Bishop Ken Howell

Kenneth Michael Howell was born on 20 February 1958, the son of George Jack Howell and Elizabeth Mary (Betty) (née Williams) and brother to Rodney, Janet and Gavin. He was educated at St Columba’s Catholic Primary School at Wilston

[Yrs 1-4] and St James College, Brisbane [Yrs 5-12]. After school he worked as a clerk for one year at Queensland Rail in the Chief Engineers Office. In 1977, he entered Pius XII Seminary, Banyo and was ordained a Priest for the Archdiocese of Brisbane on 24 June 1983. From 1983 to 1992, he worked as Assistant Priest in the Parishes of Noosa Districts and Burleigh Heads and at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane. In 1993 he was appointed Administrator of Burleigh Heads until in June 1994 when he began post graduate studies in Liturgy at the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy, Sant’ Anselmo in Rome. After completing a Licentiate in Sacred Liturgy in 1997 he returned to Brisbane to serve as Secretary to Archbishop John Bathersby until 2010. In this time he also served as Associate Pastor and Director of Worship at St Stephen’s Cathedral between 1997 and 2005, as Dean of the Cathedral between 2006 and 2012 and as Vice Rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary between 2002 and 2008. In 2009, undertook a concurrent appointment as Administrator of St Mary’s Parish, South Brisbane. In 2013 Fr Howell was appointed the Parish Priest of Burleigh Heads. The Bishop-elect has been a long-standing member of the Archdiocesan Council of Priests and was its Chairman from 2008 to 2013. He is also a member of the Archdiocesan Commission on the Liturgy and is its current Chair. He has served on the Priests Foundation and was Chair of the Priests Home Retirement Fund. He is a Magistral Chaplain to the Order of Malta.

Text & Music: Bernadette Farrell (1957—)

RECESSIONAL HYMN

Refrain Praise to you, O Christ our Saviour Word of the Father, calling us to life; Son of God who leads us to freedom: glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

1. You are the Word who calls us out of darkness; you are the Word who leads us into light; you are the Word who brings us through the desert; glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

2. You are the one whom prophets longed and hoped for; you are the one who speaks to us today; you are the one who leads us to our future; glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

3. You are the Word who calls us to be servants; you are the Word whose only law is love; you are the Word made flesh who lives among us; glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

Acknowledgements

Texts and music from the English translation of The Roman Missal are © 2010 ICEL. All rights reserved. Published with permission for one time use only in accordance with the Publications Policies of the International Committee on English in the Liturgy. The Secretariat, 1522K Street, Suite 1000, Washington D.C. 20005-1202. U.S.A. Mass of Our Lady Help of Christians. Richard Connolly © 2010 and Published by CanticaNOVA Publications, PO Box 1388, Charles Town WV 25414-7388 USA www.canticanova.com. Gathering Song: Holy Spirit Paul Inwood Copyright © 2005 Magnifcat Music. All Rights Reserved My peace will be upon you forever. Text: Psalm 89; © 1963, 1993, The Grail (England) alt. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Music © 1975, 1991, Christopher Willcock SJ, from Psalms for the Journey. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. Alleluia. Text: Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1980, 1981, ICEL; Music: Colin Mawby b.1936; © 1968, ICEL. Go into the world. © 2011, Geoffrey Cox. Used with permission. By your priestly power. Text: James Phillip McAuley, 1917-1976 © 1976. The James McAuley Estate, c/e Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd. Music: © 1976 Richard Connolly, Published by Willow Publishing Pty Ltd, PO Box 1061 Dee Why NSW 2099 Australia. www.asonevoice.com.au. Gathering Song: Holy Spirit. Text & Music: Paul Inwood. © 2005 GIA Publications, 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago IL 60638. Praise to you, O Christ. Text & music: © 1986, Bernadette Farrell, b.1957. Published by OCP. 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. Relevant items reproduced with permission. Word of Life Licence 361.

