Youngstown Diocesan Youth Convention - Continuing the Journey
Building on the General Sessions
This is the place to find out more about people you 'met' or activities that took place during our general sessions -- our keynote speaker, our bishop , our musical director, and seminarians involved at the Mass; plus, you can view the NCYC info:
Opening Session:
Jesse Manibusan Jesse Manibusan has spoken, performed, emceed and led worship at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, World Youth Day International Celebrations and the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry (NCCYM) as well as hundreds of parish and diocesan events, including the Youngstown Diocesan Youth Convention keynote in 2004. He has composed or co-written numerous songs, and may be best known for his prayerful song, "Open My Eyes," and upbeat song, "Bless the Lord."
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Main Celebrant
for Mass and General Session 3 Speaker: The Most Reverend George V. Murry, S.J. Read more about his background at: http://doy.org/index.php/diocesan-offices/office-of-the-bishop To watch his homily from his Installation, click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7-Q9j6ROo or view below: |
You can listen to some of Jesse's music online:
Music: Led by Jeff Fricker
and the St. Michael's LifeTeen Band Purchase a song or two by Jeff: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jefffricker Purchase the CD (features some parts of the Mass we used at DYC'18) http://www.jefffrickermusic.com/jfTheGift.html |
The 2019 NCYC video was not yet available (as of October 29, 2018) so here is one of the past videos
Did you wonder:
"What the heck was going on with a few of the seminarians at the Mass?"
Much like we witness during rites for our sacraments, the seminarians progress though various rites as they continue in their studies and formation.
Perhaps you can recall from your Confirmation, if you already celebrated it, that your Pastor "presented you to the Bishop" and vouched for your readiness (you most likely stood up, stayed in place, listened to a few words, then sat back down). Later, you processed up to the Bishop for the reception of the sacrament. So it was for the 5 seminarians.
We witnessed those becoming Lector and Acolyte, but here are all the rites the seminarians move through as they continue to discern God' call to the priesthood:
Rites of Passage: Admission to Candidacy: In this rite, the one who aspires to ordination publicly manifests his will to offer himself to God and the Church to exercise a sacred order. In this way, he is admitted into the ranks of candidates for the diaconate and priesthood.
Institution in the Ministry of Lector: "The lector is instituted to proclaim the readings from Sacred Scripture, with the exception of the Gospel. He may also announce the intentions for the Universal Prayer and, in the absence of a psalmist, recite the Psalm between the readings" (GIRM #99).
Institution in the Ministry of Acolyte: "The acolyte is instituted for service at the altar and to assist the Priest and Deacon. It is his place principally to prepare the altar and the sacred vessels and, if necessary, to distribute the Eucharist to the faithful as an extraordinary minister" (GIRM #98).
Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate: "Deacons are ordained as a sacramental sign to the Church and to the world of Christ, who came 'to serve and not to be served.' The entire Church is called by Christ to serve, and the deacon, in virtue of his sacramental ordination and through his various ministries, is to be a servant in a servant-Church" (USCCB).
Ordination to the Priesthood: "By this ritual (laying on of hands) the ordaining bishop and the other priests invoke the Holy Spirit to come down upon the one to be ordained, giving him a sacred character and setting him apart for the designated ministry" (USCCB).
"What the heck was going on with a few of the seminarians at the Mass?"
Much like we witness during rites for our sacraments, the seminarians progress though various rites as they continue in their studies and formation.
Perhaps you can recall from your Confirmation, if you already celebrated it, that your Pastor "presented you to the Bishop" and vouched for your readiness (you most likely stood up, stayed in place, listened to a few words, then sat back down). Later, you processed up to the Bishop for the reception of the sacrament. So it was for the 5 seminarians.
We witnessed those becoming Lector and Acolyte, but here are all the rites the seminarians move through as they continue to discern God' call to the priesthood:
Rites of Passage: Admission to Candidacy: In this rite, the one who aspires to ordination publicly manifests his will to offer himself to God and the Church to exercise a sacred order. In this way, he is admitted into the ranks of candidates for the diaconate and priesthood.
Institution in the Ministry of Lector: "The lector is instituted to proclaim the readings from Sacred Scripture, with the exception of the Gospel. He may also announce the intentions for the Universal Prayer and, in the absence of a psalmist, recite the Psalm between the readings" (GIRM #99).
Institution in the Ministry of Acolyte: "The acolyte is instituted for service at the altar and to assist the Priest and Deacon. It is his place principally to prepare the altar and the sacred vessels and, if necessary, to distribute the Eucharist to the faithful as an extraordinary minister" (GIRM #98).
Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate: "Deacons are ordained as a sacramental sign to the Church and to the world of Christ, who came 'to serve and not to be served.' The entire Church is called by Christ to serve, and the deacon, in virtue of his sacramental ordination and through his various ministries, is to be a servant in a servant-Church" (USCCB).
Ordination to the Priesthood: "By this ritual (laying on of hands) the ordaining bishop and the other priests invoke the Holy Spirit to come down upon the one to be ordained, giving him a sacred character and setting him apart for the designated ministry" (USCCB).