| On
the
weekend
of
January
14-16,
2005,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
visited
Saints
Constantine
&
Helen
Church
in
Indianapolis,
Indiana,
to
ordain
parish
Deacon
David
Wey
into
the
Holy
Priesthood. |
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| Vespers
was
celebrated
on
Friday
night
by
Rev
Hieromonk
Joseph
(Morris),
parish
priest,
Rev
Fr
John
Schmidt,
and
Dn
Wey
with
His
Eminence
NATHANIEL
in
attendance. |
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| Subdeacon
Max
Murphy,
choir
director,
leading
the
responses. |
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| On
Saturday
morning,
numerous
local
and
visiting
clergy
await
the
arrival
of
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL,
with
the
Holy
Cross. |
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| "Blessed
is
the
Kingdom
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Son
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
now
and
ever
and
unto
ages
of
ages." |
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| His
Eminence
censing
during
the
singing
of
the
tropars. |
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| Immediately
after
the
Great
Entrance,
Dn
David
is
taken
to
the
back
of
the
church
by
the
deacons
and
brought
forward
to
receive
the
blessing
of
the
Archbishop
and
be
taken
into
the
Holy
Altar
for
the
ordination. |
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| The
candidate
is
taken
around
the
Holy
Table... |
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| ...kissing
each
corner... |
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| ...then
reverencing
the
hierarch... |
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| ...and
receiving
his
blessing. |
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| The
prayer
of
ordination. |
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| "He
is
worthy!" |
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| During
the
Creed. |
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| "We
offer
you
your
own
of
your
own,
in
behalf
of
all
and
for
all." |
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| The
consecration
of
the
Holy
Gifts. |
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| The
newly-ordained
priest
is
given
the
Eucharist
to
guard
until
it
is
placed
into
the
chalice. |
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| The
communion
of
the
clergy. |
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| The
communion
of
the
faithful. |
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| Fr
David
reads
the
prayer
behind
the
amvon. |
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| Immediately
following
the
dismissal,
Fr
David
offered
the
Holy
Cross
to
the
faithful
who
came
forward
to
receive
his
blessing. |
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| The
Wey
Family
(L-R:
son
Jonathan,
mother
Margaret,
Fr
David,
Psa
Janene,
daughter
Abigail,
son
Jesse)
with
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL.
A
festive
banquet
followed
in
the
social
hall. |
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| That
evening,
Great
Vespers
was
celebrated
in
the
presence
of
Archbishop
NATHANIEL. |
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| After
venerating
the
icon,
the
faithful
approached
His
Eminence
to
receive
a
blessing. |
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| The
Hierarchal
Divine
Liturgy
was
celebrated
on
Sunday
morning. |
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| During
the
reading
of
the
Epistle. |
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| "So
that
these
together
with
us
may
glorify
your
all-honorable
and
magnificent
name:
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Son
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
now
and
ever
and
unto
ages
of
ages." |
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| Censing
during
the
singing
of
the
Cherubic
Hymn. |
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| "Let
us
lift
up
our
hearts!" |
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| "And
make
this
bread
the
Precious
Body
of
your
Christ." |
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| The
communion
of
the
clergy. |
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| "Let
us
be
attentive!
Having
partaken
of
the
divine,
holy,
pure,
immortal,
heavenly
and
life-creating,
fearful
Mysteries
of
Christ,
let
us
worthily
give
thanks
to
the
Lord." |
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*
some
photos
courtesy
of
the
website
of
Sts
Constantine
&
Helen
Church
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