Ordination

to the
Diaconate
of

Anthony Beltrame
and

Olek Stirrat
by The Most Reverend

Patrick O’Regan
Archbishop of Adelaide

Saturday 19 December 2020

St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral

O Radix Iesse, stans in signum populorum:

veni ad liberandum nos, iam noli tardare.
O flower of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for all his people: come save us without delay!
 Back Image: Mosaic by Thomas LaFarge
in the Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle, Washington DC.
 Changes to Congregational Singing

Based on the advice provided by SA Health, there will be

no congregational singing at this morning’s Mass.

SA Health advises that singing increases the possibility of the spread of

infection, so to limit this, the decision has been made that only the
Choir and Cantors will lead the singing for Mass.

We ask that you join in spirit.

Thank you for your understanding.

INTRODUCTORY RITES LITURGY OF THE WORD

Entrance Hymn First Reading Jeremiah 1:4-8

Praise my soul, the King of heaven Read by Steven Beltrame
Sung by Choir
The word of the Lord was addressed to me,
Praise my soul, the King of heaven; saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew
to his feet your tribute bring; you; before you came to birth I consecrated you;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, I have appointed you as prophet to the nations.’
who like me his praise should sing? I said, ‘Ah, Lord God; look, I do not know how
Praise him! Praise him! Alleluia! to speak; I am a child!’ But the Lord replied,
Praise the everlasting King. ‘Do not say, “I am a child”. Go now to those to
whom I send you and say whatever I command
Praise him for his grace and favour you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with
to all people in distress; you to protect you – it is the Lord who speaks!
praise him still the same for ever, The word for the Lord.
slow to chide and swift to bless:
Praise him! Praise him! Alleluia! All: Thanks be to God.
Glorious in his faithfulness!
Responsorial Psalm Ps 118: 1,4-5
Father-like he tends and spares us; Cantor, Mana Nankivell
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us, I praise you, Lord, for you have answered me
rescues us from all our foes:
Praise him! Praise him! Alleluia! Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
Widely as his mercy flows! For his love endures for ever.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
Angels, help us to adore him, he was my saviour.
you behold him face to face; There are shouts of joy and victory
sun and moon, bow down before him, in the tents of the just.
dwellers all in time and space.
Praise him! Praise him! Alleluia! The Lord’s right hand has triumphed;
Praise with us the God of grace! his right hand raised me up.
I shall not die, I shall live
Text based on Ps. 103 (102); Henry Francis Lyte 1793-1847 alt.
Tune: LAUDA ANIMA, John Goss 1800-1800. and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord,
Greeting but not doomed to die.

Archbishop: In the name of the Father, Open to me the gates of holiness:

and of the Son, I will enter and give thanks.
and of the Holy Spirit This is the Lord’s own gate
All: Amen. where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have given answer
Archbishop: Peace be with you. and you are my saviour.
All: And with your spirit.
Text: Antiphon from Lectionary for Mass
© 1969, 1981, 1997 ICEL; Psalm 118 (117) from
The Psalms, A New Translation, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd,
© 1963 The Grail (England).
Penitential Act Music: © 2019, J R O’Brien. Used with permission

Opening Prayer
From Mass for the Ordination of a Deacon
Second Reading Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 Ordination of the Deacons
Read by Christopher Stirrat The candidates are called by Deacon Remo Patroni.

