On October 8th, Bishop Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, 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. 

Archdiocese of Atlanta: Thau Duong and Zachary Sullivan
Dioceses of Baton Rouge: Austin Duhe
Dioceses of Dallas: Andrew Darling, William Dobrient, Emmanuel Hernandez, and Jacob Smith
Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux : Ethan Henry 
Diocese of Jackson: Joe Pearson
Diocese of Lake Charles : Cameron Fontenot 
Diocese of Nashville: Tino Ruhamvya
Archdiocese of New Orleans: Christian Chaney and Andrew Fourcade
Archdiocese of Tororo: Bravin Welikhe