ORGAN POSTLUDE Improvisation sur le 'Te Deum' Charles Tournemire (1870-1939)

THE BISHOP KEN HOWELL COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE OF THE CATHOLIC LEADER Copies of The Catholic Leader June 18 edition featuring Bishop Ken Howell are available at the doors of St Stephen’s Cathedral for $2. Buy a copy on your way out of the Cathedral today. Full coverage of the ordination will be in the June 25 edition.

BLESSING OF THE PEOPLE BY THE NEW BISHOP SIT

Bishop Ken processes through the Cathedral, while the Te Deum is sung.

Text: Sts. Ambrose and Augustine (attrib.) Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872—1958)

SOLEMN BLESSING STAND

We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein. To thee cherubin and seraphin continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. The glorious company of the apostles praise thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee. The noble army of martyrs praise thee. The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee: the Father of an infinite majesty; thine honourable, true and only Son; also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting.

O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage. Govern them and lift them up for ever. Day by day we magnify thee; and we worship thy name, ever world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee. O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.

Bishop Elect Most Reverend Kenneth Michael Howell Titular Bishop of Thamugadi Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane

Principal Ordaining Bishop Most Reverend Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane

Co-ordaining Bishops Most Reverend Michael McCarthy, Bishop of Rockhampton Most Reverend Brian V. Finnigan, Titular Bishop of Rapido

Concelebrants

Most Reverend James Foley, Bishop of Cairns Most Reverend Robert McGuckin, Bishop of Toowoomba Most Reverend Tim Harris, Bishop of Townsville Together with members of the Episcopal College present, Priests of the Archdiocese of Brisbane and visiting clergy

Assistants to the Bishop Elect Reverend Kevin Smith, Parish Priest Caloundra Reverend Peter Dillon, Parish Priest Surfers Paradise and Chair, Council of Priests

Presentation of the Apostolic Letter Most Reverend Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Deacons

Reverend Gary Stone Reverend Anthony Gooley

Master of Ceremonies Reverend Odinaka Nwadike Reverend Leonard Uzuegbu Mr Matthew Siveter

Altar Servers Holy Spirit Seminary, Queensland The Cathedral of Saint Stephen

Music

The Schola of St Stephen’s Cathedral Dr Andrew Cichy, Director of Music Mr James Goldrick, Assistant Director of Music

The Schola processes from the west end of the Cathedral singing the Introit.

As the procession continues, the assembly and choir sing the Processional Hymn

together:

Sacerdotes Dei, benedicite Dominum;

sancti et humiles corde, laudate Deum.

V/. Benedicite Omnia opera Domini

Domino: laudate et superexalatate eum in

saecula. Sacerdotes Dei...

Priests of God, bless the Lord: O you holy

and humble of heart, praise God.

V/. All works of the Lord, bless the Lord:

praise and exalt Him above all for ever.

Priests of God...

INTROIT Daniel 3, 84, 87 & 57

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

STAND

Text: Vv. 1, 3 &4; Lobe de Herren; Joachim Neander (1650—1680); tr. Catherine Winkworth (1827—1878) et al.; alt. Melody: LOBE DEN HERREN

PROCESSIONAL HYMN

1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!

O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation.

All you who hear, now to his altar draw near;

join in profound adoration.

2. Praise to the Lord, let us offer our gifts at the altar.

Let not our sins and transgressions now cause us to falter.

Christ the high priest bids us all join in his feast,

victims with him on the altar.

3. Praise to the Lord, who will prosper our work and defend us;

surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend us;

ponder anew what the Almighty can do,

who with his love will befriend us.

4. Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in us adore him!

All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him!

Let the Amen sound from his people again,

now as we worship before him.

COMMUNION HYMN

Refrain By your priestly power, O risen Lord, all we lost and needed is restored. God in our communion be adored.

1. At your hands, Lord, we are fed, Hands that guide and do not falter, Wounded hands that broke the bread On this altar.

