Roman Catholic Guide for the Severs of the Altar Investiture

1. Fr. Mariano Chia:
Our beloved young men of the altar,
your presence before God and the people of
God affirm your willingness and commitment
to serve Jesus as Knights of the Altar. Do
you know what this means?
Altar Servers:
Yes, we do know that our presence signifies that
we desire to commit ourselves to serve Jesus at the Eucharistic
Table, in serving the community through the Holy Catholic
Church
and by living out our baptismal promises through good
examples to
our fellowmen.

2. Fr. Mariano Chia:
Will you give and show your
faithfulness and loyalty to the Parish
Priest and Church Authorities?
Altar Servers:
Yes, we will.
Fr. Mariano Chia:
Are you ready and willing to commit
yourselves and your time to serve
wholeheartedly to this kind of service and
with full responsibility?
Altar Servers:
Yes, we are ready.

3. II. VESTING AND OFFERING OF SELF
Assisting/Guest Altar Servers will now give the new vestments to all altar servers.
(BLESSING OF LITURGICAL VESTMENTS, from Collectio Rituum)
Fr. Mariano Chia:
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
you have appointed Your Son to be the
Mediator of the New Covenant. Pour forth
the gifts of Your grace upon Your chosen
ministers of Your sacred mysteries, so that
by wearing these vestments while
officiating at Your holy altars, they may
serve Your people by presenting the Word
and Bread of Life; they may distinguish
themselves through their integrity of
faith; and they may be conspicuous through
their observance of the Gospel precepts
through Christ our Lord, together with the
Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
The priest will now bless the vestments with holy water

4. III. VOW AND COMMITMENT
Fr. Mariano Chia:
Now, you are all ready and certified
to serve at various Church Liturgies. Make
your vow and commitment of service before
God and this community of believers.
The commitment part is led by the President of the Knights of the Altar.
President:
Lord Jesus Christ, we are here to serve You. We shall
strive hard, to the best of our ability to be ever loyal and
faithful to our duties and responsibilities in serving at the
Holy Mass and other Church liturgies, and to offer my simple
service to this community through the Holy Catholic Church. I
pledge to be a good example to my fellowmen, believers or non-
believers, and to help the Church build Your Kingdom here on
earth.
We are called by God to serve at the Knights of the Altar. We
believe that we are not alone in this kind of service; we are
with Jesus and our brothers. With this in mind, we vow to serve
the Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church with all our hearts
together with the authorities of this ministry.
May we be ever faithful in our service to You, dear Lord Jesus,
through the intercession of the Blessed Mary, our Mother. Amen.
Fr. Mariano Chia:
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!