no ruined wall, no exile, no sound of weeping in our streets. Happy the people with such blessings; happy the people whose God is the Lord.

II Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

I as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Antiphon Blessèd are the people whose God is the Lord.

Antiphon 3 Now the victorious reign of our God has begun.

Revelation 11:17-18; 12-10b-12a The judgment of God

I We praise you, the Lord God Almighty, who is and who was. You have assumed your great power, you have begun your reign.

II The nations have raged in anger, † but then came your day of wrath and the moment to judge the dead: the time to reward your servant the prophets † and the holy ones who revere you, the great and the small alike.

I Now have salvation and power come, the reign of our God † and the authority of his Anointed One. For the accuser of our brothers is cast out, who night and day accused them before God.

II They defeated him by the blood of the Lamb † and by the word of their testimony; love for life did not deter them from death. So rejoice, you heavens, and you that dwell therein!

I Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

II as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Antiphon Now the victorious reign of our God has begun.

READING (stand) LUKE 5: 1-11

“At your command I will lower the nets.”

RITE OF ADMISSION

HOMILY (sit) THE MOST REVEREND JOSEPH C. BAMBERA, D.D., J.C.L.

PRESENTATION OF THE ASPIRANT

Father Roche: Michael J. Boris

Aspirant: Present.

QUESTIONING OF THE CANDIDATE

Bishop Bambera: Beloved son, the pastors and teachers in charge of your formation, and others who know you, have given a favorable account of you, and we have full confidence in their testimony.

In response to the Lord’s call, do you resolve to complete your preparation so that in due time through Holy Orders you will be prepared to assume ministry within the Church?

Aspirant: I do.

Bishop Bambera: Do you resolve to prepare yourself in mind and spirit to give faithful service to Christ the Lord and his Body, the Church?

Aspirant: I do.

Bishop Bambera: The Church accepts your resolve with joy. May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to fulfillment.

All: Amen.

INTERCESSIONS (stand)

Bishop Bambera: Dear brothers and sisters, let us humbly pray to the Lord our God that in his kindness he may pour out the grace of his blessing on this servant of his, who desires to devote himself to the ministry of the Church.

Father Roche: That Michael, our brother, may draw closer to Christ and be enabled to witness to him in the world, let us pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Father Roche: That he may become a minister of the Church who will strengthen the faith of his brothers and sisters by word and example and gather them together to partake of the Eucharist, let us pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Father Roche: That the Lord may send workers into his harvest and fill them with the gifts of his Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Father Roche: That all people may come to the fullness of peace and justice, let us pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Father Roche: That all our suffering brothers and sisters, who share in the Passion of Christ, may have freedom and healing, let us pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

PRAYER

Bishop Bambera: In your kindness, Lord, grant that your servant, Michael, may understand and live more fully each day the mystery of your love. May he prepare himself with a willing heart to exercise sacred ministry in the Church. And thus, filled with the spirit of your charity, may he freely devote himself to the salvation of his brothers and sisters for the glory of your name. Through Christ our Lord.

BLESSING AND DISMISSAL

Bishop Bambera: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit.

Bishop Bambera: Blessed be the name of the Lord. All: Now and for ever.

Bishop Bambera: Our help is in the Name of the Lord. All: Who made Heaven and earth.

Bishop Bambera: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son,  and the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

Bishop Bambera: Go in peace. All: Thanks be to God.

The Liturgy of the Hours ©1975, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.

Hymn lyrics and Psalmody tones were taken from The Mundelein Psalter © 2007 Douglas A. Martis. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced with permission. For arrangement of the chant tones composed by Samuel I. Weber, OSB, Copyright © 2007 St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN 475577-1919. All Rights Reserved.

CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST

INTRODUCTORY RITES

ENTRANCE HYMN (stand) “ALLELUIA! SING TO JESUS”

SIGN OF THE CROSS

GREETING PENITENTIAL ACT

COLLECT

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING (sit) DEUTERONOMY 8: 2-3, 14B-16A

RESPONSORIAL PSALM PSALM 78: 3, 4BC, 23-24, 25, 54 Tate

SECOND READING I CORINTHIANS 11:23-26

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (stand) MASS OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR Schutte

GOSPEL LUKE 9: 11B-17 INSTITUTION OF ACOLY TE

CALLING OF THE CANDIDATE (sit)

Father Roche: He who is to be instituted in the ministry of acolyte please come forward.

Michael J. Boris

Candidate: Present.

HOMILY THE MOST REVEREND JOSEPH C. BAMBERA, D.D., J.C.L.

INVITATION TO PRAYER (stand)

Bishop Bambera: Brothers and sisters, let us pray to the Lord for Michael, chosen by God to serve in the ministry of acolyte. Let us ask the Lord to fill him with his blessing and strengthen him for faithful service in the Church.

Silent prayer

PRAYER

Bishop Bambera: God of mercy, through your only Son you entrusted the bread of life to your Church. Bless our brother, Michael, who has been chosen for the ministry of acolyte. Grant that he may be faithful in the service at your altar and in giving to others the Bread of Life; may he grow always in faith and love, and so build up your Church. Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

INSTITUTION

The candidate goes to the Bishop, who gives him a vessel with the bread to be consecrated.

Bishop Bambera: Take this vessel with bread for the celebration of the Eucharist. Make your life worthy of your service at the table of the Lord and of his Church.

Acolyte: Amen.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER

LITURGY OF THE EUCHA RIST

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS (sit) “THESE ALONE ARE ENOUGH” Schutte

INVITATION TO PRAYER (stand)

All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER ACCLAMATIONS FROM MASS OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR Schutte

SANCTUS

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

AMEN

COMMUNION RITE

THE LORD’S PRAYER (stand)

RITE OF PEACE

FRACTION RITE LITANY FROM MASS OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR Schutte

INVITATION TO COMMUNION (kneel)

Bishop Bambera: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

COMMUNION “IN REMEMBRANCE OF YOU” Tate

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (stand)

CONCLUDING RITES

FINAL BLESSING

Bishop Bambera: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit.

Bishop Bambera: Blessed be the name of the Lord. All: Now and for ever.

Bishop Bambera: Our help is in the Name of the Lord. All: Who made Heaven and earth.

Bishop Bambera: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son,  and the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

DISMISSAL

Deacon: Go forth, the Mass is ended. All: Thanks be to God.

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MINISTERS OF THE LITURGY

PRESIDER, PRINCIPAL CELEBRANT AND HOMILIST

The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton

CONCELEBRANTS

Reverend John V. Polednak, V.E. Reverend Alex J. Roche Episcopal Vicar for Clergy Diocesan Director of Vocations & Seminarians

Monsignor David A. Bohr Reverend Kenneth M. Seegar Diocesan Secretary for Clergy Formation Pastor, Saint André Bessette Parish, Wilkes-Barre

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Monsignor Dale R. Rupert Pastor, Cathedral of Saint Peter

DEACON OF THE MASS

Deacon Patrick J. Massino

READERS

Joseph Boris Dr. Carmina Chapp

LITURGICAL MUSIC

Michele McGrath David Baloga Cantor Accompanist

ALTAR SERVERS

Seminarians of the Diocese of Scranton

LITURGICAL ART AND ENVIRONMENT

William J. Manley

POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

God our Father, You made each of us to use our gifts in the Body of Christ. We ask you to inspire young people whom you call to priesthood and consecrated life to courageously follow your will. Send workers into your great harvest so that the Gospel is preached, the poor are served with love, the suffering are comforted, and your people are strengthened by the sacraments. Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.