John’s Ordination to the Priesthood, July 2006

Photos from John’s Ordination Mass on Saturday, 22nd July 2006 in Salford Cathedral, and from his ‘first Mass’ in Rusholme the following day.

Thomas • Thomas, before the Ordination, was directing people to their seats.
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Front of the procession • The front of the procession to begin John’s Ordination Mass.
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John • John in procession at the beginning of his Ordination Mass: he came just behind the servers, and before the sixty-something priests who concelebrated with the Bishop of Salford.
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Bishop and Deacon • The Bishop of Salford and one of the two Deacons who assisted at John’s Ordination Mass process in to the cathedral.
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Priests • The concelebrating priests at the Ordination numbered more than sixty: they all fitted on to the sanctuary in Salford Cathedral.
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First Reading • Helen reads the first reading.
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Psalm • Here you can see the Psalm being sung by Mummy and Sarah, accompanied by John and Celia Garrick. The whole choir from our parish in Witney came to sing at the Ordination.
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Second Reading • John Finnis reads the second reading.
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The homily • According to the rubric, the homily at an Ordination is addressed specifically to the candidate for Ordination: here John listens to the Bishop.
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The homily • According to the rubric, the homily at an Ordination is addressed specifically to the candidate for Ordination: here John listens to the Bishop.
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The promise of obdedience • The candidate for Ordination kneels before the Bishop to promise obedience to him and his successors.
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The Litany of the Saints • During the Litany of the Saints, all present pray for the intercession of the Saints to assist the man about to be ordained in his presbyteral work: the candidate prostrates himself, while everyone else kneels.
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Litany of the Saints • The massed ranks of concelebrating priests kneeling during the Litany of the Saints.
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The Litany of the Saints • The Bishop and two deacons kneel during the Litany of the Saints.
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Stained-glass window • The large stained-glass window at the back of Salford cathedral.
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The laying-on of hands • All priests present at the Ordination lay their hands on the candidate for Ordination’s head. Here the Abbot of Ampleforth is laying his hands on John.
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Vestments • A chasuble—the outward symbol of a priest when he says Mass—sitting ready before John is clothed in a priest’s vestments.
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John is clothed in a priest’s stole and chasuble.
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Anointing of Hands • The Bishop anoints the new priest’s palms with the Oil of Chrism.
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Presentation of the gifts • My parents, representing God’s people in his Church, bring forward the Eucharistic gifts—bread on a paten and wine in a chalice—and pass them over the Bishop. They are then formally presented to John, the new priest.
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Presentation of the gifts • The Bishop presents the Eucharistic gifts to the new priest.
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The Kiss of Peace • At the end of the Ordination Rite, the new priest exchanges a Kiss of Peace with the Bishop and then in turn with each of the priests present.
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The Kiss of Peace • At the end of the Ordination Rite, the new priest exchanges a Kiss of Peace with the Bishop and then in turn with each of the priests present. Here John is exchanging Peace with our Parish Priest from Witney, Fr Pat.
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After the Rite • After the conclusion of the Rite of Ordination (while the altar was being prepared by the deacons), John sat in a new seat, next to the Bishop.
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Incensing • After the gifts, the altar, the Bishop, and the other concelebrants have been incensed, the deacon incenses the assembled people.
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The Eucharistic Prayer • John assists in praying the Eucharistic Prayer for the first time.
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Consecration
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Eucharistic Prayer
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Distributing Communion • John distributing Communion at his Ordination Mass.
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Family • All of our family present at the Ordination—including an English cousin, and cousins and an uncle from Australia—gathered together with the Bishop and the Abbot of Ampleforth.
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First blessings • John gave his new-priest’s blessing after the Ordination Mass.
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First reading • At the first Mass which John said in Rusholme the day after his Ordination. Elizabeth reading the first reading.
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Responsorial Psalm • At the first Mass which John said in Rusholme the day after his Ordination. Mummy and Sarah intoning the responsorial psalm.
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Congregation • The congregation at the first Mass which John said in Rusholme the day after his Ordination.
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Offertory • At the first Mass which John said in Rusholme the day after his Ordination. At the Offertory, the gifts were brought forward by two children from the parish at Rusholme. You can see one of the little girls giving John a greetings card with the gifts.
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Incensing • John incenses the gifts at the first Mass which John said in Rusholme the day after his Ordination.
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Eucharistic Prayer • The Eucharistic Prayer at John’s first Mass which John said in Rusholme the day after his Ordination.
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Helen, Luke and Selsabeel • Helen, my cousin Luke Playoust and Selsabeel at the buffet lunch after John’s first Mass at Rusholme the day after his Ordination.
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George, Elizabeth, and Hadi • George, Elizabeth, and Hadi at the buffet lunch after John’s first Mass at Rusholme, the day after his Ordination.
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Hadi • Hadi at the buffet lunch after John’s first Mass at Rusholme, the day after his Ordination.
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Speaking • John gave a speech—one of several over the course of the weekend—at the buffet lunch after his first Mass at Rusholme. At least he thought what he was saying was funny.
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Listening • Lucy and Francis listen to John speaking at the buffet lunch after his first Mass at Rusholme. They seem to be enjoying what he is saying.
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