On November 9, 2023, Bishop John Nhan Tran, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 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. Bishop Tran instructed the seminarians, “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.”
From the Diocese of Alexandria: Jacob Cass, Gabriel Dowden, and Blaine Phillips
From the Archdiocese of Atlanta: Didier Montoya Correa, Juan Pablo Mora, Johnathan Nguyen, Austin Thomas, and Jonathan Webster
From the Diocese of Austin: Benjamin Martinez
From the Diocese of Baton Rouge: Jeremy Chiasson and Aeli Poydras
From the Diocese of Biloxi: Christopher Collins and Jacob Lott
From the Diocese of Birmingham: Hunter Limbaugh
From the Diocese of Brownsville: Jorge Garza, Jr.
From the Diocese of Lafayette: Haden Coleman ad William Hebert
From the Diocese of Lake Charles: Philip Seilhan
From the Diocese of Memphis: Jarrett McBride and Luiz Parolini Dutra
From the Diocese of Nashville: Juan Hernandez-Magana
From the Archdiocese of New Orleans: Simon Peter Kagimu, Hoang Pham, and Seth Smith
From the Archdiocese of Tororo: Michael Jawino
From the Diocese of Tyler: Patrick Cook
