Rites of Installation for Altar Servers

(After the Profession of Faith )

COORDINATOR : In virtue of my position as Coordinator of the Altar

Servers of PSG STO NIÑO CHAPEL, I present to you the aspiring
altar servers who have undergone necessary training to answer
God’s call to serve at His Holy Altar.
Installation
(All sacristans to be installed will stand, candles will be lighted.)

Priest: Let them stand and be examined who are to enter

the Society of Altar Servers of PSG STO NIÑO CHAPEL
who will serve at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, assist at
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and take an
active part in other Church functions.”

(Altar servers raise their right hand)

Priest: “Do you promise to be present on time for

each and every assignment you will have as an Altar
server, and to be neat and clean as this privilege
demands?”
Servers: “We do so promise.”

Priest: “Do you promise to serve so devoutly as to be a

help to the devotion and prayer of all who watch you
represent them at the altar?”
Servers: “We do so promise.”

Priest: “Do you promise to conduct yourselves outside

the church in a way that will make all proud to have you as
their representative in assisting the priest at God’s Altar?”
Servers: “With God’s help and the example and prayers of our
fellow members, we do so promise.”
Priest: “May Almighty God be witness to your intentions.”
Coordinator: Let those who have been approved to enter the
society of PSG STO NIÑO CHAPEL Altar come forward
(Altar servers to be installed form a single line and come forward
with their parents)

Priest: Wear this cassock, in which you are vested, with

the greatest respect, for it is part of the armor you shall
wear as an Altar Server in the service of your Lord and
Master Jesus Christ.
(The priest advances to the Communion rail, distributes
the cassock and assists in clothing the newly installed
altar servers. Altar server goes back to his/her respective
seat.)

Oldest Altar Server: Please raise your right hand and repeat
after me

I, _________________(state your name), hereby my

pledge of service/ to Almighty God and his holy Church/ by
observing faithfully the rules and obligations/ of the
Society of Altar Servers/ and I promise/ to be a loyal
member at all times./ I promise to serve Christ my King,/
Lord of Lords/with fidelity and honor./ Mary, His
Immaculate Mother,/ shall be my Queen and my Lady,/
and I shall be her devoted champion./ I further promise to
treat others/ with respect and justice,/ to live an upright
personal life/, and to profess and defend/ the rights of God
and His Holy Church.
Coordinator: May I request all the Altar Servers to kneel and
recite the Altar Servers’ Prayer.
I offer myself to God Almighty, to Blessed Mary ever Virgin, and to
our Holy Patron STO.NINO and I promise to do my best to serve
reverently, intelligently, and regularly, having the glory of God and
my own eternal salvation as my object.
O Lord Jesus Christ, if I am weak in my faith, strengthen me. Help
me to devote myself to Your Holy Gifts. Guide me in the path that
leads to Your Kingdom. Teach me to become a better Christian
so that I may wear the altar server's robe worthily and in humility.
My prayer is to serve You in all my thoughts, words and deeds
and to become a better Christian so that in all Ido I may testify to
Your glory. For blessed glorified is your Holy name of the Father
Son and Holy Spirit. Amen!

Priest: By the power vested in me by the church, I accept

your pledge and exhort you to persevere in your good
intentions. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Priest: Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we have
witnessed the love of these young men to our Lord Jesus
and in his Church. May they be truly live out their promises
and be good examples to the community. Let us rejoice
and agree with them in their endeavors.
Let us give them a big hand of applause!

Coordinator: All altar servers will then face the

congregation as the people clap their hands. They shall go
back to their seats quietly as the Eucharistic Celebration
continues.
 Prayers of the Faithful

Priest:God provides the church with suitable ministers to

assist in divine worship. Let us pray for these new liturgical
ministers, that God may bless them as they undertake
their new roles of service tho this parish. For every
petition, we answer: LORD, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US
Altar Server 1: For the church of Christ and for this parish of PSG
STO.NINO CHAPEL that all Christians may offer themselves as
living sacrifices, we pray to the Lord: LORD, GRACIOUSLY
HEAR US
Altar Server 2: For all liturgical ministers of our parish, that they
may deepen their commitment to serve God and their neighbor,
we pray to the Lord: LORD, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US
Altar Server 3: For all Altar Servers, that the light of Christ may
shine in their hearts, we pray to the Lord: LORD, GRACIOUSLY
HEAR US
Altar Server 4: For all Altar servers that the preparations they
make for the celebration of the liturgy may remind us to prepare
our hearts for worship, we pray to the Lord: LORD,
GRACIOUSLY HEAR US
Altar Server 5: That the Holy Spirit may always stand beside us
and help us fulfill our duties and responsibilities as servers of the
altar, the people and of God, we pray to the Lord:LORD,
GRACIOUSLYHEAR US
Priest: (prayer of Blessing with hands extended over the new
ministers)
God of glory, your beloved Sons has shown us that true worship
comes from humble and contrite hearts. Bless our brothers and
sisters, who have responded to the needs of our parish and wish
to commit themselves to your service as altar servers. Grant that
their ministry may be fruitful and our worship pleasing in your
sight.We ask this through Christ our Lord.
All: AMEN.