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Penfold	Saturday, 4. July 2009, 07:28
Posts: 811 Group: Members Member #225 Joined: April 1, 2009	Quote: 66. The reader is instituted to proclaim the readings from Scripture, with the exception of the gospel. He may also announce the intentions for the general intercessions and, in the absence of the psalmist, sing or read the psalm between the readings. The reader has his own proper function in the eucharistic celebration and should exercise this even though ministers of a higher rank may be present. Those who exercise the ministry of reader, even if they have not received institution, must be truly qualified and carefully prepared in order that the faithful will develop a warm and lively love for Scripture [53] from listening to the reading of the sacred texts. General Instruction of the Roman Missal (4th Edition) Picking readers from the crowd and at the last minute is I fear an all to common practice however it is a bad habit. I am tired of listening to mumbles, dramatic impersonators, speed merchants and a whole host of other faults common among bad readers. It also puzzles me that some of you object to the training of readers and the implementation of the rules in the general instruction to the Roman Missal that they should be qualified to exorcise what is an important ministry in the church. As for taking, a break to recognise the great variety of ministries offered by members of the parish I think Joe is correct in pointing out that what is being done is recognising the offering of the people’s talents to God. In a parish where I was, a curate we had a high number of people who were unemployed and for them to have put money on the plate would have been a great burden but they offered their skills to the parish, even if it was mowing the lawn. I would have been delighted if the PP had had a Mass in which their offering to the parish could have been properly acknowledged. After all, there were enough people over coffee after mass tutting at the lack of money in the collection. It would have been wholly appropriate if they had been required to acknowledge that the person placing a card on the alter was actually symbolic of the widows mite and in real terms to the parish far more welcome than the Ł1 that the tutters had spared from their bounty. Gods people offeing thier services before the alter should never be regarded as a distraction for how can we focus on God if we ignore the greatest gift that he has given to creation, people. As the old song said "Bless them all the long and the short and the Tall, bless them all!" Edited by Penfold, Saturday, 4. July 2009, 14:17.


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