ORDER OF INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR WITHIN …

1 ORDER OF INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR WITHIN MASS The INSTALLATION of Rev. Msgr. Andrew R. Baker Conducted by Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Yenushosky, Dean of Lehigh Deanery Cathedral Parish of St. Catharine of Siena December 6, 2009 ORDER OF INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR WITHIN MASS WHEN A PRIEST PRESIDES AFTER THE ENTRANCE PROCESSION: The Presiding Dean begins Mass with the Sign of the Cross and Greeting. The Penitential Rite is omitted. AFTER THE GREETING: The PASTOR -Elect stands before the Dean who has been appointed by the bishop to preside at the INSTALLATION and is presented to him by a n o t h e r p r i e s t o r d e a c o n.

2 T h e presentation is made by using the following words: Monsignor Yenushosky, after consulting with the clergy and laity of the diocese, Bishop Barres has chosen Rev. Msgr. Andrew Baker as the new PASTOR of this parish. I now have the pleasure of presenting him to you and the people of this parish. The priest or deacon will escort the PASTOR -Elect to the center of the sanctuary facing the congregation. PROCLAMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT: The Presiding Dean offers the proclamation: My dear friends, because Bishop Barres is aware of your pastoral needs and is confident of Monsignor Baker's qualifications for the office of PASTOR , he has asked me to express, in his name, his pastoral c o n c e r n f o r t h e p e o p l e o f t h i s p a r i s h , a n d h e commends Monsignor Baker to you as your new PASTOR .

3 WELCOME BY THE PEOPLE: The Presiding Dean invites the people to express their approval and support of their new PASTOR . PRESENTATIONS: The Presiding Dean introduces the new PASTOR to Parochial Vicars, Priest Residents, Deacons and Religious where applicable. The Dean will invite the individuals forward by saying: Monsignor Baker, Fathers Eric Arnout, Allen Hoffa, and Deacon William Hassler will assist you in the pastoral care of the people of this parish. Share this ministry in a spirit of mutual trust, common prayer, and genuine concern. (the new PASTOR may be greeted by lay representatives of the parish in addition to the clergy and religious) CONCLUSION OF THE RITE OF INSTALLATION : The Presiding Dean addresses the new PASTOR who stands facing him: Remember, my brother, Monsignor Baker, always to be a loving father, a gentle shepherd, and a wise teacher of your people, so that you may lead them to Christ who will strengthen all that you do.

4 The GLORIA will immediately follow. The Dean will be seated to the immediate left of the PASTOR . The new PASTOR then takes his place at the Celebrant's chair and recites or sings the opening prayer of the Mass. The Mass continues as usual and the PASTOR presides over the remainder of the celebration. LITURGY OF THE WORD HOMILY PROFESSION OF FAITH AND OATH OF FIDELITY: At the conclusion of the profession of faith (Nicene Creed), the PASTOR recites the following Oath of Fidelity. With firm faith, I also believe everything contained in God's Word, written or handed down in tradition and proposed by the Church, whether in solemn judgment or in ordinary and universal magisterium, as divinely revealed and calling for faith.

5 I also firmly accept and hold each and every thing t h a t i s p r o p o s e d b y t h e C h u r c h d e f i n i t i v e l y regarding teaching on faith and morals. Moreover, I adhere with religious submission of will and intellect to the teachings which either the Roman Pontiff or the college of bishops enunciate when they exercise the authentic magisterium even if they proclaim those teachings in an act that is not definitive. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL. AFTER HOLY COMMUNION: Msgr. Baker will consecrate the entire parish to Our lady using the following words: CONSECRATION TO OUR lady Holy Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church, with great joy we join all generations and call you blessed.

6 We come before you seeking your maternal protection under your mantel of love. God the Father chose you before the creation of the world to be His daughter full of grace. You believed in His power and obeyed His word without hesitation. God the Son desired you for His mother and entered your pure womb for the sake of our salvation. You received Him with great hope and cared for Him with affection. God the Holy Spirit united with you as His mystical spouse and poured into your soul the fullness of His gifts . You loved Him with a pure heart and remained always attentive to His inspirations.

7 Mother of all nations you know our joys and sorrows. You are aware of our triumphs and crosses. You see and hear the longing of our hearts for your Son and our desire for true peace in our lives, in our families, in our parish, and in our world. Mary our mother we come before you with confidence in this act of consecration. We consecrate our whole lives our senses, our minds, our hearts, our desires, our hopes, our relationships, our work, our leisure, our homes, our families. We place our whole self and our entire parish under your motherly care and beg your intercession for all our needs.

8 We do so with the sure and certain hope that you will bring us to your Son to whom we commit all we have and all we are. Immaculate Mary, we ask that our Cathedral Parish of Saint Catharine of Siena be under your special protection. Invigorate in each of us a loving zeal for personal holiness and enkindle in us a vibrant commitment to evangelization among our fellow parishioners and to all those in need of Christ. Sustain our parish in its mission to proclaim the Gospel for the salvation of souls. Enliven our celebration of the sacraments with the depth of your devotion so that more souls may turn to our parish to receive the sacraments with piety.

9 Transform our catechesis so that young and old may learn the truths of the Catholic faith and respond to them with joy. Inspire our acts of charity toward our neighbor so that we may see in the one we serve the face of Christ your Son. Embrace each of our parish organizations and our school as we carry out the will of your Son in all things. Queen of heaven and earth who reigns body and soul in the glory of heaven, do not cease to shine before us the way to our eternal home. May all in our parish find in you a sign of great hope and consolation. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary we ask all this through Christ your Son who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

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