I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to lead Deacon: Let those to be ordained
a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one deacon please come forward
another charitably, in complete selflessness,
gentleness and patience. Do all you can to Candidates: Present
preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace
that binds you together. There is one Body, one
Spirit, just as you were all called into one and The candidates go forward to the Archbishop,
the same hope when you were called. There is before whom they makes a sign of reverence.
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God
who is Father of all, over all, through all and
within all. Fr Cameron: Most Reverend Father, holy
mother Church asks you to ordain
Each one of us, however, has been given his these men, our brothers, for
own share of grace, given as Christ allotted it. service as deacon.
To some, his gift was that they should be
apostles; to some, prophets; to some Archbishop: Do you judge them to be worthy?
evangelists; to some, pastors and teachers, so
that the saints together make a unity in the Fr Cameron: After enquiry among the people
work of service, building up the body of Christ. of Christ and upon
In this way we are all to come to unity in our recommendation of those
faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God, concerned with their training, I
until we become fully mature, with the fullness testify that they have been found
of Christ himself. worthy.
The word of the Lord. Archbishop: We rely on the help of the Lord
God and our Saviour Jesus Christ,
All: Thanks be to God and we choose these men, our
brothers, for the order of deacons.
Alleluia & Verse All: Thanks be to God.
Sung by Cantor and Choir
Homily
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia Archbishop Patrick O’Regan DD
Open our hearts, O Lord,
to listen to the words of your Son.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Gospel John 12:24-26

Read by Deacon Alfred Donat

Jesus said to Andrew and Philip: ‘I tell you

most solemnly, unless a wheat grain falls on
to the ground and dies, it remains only a sin-
gle grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.
Anyone who loves his life loses it; anyone who
hates his life in this world will keep it for the
eternal life. If a man serves me, he must follow
me, wherever I am, my servant will be there too.
If anyone serves me, my Father will honour him.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Promise of Elect Promise of Obedience
The candidates stand before the Archbishop. Each candidate kneels before the Archbishop and
places his joined hands between those of the
Archbishop: Olek & Anthony, before you Archbishop.
enter the Order of the Diaconate,
you must declare before the Archbishop: Do you promise respect and
people your intention to obedience to me and my
undertake this office. successors?
Do you resolve to be consecrated
for the Church’s ministry by the Anthony & Olek: I do
laying on of hands and the gift of
the Holy Spirit? Archbishop: May God who has begun the good
Anthony & Olek: I do work in you bring it to fulfilment.
Archbishop: Do you resolve to discharge the Please stand.
office of Deacon with humble
charity in order to assist Archbishop: My dear people, let us pray that
the priestly Order and to benefit God the all-powerful Father will
the Christian people? mercifully pour out the grace of
Anthony & Olek: I do his blessing on these, his
servants, whom in his kindness
Archbishop: Do you resolve to hold fast to the he raises to the Holy Order of
mystery of the faith with a clear the Diaconate.
conscience as the Apostle urges,
and to proclaim this faith in word Deacon: Let us kneel.
and deed according to the Gospel
and the Church’s tradition? The people kneel and the candidates prostrate
Anthony & Olek: I do themselves.
Archbishop: You, who are prepared to embrace
the celibate state: do you resolve
to keep for ever this commitment
as a sign of your dedication to
Christ the Lord for the sake of the
Kingdom of humankind?
Anthony & Olek: I do

Archbishop: Do you resolve to maintain and

deepen the spirit of prayer that is
proper to your way of life and,
in keeping with this spirit
and what is required of you,
to celebrate faithfully the
Liturgy of the Hours
with and for the People of God
and indeed for the whole world?
Anthony & Olek: I do

Archbishop: Do you resolve to conform your

way of life always to the example
of Christ, whose body and blood
you are ministers at the altar?

Anthony & Olek: I do, with the help of God

Litany of Saints Prayer of Consecration
Cantor, Jenny O’Brien Each candidate in turn kneels before the Archbishop.

