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The Episcopal Ordination of His Excellency The Most Reverend s.m. Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta JoelTitular Matthias Bishop of Leavenworth Konzen, by His Excellency The Most Reverend Wilton Daniel Gregory, S.L.D. Archbishop of Atlanta Tuesday, the Third Day of April Within In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Eighteen TheTwo O’Clock Octave in the Afternoonof Easter The Cathedral of Christ the King Atlanta, Georgia His Holiness Pope Francis His Excellency The Most Reverend Apostolic Nuncio ToChristophe The United States Pierre of America His Excellency The Most Reverend S.L.D. WiltonMetropolitan D. Archbishop Gregory, of Atlanta His Excellency The Most Reverend J.D., J.C.L., D.D. ThomasArchbishop J. ofRodi, Mobile His Excellency The Most Reverend III BernardAuxiliary E. Bishop Shlesinger, of Atlanta His Excellency The Most Reverend s.m. Joel AuxiliaryMatthias Bishop ofKonzen, Atlanta LiturgicalMinisters The Most OrdainingReverend Wilton Bishop D. Gregory Archbishop of Atlanta The Most Reverend Thomas J. Rodi, j.d., j.c.l., d.d. ArchbishopCo-Consecrators of Mobile The Most Reverend Bernard E. Shlesinger, iii Auxiliary bishop of atlanta The Very ReverendAssisting John Priests Harhager, s.m. Vicar General, s.m. The Very Reverend Paul Frechette, s.m. The ReverendInsignia John Kinney, Bearers ch., lt. col. usaf The Reverend Daniel Ketter, j.c.l. The Reverend Reybert Pineda The Reverend Mr. Bill Garrett DeaconDeacons of the word The Reverend Mr. Rick Medina Deacon of the altar MinistersSeminarians of the Altar of The Archdiocese of Atlanta TheMasters Reverend ofJoshua Ceremony Allen The Reverend Brian Holbrook Baker The Reverend Mr. John Michael Metz The Reverend Mr. Mark Mitchell The Reverend Mr. Mike Byrne The Reverend Mr. Whitney Robichaux Mr. Stephen Gross AmandaLectors Valencia Payton Griffin MatthewGift and Bearers Charlotte Junius Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic School Christina maria and Antonio Arias St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School Cathedral Choir Musicof Christ The King Kevin Culver Choirmaster Dr. Timothy Wissler Cathedral Organist H. Hamilton Smith Director of Music-emeritus Be Merciful,Miserere And With a Cheerful Gaudens Heart. Grant me, O Lord my God, a Mind to Know You, a Heart to Seek You, Wisdom to Know You, Conduct Pleasing to You, Faithful Perseverance in Waiting For You, And a Hope of Finally Embracing You. Amen –St. Thomas Aquinas Sub Tuum Praesidium We Turn to You For Protection, Holy Mother of God. Listen to Our Prayers and Help Us In Our Needs. Save Us From Every Danger, Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen For The Ordination Of His Excellency MassThe Most Reverend s.m. Joel AuxiliaryMatthias Bishop ofKonzen, Atlanta OpeningLift High TheProcession Cross Introit The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me and sent me to preach the good news to the poor, to heal the broken hearted. Alleluia. Introductory Rites All: I confessPenitential to Almighty God Rite and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, And, striking their breast, they say: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; Then they continue: therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. Archbishop: May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. All: Amen. from Cantus Missae GloryGloria To God from Cantus Missae Liturgy of The Word FirstRomans 12:Reading 4-8 A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans Brothers and sisters: As in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one Body in Christ and individually parts of one another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the faith; if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching; if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Lector: Palabra de Dios. Todos: Te Alabamos Señor. ResponsorialPsalm 100 Psalm Cry out with joy to the Lord all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he, the Lord, is God! He made us, we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates giving thanks, Enter his courts with songs of praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord, Eternal his merciful love. He is faithful from age to age. Antiphon text 2010 English translation of the Roman Missal, ICEL. All rights reserved. Verses