THE RITE OF ORDINATION TO THE SACRED ORDER OF

PRESBYTERS
Feast of All Saints of the Order of Servants of Mary

At the start of the celebration

The following introduction is said by the commentator before the start of the liturgy:

Good afternoon, brothers and sisters in Christ!

The Order of the Friar Servants of Mary – St. Peregrine Philippine Vicariate of our
ordinandi and their families welcome you and thank you for your presence in this
celebration.

In this Mass, we will witness the Ordination of our friar – deacons:

Rev. Ricky Ma. Sister, OSM

Rev. Ryan Ma. Ipili, OSM
to the Order of Presbyters, through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the
Holy Spirit by Most Rev. Jessie E. Mercado, D.D. Bishop of the Diocese of Paranaque.

By sacred Ordination, a sacrament is conferred on Priests through which, “by the

anointing of the Holy Spirit, they are signed with special character and are so configured
to Christ the Priest that they have the power to act in the person of Christ the Head.
(Praenotanda, 101)

Let us actively participate in this Holy Eucharist and in order to preserve the solemnity
and order of our celebration, please observe proper decorum while taking pictures. We
would like to ask you to switch off, or put on silent mode, all electronic communication
devices you have with you, especially your cellular phones.

We shall greatly appreciate your cooperation.

Please all rise and join in the singing of the entrance hymn.

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance
When the people are gathered, the Bishop approaches the altar with the ministers while the
Entrance Chant is sung.
The procession follows this order
1. Master of Ceremonies 3
2. Altar Servers with the Censer and Incense Boat
3. Altar Servers carrying the cross accompanied by the candles
4. Altar Servers
5. Deacon carrying the Book of the Gospels

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 6. The Candidates of Ordination accompanied by their parents
7. The Solemn Professed Friars
8. Concelebrating priests (by twos)
9. The Bishop with his miter and pastoral staff accompanied by Master of Ceremonies 2
10. Altar Servers for the Miter, Staff and Book.

Entrance Hymn

When they arrive at the Altar, they make a profound bow. All ordained minister venerate the
altar with a kiss. The Bishop incenses the Altar and the Cross. The, with the ministers, he goes
to the chair.
When the Entrance Chant is concluded, the Bishop and the faithful, standing, sign themselves
with the Sign of the Cross, while the Bishop, facing the people, says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
The people reply
Amen.

Greeting
Then the Bishop, extending his hands, greets the people, saying:
Peace be with you.
The people reply
And with your spirit.

Introduction to the Celebration

The Bishop introduces the Mass of the day.

My dear brothers and sisters,

with hearts full of gratitude and jubilation,
we gather today around the table
of the Lord’s Word and Sacrament
as his chosen people called to holiness,
sharing in the one priesthood of Jesus Christ,
and participating in Christ mission
as priest, prophet and king.
We will witness the immensity of God’s love.
Relying on the abundance of his love and grace,
we ordain our deacons to the Order of Presbyters.
Through the laying on of hands
and the invocation of the Holy Spirit,
they will be consecrated as God’s servants
and ministers of His Church,
leading his people through service

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proclaiming his Word through his words and deeds
and celebrating the mysteries of his love.
As we join Jesus’ offering of himself to the Father,
let us pray for our dear deacons
and for all the ordained ministers of the Church.
We also celebrate today the feast of all saints of the Servite Order. May their
examples inspire us to follow Christ in humility and service. May their
intercession keep us in the path that Christ has called us to follow.

Penitential Act
Then follows the Penitential Act, to which the Bishop invites the faithful, saying:
Brethren (brothers and sisters),
let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries
A brief pause for silence follows
Then all recite together the formula of general confession:
I confess to almighty God
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 once, 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.
The absolution by the Bishop follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
The people reply:
Amen.

The Kyrie, eleison (Lord, have mercy) invocation follows.

Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy Lord have mercy

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Gloria

Collect
The Bishop, with hands joined, says
Let us pray.
And all pray in silence with the Bishop for a while. Then the Bishop, with hands extended,
says the collect prayer.