2. At your hands we seek release From the evils that assail us, For we know the Bread of Peace Will not fail us.

3. In the world that we have known; Selfish, loud, vain passions riot; Lord, with you, with you alone Is deep quiet.

4. To that world we must return Sharing in its hope and labour, Bringing to it Christ’s concern For our neighbour.

Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine: esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine. O Jesu dulcis, O Jesu pie, O Jesu, fili Mariae.

Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, having truly suffered, sacrificed on the cross for mankind, from whose pierced side water and blood flowed: Be for us a foretaste [of Heaven] in the trial of death! O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus, O Jesus, son of Mary.

COMMUNION MOTET

Text: Innocent VI (attrib.) Music: Colin Mawby (1936—)

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION STAND

Archbishop Let us pray. By the power of this Sacrament, O Lord, increase the gifts of your grace in Ken, your servant and Bishop, that he may serve you worthily in the pastoral ministry and receive the eternal rewards of a faithful servant. Through Christ our Lord. All Amen.

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

Assembly

Following the doxology, all sing:

OUR FATHER (SUNG) STAND

Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians

Richard Connolly (1927—) arr. James Goldrick (1987—). AGNUS DEI

Each invocation of the Agnus Dei is sung by the choir and repeated by the assembly.

Ego vos elegi de mundo, ut eatis, et fructum afferatis et fructus vester maneat, alleluia.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, alleluia.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON John 15:16

All KNEEL after the Agnus Dei

Archbishop:

Assembly:

Archbishop:

Assembly:

PENITENTIAL ACT

Archbishop Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so

prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

All I confess to almighty God….

Archbishop May almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

All Amen

Choir intones; all repeat.

Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians Richard Connolly (1927—) arr. James Goldrick (1987—).

KYRIE

Choir intones; all repeat.

Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians Richard Connolly (1927—) arr. James Goldrick (1987—).

GLORIA

Choir intones; all repeat.

Choir We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory. Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

All Gloria in excelsis Deo…

Choir Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer, you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

All Gloria in excelsis Deo…

Choir For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.

All Gloria in excelsis Deo, Amen.

COLLECT STAND

Archbishop Let us pray. O God, eternal Shepherd, who, governing your flock with watchful care, choose to join Ken, your servant and Priest, to the College of Bishops on this day, grant, we pray, that by his holiness of life he may everywhere prove to be a true witness to Christ. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

All Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Archbishop

Archbishop

Archbishop Assembly

Assembly

Assembly

Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians Richard Connolly (1927—) arr. James Goldrick (1987—).

SANCTUS

All sing:

All KNEEL after the Sanctus

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

ANOINTING OF THE BISHOP’S HEAD SIT

PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK OF THE GOSPELS

INVESTITUTE WITH RING, MITRE AND PASTORAL STAFF

SEATING OF THE BISHOP STAND

The Archbishop invites the newly ordained Bishop to take first place among the concelebrating Bishops.

KISS OF PEACE SIT

The newly-ordained Bishop receives the kiss of peace from the Archbishop and all the other Bishops.

Text: Matthew 28:19 Music: Mode VIII, G.C.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

OFFERTORY MOTET

Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King! The heavens are not too high, His praise may thither fly: The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow. Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King! Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King! The church with Psalms must shout. No door can keep them out: But above all, the heart Must bear the longest part. Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!

Text: George Herbert (1593—1633) Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872—1958)

All STAND for the incensation of the people

PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS Ms Janet Foster & Sr Francis Baker RSM

SIT LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING Ezekiel 34:11-16 Mrs Sue Thomas

SECOND READING 2 Timothy 4:1—5

Mrs Beth Nairn

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps. 89

Music: Christopher Willcock (1947—)

GOSPEL Luke 1: 67-79

Deacon Assembly

Deacon

Assembly

Luke

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Matthew 29:19,20.

Choir intones; All repeat

2. Qui diceris Paraclitus, altissimi donum Dei, fons vivus, ignis, caritas, et spiritalis unctio.

The Paraclete from God above, you are his gift, you are his love: the fount of life and burning zeal and of our souls the anointing seal.