text: Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. All rights reserved Music: © 2017 Richard Clark, RJC Cecilia Music, Boston MA Second2 Timothy Reading 1: 6-14 Por eso te recomiendo que reavives el don de Dios que has recibido por la imposición de mis manos. Porque el Espíritu que Dios nos ha dado no es un espíritu de temor, sino de fortaleza, de amor y de sobriedad. No te avergüences del testimonio de nuestro Señor, ni tampoco de mí, que soy su prisionero. Al contrario, comparte conmigo los sufrimientos que es necesario padecer por el Evangelio, animado con la fortaleza de Dios. Él nos salvó y nos eligió con su santo llamado, no por nuestras obras, sino por su propia iniciativa y por la gracia: esa gracia que nos concedió en Cristo Jesús, desde toda la eternidad, y que ahora se ha revelado en la manifestación de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo. Porque él destruyó la muerte e hizo brillar la vida incorruptible, mediante la Buena Noticia, de la cual he sido constituido heraldo, apóstol y maestro. Por eso soporto esta prueba. Pero no me avergüenzo, porque sé en quien he puesto mi confianza, y estoy convencido de que él es capaz de conservar hasta aquel día el bien que me ha encomendado. Toma como norma las saludables lecciones de fe y de amor a Cristo Jesús que has escuchado de mí. Conserva lo que se te ha confiado, con la ayuda del Espíritu Santo que habita en nosotros. Lector: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Gospel Revelation Acclamation 1: 5a, 6a ALLELUIA! Jesus Christ, you are the faithful witness, firstborn from the dead; You have made us a kingdom of priests to serve our God and Father. MatthewGospel 20: 25-28 Pero Jesús los llamó y les dijo: «Ustedes saben que los jefes de las naciones dominan sobre ellas y los poderosos les hacen sentir su autoridad. Entre ustedes no debe suceder así. Al contrario, el que quiera ser grande, que se haga servidor de ustedes; y el que quiera ser el primero que se haga su esclavo: como el Hijo del hombre, que no vino para ser vendido, sino para servir y dar su vida en rescate por una multitud». Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ. Rite of Ordination Invocation ofVeni CreatorThe Holy SpiritRabanus Maurus Tune: Attr. Rabanus Maurus, 776-856 Tune: Veni Creator Spiritus. LM Mode VIII: Acc. Richard Proulx. B. 1937, © 1975 GIA Publications, OneLicense.net #A-701934 The Very ReverendPresentation John Harhager, s.m. of The Elect Vicar General, Society of Mary Archbishop Gregory is requested to ordain Bishop-elect Konzen to the Episcopacy The Most ReverendReading Christophe of PierreThe Apostolic Letter Apostolic Nuncio to The United States The letter from the Holy Father is read in both English and Spanish. After The Reading, All Present Give Their Assent: All Respond: Thanks be to God! Homily Bishop-elect Konzen promisesPromise to faithfully of carry out theThe Office Elect of Bishop. Litany of Supplication Chant Remain Standing LayingAnd Prayer On of ofOrdination Hands The Office of the Episcopacy is conferred by the Laying On of Hands and the Prayer of Ordination. Please Sit Bishop Konzen is anointedAnointing with Sacred Chrism of as a signThe of his shareHead in Christ’s High Priesthood and Spiritual Anointing. BishopPresentation Konzen receives the Book of of the Gospels The as aBook sign of of Thhis dutye toGospels preach the word of God with all patience and sound doctrine. With Ring,Investiture Miter, And Crozier Bishop Konzen receives the signs of his office as Bishop: A Ring, which represents the spiritual marriage between the Church and Christ, whom the Bishop represents; The Miter, which recalls the splendor of holiness that should shine forth in the life of a Bishop; The Crozier, which is a sign of a shepherd guiding his sheep. As a sign of unity of theEpiscopal one Episcopate, allKiss the Bishops of share Peacethe sign of peace. Go into all the world, Alleluia. And teach all nations, Alleluia. Liturgy of The Eucharist Offertory The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me Philip Stopford The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor: He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind – to preach the acceptable year of the Lord; to give unto them that mourn a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called the trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
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