CINCINNATI, Ohio — The ministry of acolyte was conferred on five Diocese of Charlotte seminarians Nov. 10, at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Seminarians (pictured, from left) Kevin Tran, Jose Palma Torres, Matthew Dimock Jr., Elliott Suttle and Kevin Martinez received the ministry during Mass offered by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Ky.
As acolytes, they are entrusted with the duties of attending to the altar, assisting the deacon and priest at Mass, and distributing Holy Communion as an extraordinary minister.
Now expanded to include the laity as a lay ministry, the role of acolyte used to be a minor order in the Church and it continues to be an important step in preparing for ordination as a priest or deacon.
— Catholic News Herald