On Friday 2 May 2014, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will institute five seminarians as Lectors. The ceremony will be held during the celebration of Mass at the Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Naxxar, at 6:30 p.m.

The five seminarians, who are in their fifth year of formation at the Archbishop’s Seminary, are Sergio Fenech and Mark Mallia Pawley from St Sebastian’s Parish, Ħal Qormi, Claude Mifsud from the Parish of the Assumption of Mary, Mosta, James Saydon from the Parish of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Naxxar, and Gilbert Scicluna from St Joseph’s Parish, Kalkara.

The Ministry of Lectorate marks another step in the priestly formation of the seminarians. As Lectors they are officially entrusted with the proclamation of God’s Word during the liturgy, endeavour to help the faithful receive the sacraments worthily and share the message of salvation with their fellow brothers and sisters, especially those who have not yet experienced it.

The Seminary Community encourages the faithful to pray for more vocations and that the Lord may bless all seminarians, especially these five young men, to be faithful shepherds according to God’s heart.