The Rite of the Institution of Lectors took place at Notre Dame Seminary in the chapel on October, 8. Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette presided at the Mass for the Institution of Lectors. The Rite of Institution of Lectors is one of the ministries a seminarian must receive before ordination to the Diaconate and Priesthood. Those given the ministry of Lector are entrusted with reading the Sacred Scriptures during Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours. Each seminarian receiving the ministry of Lector were instructed by Bishop Deshotel, “Take this book of holy Scripture and be faithful in handing on the word of God, so that it may grow strong in the hearts of his people.” There were 21 seminarians installed as Lectors: New Orleans – Sylvester Adoga, Matthew Hoffpauir, Leon Poche, John Tresch, John Yike; Atlanta – Miller Gomez Ruiz, Miguel Herazo, Paul Nacey, Anh (Joseph) Nguyen, Ainer Pena Chiquillo; Baton Rouge – Matthew Dunn, Nicholas Lyons, Danny Roussel, James Wallbillich; Houma-Thibodaux – Rusty Bruce, Daniel Duplantis, Carl Hebert; Lake Charles – Samuel Bond; Lafayette – Andrew Killeen; Community of Jesus Crucified – Br. John Joseph Bourque; Memphis – Jonathan Perez Leon