Almighty God,
graciously sustain in us the same spirit of service
that you so generously gave
to the holy men and women
of the Order of Servants of Mary.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading 1 Corinthians. 12, 4-13

Then the reader goes to the ambo and reads the First Reading, while all sit and listen.

A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians

There are different workings but the same God

Brothers and sisters,
there are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit;
there are different forms of service
but the same Lord;
here are different workings
but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.
To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit
is given for some benefit.
To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom;
to another the expression of knowledge
according to the same Spirit;

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to another faith by the same Spirit;
to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit;
to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy;
to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues;
to another interpretation of tongues.
But one and the same Spirit produces all of these,
distributing them individually to each person as he wishes.
As a body is one though it has many parts,
and all the parts of the body,
though many, are one body, so also Christ.

The Word of the Lord

All reply: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 99 (100), 2-5

R/. Serve the Lord with gladness

Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.

Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy.

R/. Serve the Lord with gladness

Know that he, the Lord, is God.

He made us, we belong to him,
we are his people, the sheep of his flock.

R/. Serve the Lord with gladness

Go within his gates, giving thanks.

Enter his courts with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name.

R/. Serve the Lord with gladness

Indeed, how good is the Lord,

eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.
R/. Serve the Lord with gladness

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Gospel Acclamation
The Alleluia follows. When the Alleluia begins, everyone but the Bishop stands.
Alleluia, alleluia.

Rejoice because your names are written in heaven.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Meanwhile, if incense is used, the Bishop puts some into the thurible. After this, the Deacon who
is to proclaim the Gospel, bowing profoundly before the Bishop, asks for the blessing, saying in
a low voice:
Your blessing, Father.
Then the Bishop says in a low voice:
May the Lord be in your hearts and on your lips,
that you may proclaim his Gospel worthily and well,
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
The Deacon signs himself with the Sign of the Cross and replies:
Amen.
The Deacon, or the Priest, then proceeds to the Ambo, accompanied by ministers with incense
and candles.

Gospel Luke 12, 22-32

Deacon: The Lord be with you.

The people reply: And with your spirit.

The Deacon: + A reading from the holy Gospel according to Saint Luke and, at the same
time, he makes the Sign of the Cross on the book and on his forehead, lips and breast.
The people acclaim: Glory to you, O Lord.
Then the Deacon, incenses the book and proclaims the Gospel.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Saint Luke

Jesus said to his disciples,

“Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life
and what you will eat,
or about your body and what you will wear.
For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.
Notice the ravens: they do not sow or reap;

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they have neither storehouse nor barn,
yet God feeds them.
How much more important are you than birds!
Can any of you by worrying add a moment to your lifespan?
If even the smallest things are beyond your control,
why are you anxious about the rest?
Notice how the flowers grow.
They do not toil or spin.
But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor
was dressed like one of them.
If God so clothes the grass in the field
that grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow,
will he not much more provide for you,
O you of little faith?
As for you, do not seek what you are to eat
and what you are to drink, and do not worry anymore.
All the nations of the world seek for these things,
and your Father knows that you need them.
Instead, seek his kingdom,
and these other things will be given you besides.
Do not be afraid any longer, little flock,
for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom

At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims:

The Gospel of the Lord.

All reply: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The commentator says: Please remain standing and make the sign of the cross as the Bishop
blesses us with the Book of the Gospels.

The Book of the Gospels is brought to the Bishop. Then he kisses the book, saying quietly:
Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away.
He then takes it and uses it to make a sign of the cross over the people.

The commentator says: Please be seated.

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THE RITE OF ORDINATION TO THE PRESBYTERATE
ELECTION OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE PRIESTHOOD
197. The candidates are called by a Deacon:

Let those to be ordained Priests come forward:

Rev. Ricky Ma. Sister, OSM
Rev. Ryan Ma. Ipili, OSM

Each one replies:

Present

Each candidate goes to the Bishop, to whom he makes a sign of reverence.

198. When the candidates are in their places before the Bishop, the Vicar Provincial says:

Most Reverend Father, holy Mother Church asks you to ordain these men,
our brothers, to the responsibility of the Priesthood.

The Bishop asks:

Do you know them to be worthy?

