Students receive the ministry of lector at Saint Meinrad

Published on Friday, February 13, 2026

Eighteen priesthood students received the ministry of lector on February 12 in the Seminary’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel.

Eighteen priesthood students from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, received the ministry of lector on February 12 in the Seminary’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Archbishop Charles Thompson, of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, installed the lectors.

The seminarians receiving the ministry were:

• Stanley Amuchaka and Mason B. Bailey, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
• Br. Chrysostom Christie-Searles, OSB, Monastery of Christ in the Desert
• Benjamin T. Dunwell, Ethan F. Green, Joshua M. Lynch, Lucas E. Nicholas, and Joseph P. Piccini, Archdiocese of Mobile, AL
• Carlos D. Guiboand and Carl P. Ramos, Diocese of Lexington, KY
• Seth J. Hickey and Hayden L. Merkel, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, IN
• Br. Agustin Lopez Gonzalez, OSB, Prince of Peace Abbey
• Br. Gregory Morris, OSB, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
• Geunhyeong (Samuel) Park, Diocese of Busan, South Korea
• Benjamin O. Seago, Diocese of Amarillo, TX
• Thanh Cong Tran and Thien Thanh Vu, Archdiocese of Hanoi, Vietnam

The ministry of lector is conferred upon those who prepare and proclaim readings from Scripture at Mass and other liturgical celebrations. A lector also may recite psalms between the readings and present the intentions for the general intercessions.