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THE OF ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE CANDIDATES

PONTIFICIO COLLEGIO BEDA

CHRISTOPHER BUTLER ANTHONY GRANT Diocese of Diocese of Leeds Brentwood

DAMIEN LOCKE LUDVIG LUDVIGSEN Diocese of Franciscan Third Armidale Order Regular

Conferred by:

HIS EMINENCE JAMES MICHAEL HARVEY Cardinal of Papale San Paolo fuori le Mura

MARKUS OHLSSON MICHAEL SMITH 17 JUNE 2020 Franciscan Third Diocese of CHAPEL OF SAINT BEDE, ROME Order Regular East Anglia

THE INTRODUCTORY GREETING

PENITENTIAL ACT Please stand

OLLECT C PROCESSIONAL HYMN Please be seated

LITURGY OF THE WORD

SCRIPTURE READING 2 Kings 2:1, 6-14

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Please stand

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Please remain standing

RITE OF ORDINATION ELECTION BY THE AND CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE After inquiring if they are worthy to be ordained, the Cardinal accepts the request: CALLING OF THE CANDIDATES Those to be ordained are called forth: Cardinal:

Fr John Carlyle: We rely on the help of the Lord and our Saviour Christ, and we choose these men, our brothers, for the Order of Those to be ordained please come forward. Deacons.

Their names are called to which they each respond: Present. All:

PRESENTATION OF THE CANDIDATES Thanks be to God. Canon Philip Gillespie, Rector of the Pontifical Beda College presents the candidates to the and asks the Cardinal to ordain them: Please be seated

Rector: His Eminence James Michael Harvey

Most Reverend Father, holy mother Church asks you to ordain COMMITMENT TO these men, our brothers, for service as deacons. Cardinal: Cardinal: By your own free choice you seek to enter the order of deacons. You Do you find them to be worthy? shall exercise this ministry in the celibate state for celibacy is both a sign

and a motive of pastoral charity, and a special source of spiritual Rector: fruitfulness in the world. By living in this state with total dedication,

moved by a sincere love for Christ the Lord, you are consecrated to him After enquiry among the people of Christ and upon the recommendation of those concerned with their training, I testify in a new and special way. By this , you will adhere more that they have been found worthy. easily to Christ with an undivided heart; you will be more freely at the service of God and mankind, and you will be more untrammelled in the ministry of Christian conversion and rebirth. By your life and

character you will give witness to your brothers and sisters in Candidates: that God be loved above all else, and that it is he whom you serve in others. I am.

Therefore, I ask you: in the presence of God and the Church, are Cardinal: you resolved as a sign of your interior dedication to Christ, to remain celibate for the sake of the kingdom and in lifelong Are you resolved to discharge the Office of with service to God and mankind? humility and love in order to assist the bishop and the and to serve the people of Christ? Candidates: Candidates: I am. I am. Cardinal: Cardinal: May the Lord help you to persevere in this commitment. Are you resolved to hold fast to the mystery of faith with a clear Candidates: conscience, as the Apostle urges, and to proclaim this faith in word and action as it is taught by the Gospel and the Church’s Amen. tradition?

EXAMINATION OF THE CANDIDATES Candidates: The Cardinal asks the candidates to declare their willingness to accept the duties and responsibilities of the diaconate. I am.

Cardinal: Cardinal:

My sons, before you are ordained deacons, you must declare Are you resolved to maintain and deepen a spirit of before the people your intention to undertake this office. appropriate to your way of life and in keeping with what is required of you, to celebrate faithfully the of the Hours Are you willing to be ordained for the Church’s ministry by the for the Church and for the whole world? and the gift of the Holy Spirit?

Candidates: INVITATION TO PRAYER

I am. Please stand

Cardinal: Cardinal:

Are you resolved to shape your way of life always according to My dear people, let us pray that the all-powerful Father will the example of Christ, whose body and blood you will give to pour out his blessing on these servants of his, whom he receives the people? into the Holy Order of Deacons.

Candidates: Please kneel

I am, with the help of God. LITANY OF THE SAINTS

As the central and most important part of the Ordination Rite approaches, the PROMISE OF OBEDIENCE candidates prostrate themselves before the as a sign of their total Each candidate approaches and kneels before the Cardinal, placing his joined dependence on God as we pray to the Church in heaven. hands between those of the Cardinal.

Cardinal:

Do you promise respect and obedience to your Ordinary?

Candidate:

I do.

Cardinal:

May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to

fulfilment.

Please remain kneeling

Cardinal: Cardinal:

Lord God, hear our petitions and give your help to this act of our Almighty God, be present with us by your power. You are the ministry. We judge these men worthy to serve as deacons and source of all honor, you assign each to his rank, you give each we ask you to bless them and make them holy. Grant this his ministry. through Christ our Lord. You remain unchanged, but you watch over all creation and All: make it new through you Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord: he is your Word, your power, and your wisdom. You foresee all things in Amen. your eternal providence and make due provision for every age.