The Vicar Provincial replies:

After inquiry among the Christian people and upon the recommendation
of those responsible, I testify that they have been found worthy.

Bishop:

Relying on the help of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, we
choose these, our brothers, for the Order of the Priesthood.

All present say:

Thanks be to God
All present give their assent by giving the candidate a round of applause.

Homily
Then follows the Homily, which is to be preached by the Bishop

PROMISE OF THE ELECT

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200. After the Homily, the elect alone rise and stand before the Bishop, who questions all of
them together:

Dear sons, before you enter the Order of the Priesthood, you must declare
before the people your intention to undertake this office.

Do you resolve, with the help of the Holy Spirit,

to discharge without fail the office of Priesthood in the presbyteral rank, as
worthy fellow workers with the Order of Bishops in the caring for the Lord’s
flock?

Together, all the elect reply: I do.

Bishop:

Do you resolve to exercise the ministry of the word worthily and wisely,
preaching the Gospel and teaching the Catholic faith?

Elect: I do.

Bishop:

Do you resolve to celebrate faithfully and reverently, in accord with the

Church’s tradition, the mysteries of Christ, especially the Sacrifice of the
Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, for the glory of God and the
sanctification of the Christian people?

Elect: I do.

Bishop:

Do you resolve to implore with us God’s mercy upon the people entrusted to
your care by observing the command to pray without ceasing?

Elect: I do.

Bishop:

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Do you resolve to be united more closely everyday to Christ the High priest,
who offered Himself for us to the Father as a pure Sacrifice, and with Him to
consecrate yourself to God for the salvation of all?

Elect: I do with the help of God

PROMISE OF OBEDIENCE

201. Then each one of the elect goes to the Bishop and, kneeling before him, places his joined
hands between those of the Bishop.

Bishop.

Do you promise respect and obedience to the diocesan Bishop and to your
legitimate superior?

Elect: I do

The Bishop concludes:

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

LITANY OF SUPPLICATION
202. Then all stand. After putting aside the miter, the Bishop stands, faces the people, and, with
hands joined, invites them to pray:
My dear people,
let us pray that God the all-powerful Father
will mercifully pour out the grace of his blessing
on these, his servants,
whom in his kindness he raises to the Holy Order of the Presbyterate.

203. The elect prostrates themselves and the Litany is sung; all reply. On Sundays and during
Easter Time, all in the assembly remain standing.
Deacon: Let us kneel
The candidates prostrate themselves.
The cantor begins the litany, they may add at the proper place names of other Saints (for
example, the Patron Saint, the Titular of the church, the Founder of the church, the Patron Saints
of the ones to be ordained) or other petitions suitable to the occasion.

The Litany of Saints

Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy

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Holy Mary, Virgin Mother pray for us
St. Michael and all angels pray for us
Sts. Joseph and John the Baptist pray for us
Sts. Peter and Paul pray for us
St. Andrew and all the Apostles pray for us
Sts. John, Mark, Luke and Matthew pray for us
Sts. Mary Magdalene and Stephen pray for us
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity pray for us
All you holy men and women pray for us
St. Lawrence and St. Agnes pray for us
Sts. Cecilia and Teresa pray for us
Athanasius, Basil and Gregory pray for us
St. Augustine and St. Benedict pray for us
St. Francis and St. Dominic pray for us
St. Ignatius of Loyola pray for us
St. Ignatius of Antioch pray for us
Sts. John Bosco and Francis Xavier
St. Vincent de Paul pray for us
All you holy men and women pray for us
Sts. John Vianney and Bernard pray for us
St. Thomas of Aquinas pray for us
St. Monica and St. Therese pray for us
San Lorenzo de Manila pray for us
St. Raymond of Penafort pray for us
St. John Paul II pray for us
St. Albert and St. Anthony of Padua pray for us
San Martin de Porres pray for us
St. Leo and St. Claire pray for us
San Carlos Borromeo pray for us
St. Anthony Abbot pray for us
San Nicolas de Tolentino pray for us
San Pedro Calungsod pray for us
St. Pio of Pietrelcena pray for us
St. Theresa of Calcutta pray for us
St. Juliana Falconiere pray for us
All you holy men and women pray for us
Seven Holy Founders pray for us
St. Peregrine Laziosi pray for us
St. Philip Benizi pray for us
St. Anthony Pucci pray for us
Saint Clelia Barbiere pray for us
Blessed Cecilia Eusepi pray for us
Blessed Guadalupe Olmos pray for us
Blessed Maddalena Starace pray for us
Bonaventure of Forli pray for us

