Celebrant: Do you judge them to be ready to be presented to the Arch(bishop) for the Rite of Election? We do. Godparents: Then the celebrant addresses the assembly: Celebrant: My brothers and sisters in this assembly: Are you to support the testimony expressed about these catechumens and include them in your prayer and affection as we move toward Easter? We are. Assembly: Invitation and Enrollment Then addressing the catechumens, the celebrant advises them of their acceptance and asks them to declare their own intention. Celebrant: My dear catechumens, this community gladly recommends you to Archbishop Schnurr/Bishop Binzer, who, in the name of Christ, will call you to the Easter sacraments. I invite you to now come forward and sign the Book of the Elect. The catechumens, accompanied by their godparents, sign their names in the Book of the Elect. As the enrollment is taking place an appropriate song may be sung. Some possibilities include: Out of Darkness; Psalm 33: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own; Psalm 16.
Celebrant: Do you judge them to be ready to be presented to the Arch(bishop) for the Rite of Election? Godparents: We do. Then the celebrant addresses the assembly: Celebrant: My brothers and sisters in this assembly: Are you to support the testimony expressed about these catechumens and include them in your prayer and affection as we move toward Easter? Assembly: We are. Invitation and Enrollment Then addressing the catechumens, the celebrant advises them of their acceptance and asks them to declare their own intention. Celebrant: My dear catechumens, this community gladly recommends you to Archbishop Schnurr/Bishop Binzer, who, in the name of Christ, will call you to the Easter sacraments. I invite you to now come forward and sign the Book of the Elect. The catechumens, accompanied by their godparents, sign their names in the Book of the Elect. As the enrollment is taking place an appropriate song may be sung. Some possibilities include: Out of Darkness; Psalm 33: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own; Psalm 16.
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