Five MTSM Seminarians Installed in Ministry of Lector

The Most Rev. Robert G. Casey, Archbishop of Cincinnati, installed five Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology (MTSM) seminarians across three sending dioceses in the Ministry of Lector on March 14 in the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great. The installation was celebrated as part of MTSM’s annual parents’ Mass and dinner evening. The Most Rev. Michael T. Martin, OFM Conv., Bishop of Charlotte, joined as one of the concelebrants for the evening.

Three formal steps are required by the Church prior to being ordained into the diaconate and priesthood. The first step is the Rite of Candidacy at which a man formally states his intention to be formed for ordination. The second is the Ministry of Lector which is a formal recognition of the relationship he is called to have with Sacred Scripture and his willingness to apply himself to its study and proclamation for the good of the Church. The third step is the Ministry of Acolyte, the final ministry received prior to ordination as a transitional deacon. It is a formal recognition of the willingness to serve the community, primarily in its liturgical rites.

Those installed are listed below:

Archdiocese of Cincinnati
From left: Gabe Kube (Lebanon), The Most Rev. Robert G. Casey (Archbishop of Cincinnati), Rev. Michael A. Willig (Director of Vocations, Archdiocese of Cincinnati), David Slonkosky (St. Henry)

Diocese of Columbus
From Left: Dominic Ratliff (Gahanna), The Most Rev. Robert G. Casey (Archbishop of Cincinnati), Ben Van Buren (Columbus)

Diocese of Toledo
From Left: Dino Piccinini (Toledo), The Most Rev. Robert G. Casey (Archbishop of Cincinnati), Rev. David Kidd (Vocations Director, Diocese of Toledo)