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 All you holy men and women pray for us
Lord be merciful save your people
From all evil save your people
From every sin save your people
From everlasting death save your people
By your Incarnation save your people
By your Death and Resurrection save your people
By your gift of the Holy Spirit save your people
Have mercy on us sinners save your people
Christ hear us, Lord Jesus hear our prayer
Bless the Church our Mother hear our prayer
That she may grow in sanctity hear our prayer
Unity and Love hear our prayer
Justice for all children hear our prayer

Bless these servants you have chosen hear our prayer

And all the Virgin Mother’s servants hear our prayer
To follow and emulate her hear our prayer
And truly live as Servites hear our prayer
Christ hear us, Lord Jesus hear our prayer

204. After the singing of the Litany, the Bishop standing, with hands extended sings or says:

Hear us, we beseech You, Lord our God,

and pour out on these your servants of yours
the blessing of the Holy Spirit and the power of priestly grace,
that those whom in the sight of your mercy we offer to be consecrated,
may be surrounded by Your rich and unfailing gifts.
Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

The Deacon says: Let us stand

The commentator says:

We come now to the most solemn part of the Rite of Ordination, the Laying on of Hands and the
Prayer of Ordination. Through the imposition of Hands of the Bishop, and the Prayer of
Ordination, the candidates will be ordained priests, and will share in the ministry by which Christ
himself builds up, sanctifies, and rules His Church.
Please remain standing in prayerful silence.

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 LAYING ON OF HANDS
130. The Bishop lays his hands upon the head of the elect, without saying anything. After the
Bishop has laid on his hands, all priest present, wearing stoles, lay hands on each of the elct,
without saying anything. After the laying on of hands, the priests remain alongside the Bishop
until the end of the Prayer of Ordination.

PRAYER OF ORDINATION
207. With the elect kneeling before him, the Bishop puts aside the miter, and, with hands
extended, he sings or says the Prayer of Ordination

Draw near, O Lord, Holy Father,

Almighty and Eternal God,
author of human dignity:
it is you who apportion all graces.
Through you all everything progresses,
through you all things are made to stand firm.
To form a priestly people
you appoint minsters of Christ Your Son
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
arranging them in different orders.

Already in the earlier covenant offices arose,

established through mystical rites:
when You set Moses and Aaron
over Your people to govern and sanctify them,
You chose men next in rank and dignity
to accompany them
and assist thein in their task.

So too in the desert,

You implanted the spirit of Moses
in the hearts of seventy wise men;
and with their help he ruled Your people
with great ease.

So also upon the sons of Aaron

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You poured an abundant share
of their father’s plenty,
that the number of priests
prescribed by the Law
might be sufficient for the sacrifices
of the tabernacle,
which were a shadow of the good things to come.
But in these last days, holy Father,
You sent Your into the world,
Jesus, who is Apostle and High Priest
of our confession.
Through the Holy Spirit,
He offered Himself to you as a spotless victim;
and He made His Apostles,
consecrated in the truth,
shares in the mission.
You provided them also with companions
to proclaim and carry out
the work of salvation
throughout the whole world.

And now we beseech You, Lord,

in our weakness, to grant us these helpers
that we need to exercise the priesthood that comes
from the Apostles.

Grant, we pray, Almighty Father,

to these your servants the dignity of
the Priesthood;
renew deep within them
the Spirit of holiness;
may they henceforth possess this office,
which comes from you, O God,
and is next in rank to the office of Bishop;
and by the example of their manner of life,
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may they instill right conduct.

May they be worthy co-worker

with our Order, so that by their preaching
and through the grace of the Holy Spirit
these words of the Gospel may bear fruit
in human hearts and reach even to
the ends of the earth.