STAND

ORDINATION OF THE BISHOP-ELECT

With grace celestial animate the hearts you did yourself create.

Come, Holy Spirit, Creator make your people’s souls your home:

1.

HYMN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Text: attrib. Rabanus Mauru c.776—856.

Music: Plainchant Mode VIII & Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548—1611).

The assembly sings the odd-numbered verses; the Schola sings the even-numbered verses.

As sevenfold your gifts expand, you, the finger of God’s right hand:

The Father’s promise well fulfilled, your truths in us you have instilled.

4. Accende lumen sensibus: infunde amorem cordibus: infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti.

Our minds enkindle with your light, within our hearts your love excite: endue our members frail with strength of yours that can never fail.

Far keep from us our ancient foe, without delay your peace bestow:

3.

THE PRAYER OF CONSECRATION

Archbishop God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of mercies and God of all consolation, who dwell on high and look upon the lowly, who know all things before they come to be, and who laid down observances in your Church through the word of your grace; who from the beginning, foreordained a nation of the just, born of Abraham; who established rulers and priests and did not leave your sanctuary without ministers, and who, from the foundation of the world, were pleased to be glorified in those you have chosen:

The following part of the prayer is sung by all the consecrating Bishops, with hands joined:

Pour out now upon this chosen one that power which is from you, the governing Spirit, whom you gave to your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, the Spirit whom he bestowed upon the holy Apostles, who established the Church in each place as your sanctuary for the glory and unceasing praise of your name.

The Archbishop continues alone:

Grant, O Father, knower of all hearts that this your servant, whom you have chosen for the office of Bishop may shepherd your holy flock. Serving you night and day, may he fulfil before you without reproach the ministry of the High Priesthood, so that, always gaining your favour, he may offer up the gifts of your holy Church. Grant that, by the power of the Spirit of the High Priesthood, he may have the power to forgive sins according to your command, assign offices according to your decree, and loose every bond according to the power given by you to the Apostles. May he please you by his meekness and purity of heart, presenting a fragrant offering to you through your Son Jesus Christ, through whom glory and power and honour are yours with the Holy Spirit in the holy Church, now and for ever and ever.

All Amen

LAYING ON OF HANDS

The Archbishop lays his hands upon the head of the Bishop-elect, in silence. After him, all the other Bishops present do the same.

Each line is sung by the Schola and repeated by the assembly.

1. From the clear celestial height, shed on us your radiant light.

2. Deep refreshing peace bestow; grant us comfort in our woe.

3. Give us grace to do your will, and our inmost being fill.

4. Heal our wounds, our strength renew; bend our hearts to turn to you.

5. Teach us how to walk your way; turn our darkness into day.

6. On our dryness pour down dew; guide us when we stray from you.

7. In your sev’nfold gifts descend; give us joys that never end.

THE BOOK OF GOSPELS

The Archbishop places an open Book of the Gospels upon the head of the Bishop-elect.

6. Per te sciamus da Patrem,

noscamus atque Filium;

Teque utriusque Spiritum

credamus omni tempore.

Through you may we the Father know,

the Son’s effulgence deign to show:

in blessing you from either sent,

may our eternal years be spent!

Be our guide: forestall the many ills that our path entrall.

To God the Father, to God the Son, who over death the victory won

To both and to the Paraclete, we raise our hearts with thanks replete. Amen.

3.

PRESENTATION OF THE BISHOP-ELECT SIT

THE APOSTOLIC LETTER

CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE

After the reading, all present say: Thanks be to God

HOMILY The Archbishop

7.

EXAMINATION OF THE BISHOP-ELECT

INVITATION TO PRAYER

Archbishop Dearly beloved, let us pray that the kindness of almighty God, in providing for the welfare of the Church, will grant an abundance of his grace for this chosen one.

Deacon Let us kneel.

LITANY OF THE SAINTS KNEEL

Archbishop Graciously hear our petitions, O Lord, and pour out upon this, your servant, the power of your blessing, flowing from the horn of priestly grace. Through Christ our Lord.

All Amen.