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Twenty receive ministry of acolyte
Twenty priesthood students from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, received the ministry of acolyte on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, in the School’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB, of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, installed the acolytes.
The seminarians receiving the ministry were:
• Crispine Adongo and R. Aaron Wessman, Glenmary Home Missioners
• Romain Botta, OSB, Monastère de l’Incarnation
• Drew Braun, Seth Gogolin and Brian Lederer, Diocese of Duluth
• Jerry Byrd, Andrew Proctor, Aaron Thomas and Oscar Vásquez Gusmán, Archdiocese of Indianapolis
• Mauricio Carrasco and Alejandro Puello, Diocese of Little Rock
• Scott Carroll and Christopher Mileski, Diocese of Toledo
• Dustin Collins, Diocese of Knoxville
• Brian Emmick and Jeffrey Read, Diocese of Evansville
• Patrick Hirtz, Diocese of Memphis
• Michael Marascalco, Diocese of Biloxi
• Stuart Priddy, Archdiocese of Louisville
An acolyte is appointed to assist a deacon or priest, primarily in the celebration of Mass. He attends to the needs of the altar and may distribute Communion as an auxiliary minister. He also may be entrusted with the public veneration of the Blessed Sacrament, but does not give the Benediction, since he is neither a priest nor a deacon.
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology offers initial and continuing education for priests, permanent deacons and lay ministers. A two-year pre-theology program leads to a Master of Arts in Catholic Philosophical Studies. The four-year theology program leads to a Master of Divinity degree.
Lay students can earn a Master of Catholic Philosophical Studies, a Master of Arts (Catholic Thought and Life) or a Master of Theological Studies. The Permanent Deacon Formation Program offers academic, spiritual and professional formation to permanent deacon candidates, in partnership with individual dioceses.
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