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LAYING ON OF HANDS AND PRAYER OF ORDINATION
Through the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination,
the gift of the Holy Spirit for the diaconal office is conferred to the ordinand.
In the sacramental tradition of Holy Orders,
the Archbishop lays his hands upon the elect in silent prayer.
INVESTITURE WITH STOLE AND DALMATIC
Please be seated.
By this investiture, the ministry that the newly ordained deacon
will fulfill in the Sacred Liturgy is outwardly manifested.
HANDING ON OF THE BOOK OF THE GOSPELS
Inasmuch as the newly ordained deacon is called to be the herald of
the Gospel of Christ, he is presented with the Book of Gospels by the
Archbishop, who exhorts him to believe, teach, and practice what he reads.
FRATERNAL KISS OF PEACE
By this embrace, the Archbishop and the deacons present
welcome the newly ordained into their shared ministry.
