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FOR LeCtORS AND COMMeNtAtORS,
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COMMUNlON, AND GReeteRS AND COLLeCtORS
CALLING OF THE CANDIDATES
The animators of the Lectors and Commentators, Extraordinary Ministers of
Holy Communion and Greeters and Collectors approach the sanctuary,
then they will call the candidates from their respective ministries in these
words:
MLC Animator: Those who will be commissioned as
Lectors and Commentators, please
come forward.
EMHC Animator: Those who will be commissioned as
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion, please come forward.
GCM Animator: Those who will be commissioned as
Greeters and Collectors, please come
forward.
Worship Reverend Father, the Worship
Animator:
Ministry of our parish asks you to
commission our brothers and sisters
to service as Lectors and
Commentators, Extraordinary
Ministers of Holy Communion, and
Greeters and Collectors.
The Priest: We rely on the help of the Lord God
and our Savior Jesus Christ, and we
commission these, our brothers and
sisters to service as Lectors and
Commentators, Extraordinary
Ministers of Holy Communion, and
Greeters and Collectors.
All reply: Thanks be to God.
PROFESSION OF FAITH
The Priest: Before you are commissioned in your
respective ministries, I ask you now,
together with the assembly here
present, to profess you faith.
The Ministers: I believe in one God, the Father
almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible. I
believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the
Only Begotten
Son of God, born of the Father before
all ages. God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten, not
made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he
came down from heaven, At the words that
follow, up to and including and became man, all bow.
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate
of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and
was buried, and rose again on the
third day in accordance with the
Scriptures. He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the
Father. He will come again in glory to
judge the living and the dead and his
kingdom will have no end. I believe in
the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of
life, who proceeds from the Father and
the Son, who with the Father and the
Son is adored and glorified, who has
spoken through the prophets. I
believe in one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism
for the forgiveness of sins and I look
forward to the resurrection of the
dead and the life of the world to
come. Amen.
EXAMINATION
The Priest: Dear brothers and sisters, you are
here today to be commissioned in the
ministries that the Church will be
entrusting you. In this ministry, you
must be examples of Christian living
in faith and conduct; you must strive to
grow in holiness. Remember that, though
many, we are one body because we share
the one bread and one cup. As lay
liturgical ministers, be, therefore,
especially observant of the Lord’s
command to love your neighbor. For
when he gave his body as food to his
disciples, he said to them: “This is my
commandment, that you should love
one another as I have loved you.”
Now, I ask you to answer the
following questions: Are you resolved
to perform your ministry with grace
and serve this community with love in
everything you do?
The Ministers: I am.
The Priest: Dear Lectors and Commentators: Are
you resolved to proclaim the Word of
God in the liturgical celebrations and
be examples of what you proclaim in
word and deed according to the
teachings of the Church?
The Lectors and Commentators: I am.
The Priest: Dear Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion: Are you resolved to
undertake the office of giving the body
and blood of the Lord to your brothers
and sisters with utmost care and
reverence, and so serve to build up
the Church?
The EMHC’s: I am.
The Priest: Dear Greeters and Collectors: Are you
resolved to give yourselves to service
for the proper celebration of worship
and to be good examples of living for
God's people?
The Greeters and Collectors: I am.
The Priest: Dear liturgical ministers: Are you
resolved to be good examples to the
people in the image and likeness of
our Lord Jesus Christ?
The Ministers: I am.
The Priest: Are you resolved to promise respect
and obedience to the Diocesan Bishop
and to me, your Pastor,who
represents our Lord Jesus Christ in
our parish?
The Ministers: I am.
The Priest: May you follow the example of Christ,
who did not come to be serve but to
serve not for his own glory but for the
greater glory of God the Father.
PRAYER OF COMMISSIONING
The Priest: Let us pray that the kindness of
almighty God will pour out on you an
abundance of grace.
The Priest, with hands outstretched over the ministers, sings or says the
following prayer:
Loving Father, You have made us
members of the Body of Christ,
bestowed on us by your Holy Spirit,
and called us to holiness and service.
Look kindly upon these men and women
who have responded to your call and
have chosen to serve you as lay
liturgical ministers. Fill them with
your love. and the true joy that we can
only find in serving you. Let them
manifest your Son, Jesus Christ, and
guide them in the path to holiness. Let
their love and service for you be a
sign and example for all. Through our
Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit in your holy Church, God
forever and ever.
All reply: Amen.