Lord, have mercy, Archbishop:

Christ, have mercy, Draw near, we pray, Almighty God,
Lord, have mercy. giver of every grace,
who apportion every order and assign every
Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for us office; who remain unchanged,
Saint Michael Pray for us but make all things new.
Holy angels of God Pray for us In your eternal providence,
......... you make provision for every age,
All holy men and women. as you order all creation
through him who is your word,
your power, and your wisdom,
Lord, be merciful Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.
Lord, deliver us we pray
You grant that the Church, his Body,
From all evil adorned with manifold heavenly graces,
Lord, deliver us we pray drawn together in the diversity of its
.......... members, and united by a wondrous bond
By the outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the Holy Spirit,
should grow and spread forth
to build a new temple and,
Be merciful to us sinners as once you chose the sons of Levi
Lord, we ask you, hear our prayer to minister in the former tabernacle,
so now you establish three ranks of ministers
Govern and protect your holy Church in their sacred offices to serve in your name.
Lord, we ask you, hear our prayer
......... And so, in the first days of your Church,
Jesus, Son of the living God. through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,
your Son’s Apostles appointed seven men of
good repute to assist them in the daily
Christ hear us. ministry, that they might devote themselves
Christ, hear us. more fully to prayer and preaching of the word.
By prayer and laying on of hands they
Lord, graciously hear us. entrusted to these chosen men the ministry of
Lord, graciously hear us. serving at table.

We beseech you, Lord,

look with favour on these servants of yours,
Archbishop: Lord God, who will minister at your holy altar
mercifully hear our prayers and whom we now humbly dedicate
and graciously accompany with to the office of Deacon.
your help what we undertake by
virtue of our office. Sanctify by Send forth upon them, Lord, we pray,
your blessings these men we the Holy Spirit,
present, for in our judgment we that they may be strengthened
believe them worthy to exercise by the gift of your sevenfold grace
sacred ministries. for the faithful carrying out
Through Christ our Lord. of the work of ministry.
All: Amen May there abound in them every Gospel
virtue: Unfeigned love, concern for the sick
Please stand. and poor, unassuming authority,
the purity of innocence,
and the observance of spiritual discipline.
May your commandments shine forth LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
in their conduct, so that by the example of
their way of life they may inspire the imitation
of your holy people. Preparation of the Offerings
In offering the witness of a clear conscience,
may they remain strong and steadfast in Hymn
Christ, so that by imitating on earth your Son, Where True Charity is Dwelling
who came not to be served but to serve, Sung by Choir
they may be found worthy to reign in heaven
with him. Who lives and reigns with you Antiphon: Where true charity is dwelling,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God is present there.
God for ever and ever.
By the love of Christ we
All: Amen. have been brought together;
let us find in him our gladness
All sit. and our pleasure;
may we love him and revere him,
Investiture with Stole & Dalmatic God the living,
and in love respect each other
The stole and dalmatic are brought forward by with sincere hearts.
members of Olek and Anthony’s family.
Hymn So when we as one are gathered all together,
Bless the Lord let us strive to keep our minds free of division;
Sung by Choir may there be an end to malice,
strife and quarrels,
Bless the Lord, my soul, and let Christ our God be
and bless God’s holy name. dwelling here among us.
Bless the Lord, my soul,
who leads us into life May your face thus be our vision,
bright in glory,
Text and music © 1991 Ateliers et Presses de Taizé. Reproduced with permission
under One Licence # 624617 – copyright cleared music for churches. such delight is pure and faultless,
joy unbounded,
which endures through countless ages,
Handing of the Book of the Gospel world without end.
The Archbishop places the Book of the Gospels in
the hands of each of the newly-ordained in turn Amen.
and says:
9th century Latin hymn, tr. ICEL, © 2010.
Tune: UBI CARITAS with refrain, Mode VI.
Archbishop: Receive the Gospel of Christ,
whose herald you have become.
Believe what you read,
teach what you believe,
and practise what you teach.

Archbishop: Peace be with you.