Together with us,

may they be faithful stewards of
Your mysteries, so that Your people may be
renewed in the waters of rebirth
and nourished from Your altar;
So that sinners may be reconciled
and the sick raised up.
May they be joined with us, Lord,
in imploring Your mercy
for the people entrusted to their care
and for all the world.

And so may the full number of the nations,

gathered together in Christ,
be transformed into Your one people
and made perfect in Your Kingdom.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son.
who lives and reigns with You in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

The people sing. Amen.

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 INVESTITURE WITH STOLE AND CHAUSABLE

The commentator says: The new priests will now be vested with the stole and chasuble, symbols
of their ministry in the midst of the people of God. By this investiture, the ministry that the
newly ordained will henceforth fulfill in the Liturgy is outwardly manifested.
208. After the Prayer of Ordination, all sit. The Bishop puts on the miter sits and each of the
newly ordained stands. The assisting priest return to their places, but one of them arranges the
stole and the chasuble of each of the newly ordained in the manner proper to priests.

Anointing of the Hands

133. Next, the Bishop receives a line gremial and anoints with holy chrism the palms of each
new priest as he kneels before him. The Bishop says:

The Lord Jesus Christ,

whom the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit and power,
guard and preserve you
that you may sanctify the Christian people
and offer sacrifices to God.

Then the bishop and newly ordained wash their hands

Presentation of the Bread and Wine

135. The parents of the newly ordained present to the bishop the paten with bread and the chalice
with wine mixed with water for the celebration of the Mass.
A deacon receives them and brings them to the Bishop, who places them in the hand of the
newly Ordained as he kneels before him.

Receive the oblation of the holy people,

to be offered to God.
Understand what you do,
imitate what you celebrate,
and conform your life to the mystery of the Lord’s Cross.

Kiss of Peace
211. Lastly, the Bishop gives each of the newly ordained Deacons the fraternal kiss saying:
Peace be with you.
The newly ordained responds: And with your spirit
All the priests present give fraternal kiss to the newly ordained priests. Likewise, all priests
present give the fraternal kiss to each of the newly ordained priests as a sign of their being joined
in the Order of Presbyters. After the fraternal kiss, each of the newly ordained go to the place
prepared for them.

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 THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
When all this has been done, the Offertory Chant begins. Meanwhile, the minsters place the
corporal, the pacificator, the chalice, the pall, and the Missal on the altar.
Offertory Song:

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

Then the Presider, with hands extended, says the Prayer over the Offerings:
Exalting with joy, Lord,
we hasten to your altar with sacrificial gifts.
With confidence, we ask
that this feast of All Saints of the Servite Order
may bring widespread happiness
and full health to all.
Through Christ our Lord.

The people acclaim: Amen.

PREFACE
Extending his hands,
The Bishop says: The Lord be with you.
The people reply: And with your spirit.

The Bishop: Lift up your hearts.

The people: We lift them up to the Lord.

The Bishop: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

The people: It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation

always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
as we celebrate today the solemn feast of our blessed saints.

One in mind and heart,

with eyes fixed on the Virgin Mary,
they served you, O Lord, and all people,
in humility and charity.

Therefore, Father, we praise you

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for the wonders you have worked in them,
and we strive to follow
their example of communal life.
With the help of their intercession
we hope to reach the eternal city.

And therefore, with them and all the Angels and Archangels,
We praise you for ever as we gladly acclaim:

At the end of the Preface he joins his hands and concludes the Preface with the people, singing or
saying aloud:
(Santo)

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III

108. The Presider, with hands extended, says:

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,

and all you have created rightly gives you praise,
for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
by the power and working of the Holy Spirit,
you give life to all things and make them holy,
and you never cease to gather a people to yourself,
so that from the rising of the sun to its setting
a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.

109. He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you:

by the same Spirit graciously make holy
these gifts we have brought to you for consecration,

He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together,
saying:

that they may become the Body and + Blood

of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,

He joins his hands.

at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

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110. In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and
distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.

For on the night he was betrayed

He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he himself took bread,

and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:

He bows slightly.

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,

FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten, and genuflects in
adoration.