You make the Church, Christ’s body, grow to its full stature as a Please stand new greater . You enrich it with every kind of grace and perfect it with a diversity of members to serve the whole body in LAYING ON OF HANDS a wonderful pattern of unity. By the Laying on of Hands and the Prayer of Consecration, the grace of the of You established a threefold ministry of and service for is both requested and conferred the glory of your name. As ministers of your tabernacle you by the power of the Holy Spirit acting in the chose the sons of Levi and gave them your blessing as their Church. The candidates kneel before the everlasting inheritance. Cardinal who lays his hands on their heads in silence. In the first days of the Church under the inspiration of the Holy

Spirit the apostles of your son appointed seven men of good repute to assist them in the daily ministry, so that they PRAYER OF CONSECRATION themselves might be more free for prayer and preaching. This prayer recalls the of the first seven men of good repute to assist the apostles in their daily ministry so that they could devote themselves more By prayer and the laying on of hands the apostles entrusted to fully to prayer and the preaching of the Word. The prayer is directed to these chosen men the ministry of serving at tables. Almighty God who by the power of the Holy Spirit provides for the various forms of ministry within the Church of Christ. It asks that the Holy Spirit’s Lord, look with favour on these servants of yours, whom we gift of sevenfold grace be sent upon the elect for the faithful carrying out of the now dedicate to the office of deacon, to at your holy ministry of the deacon. The prayer also asks that every Gospel virtue abound Altar. in each deacon so his concern will be for the sick and the poor. Once this prayer is concluded, those ordained are deacons. Lord, send forth upon them the Holy Spirit, that they may be PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK OF GOSPELS strengthened by the gift of your sevenfold grace to carry out The newly ordained deacons approach the Cardinal, kneeling before him. The faithfully the work of the ministry. Cardinal places the Book of the Gospel in their hands.

May they excel in every virtue: in love that is sincere, in concern Cardinal: for the sick and the poor, in assuming authority, in self- discipline, and in holiness of life. Receive the Gospel of Christ, whose herald you now are. Believe what you read, teach what you believe, and practice what you May their conduct exemplify your commandments and lead teach. your people to imitate their purity of life. May they remain strong and steadfast in Christ, giving to the world the witness of a pure conscience. The Cardinal extends the sign of peace to the newly ordained and welcomes them as a fellow co-worker in their shared ministry. May they in this life imitate your Son, who came not to be served but to serve, and one day reign with him in heaven. Cardinal:

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives Peace be with you. and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Deacon:

All: And with your spirit.

Amen.

Please be seated

INVESTITURE WITH AND The newly ordained deacons are vested with the stole and dalmatic, the to the Order of Deacon.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Cardinal: PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR The Lord be with you.

All:

And with your spirit.

Cardinal:

Lift up your hearts.

All:

We lift them up to the Lord.

Please stand Cardinal:

Cardinal: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

Pray, brethren, that my and yours may be acceptable to All: God, the almighty Father.

It is right and just. 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.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

SANCTUS

Please kneel

The special form of Father, accept this offering is said during the Eucharistic Prayer:

Father, accept this offering from your whole family and from

those you have chosen for the order of deacons. Protect the gifts you have given them, and let them yield a harvest worthy of you. AND GREAT AMEN

Please stand

THE LORD’S PRAYER HOLY

AGNUS DEI

Please kneel

Please stand

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Cardinal: HE ONCLUDING ITES T C R May almighty God bless you, the Father , and the Son, and CONCLUDING REMARKS the Holy Spirit.

BLESSING AND All:

Cardinal: Amen

The Lord be with you. Deacon:

All: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

And with your spirit. All:

Cardinal: Thanks be to God.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

All:

Now and forever

Cardinal:

Our help is in the name of the Lord.

All:

Who made heaven and earth.

SALVE REGINA RECESSIONAL HYMN The Salve Regina is better known to most Catholics as the Hail Holy Queen, which we pray at the end of the Rosary. The Latin chant typically concludes Night Prayer, the last prayer of the day. Since this beautiful chant is so familiar to the priests, it has become a custom to sing it at the end of the ordination . It both unites the all the faithful in song and also gives honor to our Lady, Mother of the High Himself.

From the newly ordained…

On this joyful day, we, the newly ordained deacons, offer praise and thanksgiving to God for the gift of our vocation. Please join us in our prayer that we may truly love and serve others in imitation of the Sacred Heart of Christ. We continue to entrust our vocation to and thank Our Blessed Mother whom we ask for ongoing assistance, guidance, and support and to Saint Bede, our patron for his intercession in our .

We offer heartfelt thanks to Cardinal Harvey, today’s Principal Celebrant and Ordaining Bishop.

We also offer our sincere thanks to Father Rector, Canon Philip Gillespie, Fathers John Breen, Peter Verity and John Carlyle and Sister Patricia McDonald for their guidance and example to us.

We also express our gratitude to our Professors, the FMDM Sisters, Staff, Personalè and brother Seminarians here at the Beda for their nurturing and inspiration.

A special word of thanks to all those involved in preparing today’s liturgy: the Master of Ceremonies, sacristans, , , servers, cantors, photographers and to Edna and Larry Tongco for the beautiful flower arrangements.

We also thank all those who have helped us with their and generous support throughout our journey to the Altar today, especially the , priests and deacons of our dioceses, our superiors, parents, families, friends and benefactors.

We especially remember on this day our comrades: Matthew Bond, Alexander

Chow, Kevin Conmee, Colin Dunne and Maurice Wheelan.

Please continue to pray for us, Excerpts from The New English Translation of the Order of the Mass from The Roman , copyright ICEL 2010 and The Roman Pontifical, copyright ICEL 1978. Chris, Tony, Damien, Ludvig, Markus and Mike Calamus Licence no. 0963, OneLicense.net for music reprints.