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INTRODUCTORY RITES
When the people and those who will be invested and commissioned are assembled and
everything is ready, the procession moves through the church to the altar in the usual way, while
the choir and people sing the entrance antiphon of the Mass. Those to be invested and
commissioned may fittingly join in the procession. The soutane and surplice may be carried by a
companion of the men to be invested.
When they come to the sanctuary all make the customary reverence to the altar and go to
their places; then Mass continues.
RITE OF INVESTITURE
The rite of investiture begins after the Gospel. The presider sits at the chair.
Reverend Father,
may I present to you the candidates
who desire to be invested with the sacred cassock.
Then the Presider addressed the Moderator:
Thanks be to God.
HOMILY
The Presider delivers the homily, choosing particular themes related to the rite that will be
celebrated.
EXAMINATIONS
After the homily, those to who will be invested and commissioned stand, and the Presider
examines them on their readiness to serve the Lord in the Liturgy, the Eucharist, and the
Priesthood.
The Presider then questions them:
I am.
The presider continues:
Do you resolve
to be authentic witnesses of the love of God
in living out your lives as Christians?
They answer:
I am.
The presider continues:
Do you resolve
to devote yourselves to prayer,
for your needs and the needs of others?
They answer:
I am.
Do you resolve
to discharge the ministry being entrusted to you
with humility and love,
in the service of Christ and his people?
They answer:
I am.
Then, the Presider confirms their intentions by saying:
May Almighty God grant you His grace to fulfil what you resolve.
THE PROMISE
The Presider then invites the candidates to read the formula of their promise:
My dear candidates,
declare now your intentions,
before the Lord and His people.
The candidates kneel down and read the following formula:
Amen.
God of glory,
Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
has shown us that true worship
comes from a humble and contrite heart.
Bless our brothers
who have responded to the needs of our Chaplaincy,
and who wish to commit themselves to Your service
as humble servants of Your Altar.
Grant that their ministry may be fruitful
and our worship pleasing in your sight.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
One God forever and ever.
All reply:
Amen.
After the commissioning, the newly commissioned Altar Servers are welcomed by the Presider
and the other members of the Society who are serving in the celebration. Meanwhile an
appropriate hymn may be sung.
GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
The rite fittingly concludes with the general intercessions (prayer of the faithful). Then the mass
continues, as usual.