111. After this, he continues:

In a similar way, when supper was ended,

He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he took the chalice,

and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:

He bows slightly.

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

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DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects in adoration.

112. Then he says: celebrant alone

The mystery of faith.

And the people continue, acclaiming:

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,

and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says: celebrants with

concelebrants

Therefore, O Lord,
as we celebrate the memorial
of the saving Passion of your Son,
his wondrous Resurrection
and Ascension into heaven,
and as we look forward to his second coming,
we offer you in thanksgiving
this holy and living sacrifice.

Look, we pray,
upon the oblation of your Church
and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim
by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we,
who are nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son
and filled with his Holy Spirit,
may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

May he make of us concelebrant I

an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect,
especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs

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(with the Seven Holy Founders, Saint St. Peregrine)
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence
we rely for unfailing help.

Fr. Ricky:
May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, concelebrant
II
we pray, O Lord,
advance the peace and salvation of all the world.
Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your servant Francis our Pope
and Jesse our Bishop with the Order of Bishops
these your servant, who have been ordained today as Priests for the Church,
all the clergy,
and the entire people you have gained for your own.

Fr. Ryan:
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,
whom you have summoned before you:
in your compassion, O merciful Father,
gather to yourself all your children
scattered throughout the world.

† To our departed brothers and sisters concelebrant

III
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever
the fullness of your glory

He joins his hands.

through Christ our Lord,

through whom you bestow on the world all that is good. †

The Bishop takes the chalice and the paten with the host and, raising both, he says:

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Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

The Communion Rite

(Roman Missal)
Communion Song:

Prayer after Communion

Then, standing at the altar or at the chair and facing the people, with hands joined, the Bishop
says:
Let us Pray.
All pray in silence with the Bishop for a while, unless silence has just been observed. Then the
Bishop, with hands extended, says the Prayer after Communion:

We beseech you, Lord our God,

that this heavenly banquet
and the example and prayers
of All Saints of the Servite Order
may nourish in us
the desire to be faithful servants of the Blessed Virgin.
Through Christ our Lord.

The people acclaim: Amen

The commentator says: Please all be seated as we now listen to some words of thanks from Rev.
Fr. …
After the final blessing, and after the newly ordained Priests pays homage to the Virgin Mary,
there will be a pictorial with the newly ordained priests.

The order of the pictorial will be as follows:

1. The Bishop and the Newly Ordained

2. The Bishop, the Clergy, and the Newly Ordained
3. The Bishop, the Newly Ordained and the Family
4. The Bishop, the Newly Ordained and the Servite Family
5. The Newly Ordained and all Friends and Relatives.
After which, there will be the kissing of hands of the newly ordained priests which were anointed
with Holy Oil. This is a sign of reverence to Christ who consecrates the priest’s hands.

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Please all stand for the concluding rites.

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Then the dismissal takes place. The Bishop, facing the people and extending his hands, says:
The Lord be with you.
The people reply:
And with your spirit
The Deacon says the invitation:
Bow down for the blessing.
Then, the Bishop, with hands extended over the newly ordained Deacons and the people, gives
the blessing;

May God, who founded the Church and guides her still,
Protect you constantly with his grace,
That you may faithfully discharge the duties of the Priesthood.

All reply: Amen

Bishop:

May he make you servants and witnesses in the world

to divine charity and truth
and faithful ministers of reconciliation.

All reply: Amen

Bishop:

And may he make you true shepherds

to provide the living Bread and word of life to the faithful,
that they may continue to grow in the unity of the Body of Christ.

All reply: Amen

Bishop:

And may almighty God bless all of you, who are gathered here,
the Father, + and the Son, + and the Holy + Spirit.

All reply: Amen

Commentator: The newly ordained Priests will now give their blessing.

Newly Ordained Priests: The Lord be with you.

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The people reply: And with your spirit.

Newly Ordained Priests: And may Almighty God bless you, the Father, + the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
The people reply: Amen

Then the Deacon, or Priest himself, with hands joined and facing the people says:

Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

The people reply: Amen.

The newly ordained priests themselves will now proceed to the statue of the Virgin Mary and
offer candles.

Recessional Song;

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