Deacon Anthony/Olek: And with your spirit.
Prayer over the Gifts Communion Hymn
Let all mortal flesh
Archbishop: Pray, my brothers and sisters, Sung by Choir
my sacrifice and yours may be
acceptable to God, Let all mortal flesh keep silence
the almighty Father. and with fear and trembling stand;
ponder nothing earthly-minded,
All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice for with blessing in his hand
at your hands for the praise and Christ our God to earth descendeth,
glory of his name, for our good, our full homage to demand.
and the good of all his holy Church.
King of kings, yet born of Mary,
Archbishop: Holy Father, as of old on earth he stood,
whose Son chose to wash the Lord of lords, in human vesture,
disciples’ feet in the body and the blood:
and so set us an example, He will give to all the faithful
accept, we pray, the oblations his own self for heav’nly food.
of our service, and grant that,
offering ourselves as a spiritual Rank on rank the host of heaven
sacrifice, we may be filled with a spreads its vanguard on the way,
spirit of humility and zeal, as the Light of light descendeth
Through Christ our Lord. from the realms of endless day,
that the pow’rs of hell may vanish
All: Amen as the darkness clears away.

At his feet the six-winged seraph,

Preface cherubim with sleepless eye,
evil their faces to the presence,
Archbishop: The Lord be with you. as with ceaseless voice they cry:
All: And with your spirit. Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia, Lord most high.
Archbishop: Lift up your hearts. Text: From the Liturgy of St James, 4th c., trans. Gerald Moultrie 1829-1885 alt.
All: We lift them up to the Lord. Tune: PICARDY, French carol.

Archbishop: Let us give thanks Prayer after Communion

to the Lord our God.
All: It is right and just. Archbishop: Grant, O Lord, to your servants,
whom you have replenished with
Eucharistic Prayer heavenly food and drink,
that, for the sake of your glory
Acclamation and the salvation of believers,
they may be found faithful
Save us, Saviour of the world, as ministers of the Gospel, of the
for by your Cross and Resurrection Sacraments and of charity.
you have set us free. Through Christ our Lord.

Our Father All: Amen

Sign of Peace

Olek: Let us offer one another a

sign of peace

Lamb of God
Sung by Choir
CONCLUDING RITES
Deacon Olek to address the congregation on behalf
of the Ordinands.

Solemn Blessing & Dismissal

Recessional Hymn
Dcn Olek: Bow down for the blessing. Alleluia, sing to Jesus
Sung by Choir
Archbishop: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
His the sceptre, his the throne;
Archbishop: Blessed be the name Alleluia! His the triumph, his the victory alone.
of the Lord. Hark! The songs of peaceful silence thunder
All: Now and for ever. like a mighty flood;
“Jesus out of ev’ry nation
Archbishop: Our help is in the name has redeemed us by his blood.”
of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven Alleluia! Not as orphans are we
and earth. left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
Archbishop: May God who has called faith believes, nor questions how.
you to the service of others Though the cloud from sight received him
in his Church give to you when the forty days were o’er,
great zeal for all, shall our hearts forget his promise,
especially the afflicted and “I am with you ever-more”?
the poor.
All: Amen. Alleluia! Bread of angels,
and on earth our food, our stay.
Archbishop: May he, who has entrusted Alleluia! Here the sinful come to you
you with preaching the from day to day.
Gospel of Christ, help you, Intercessor, friend of sinners,
as you live according to his earth’s redeemer, plead for me,
word, to be its sincere and where the songs of all the sinless
fervent witness. sweep across the crystal sea.
All: Amen.
Alleluia! King eternal!
Archbishop: May he who has You the Lord of lords, we own;
appointed you stewards of Alleluia! Born of Mary,
his mysteries, make you earth your footstool, heav’n your throne.
imitators of his Son, Jesus You within the veil have entered, robed in
Christ, and ministers of flesh, our great high priest;
unity and peace you on earth both priest
in the world. and victim in the Eucharistic feast.
All: Amen.
Text: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898 alt. Tune: HYFRYDOL,
R.H.Prichard, 1811-1887.
Archbishop: And may almighty God
bless all of you
who are gathered here,
the Father + and the Son +
and the Holy + Spirit.

Dcn Olek: Go in peace, glorifying the

Lord by your life.
All: Thanks be to God.
Thank you for attending or watching via live stream.
Deacon Anthony and Olek’s Ordination Mass will remain on the
Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide YouTube Channel
for all those who were not able to participate on the day.