IF THERE ISN’T ONE IN PLACE ALREADY 1. CO-OPERATION BETWEEN PRIESTS AND PEOPLE Co-operation between priests and people is vital. Liturgy and especially the celebration of the Mass is influenced very much by the priest who is presider. In order to get a liturgy group off the ground the priests especially must: See the need [...]
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Commissioning Ceremony for Extraordinary Ministers
The Rite of Commissioning for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion TAKEN FROM THE BOOK OF BLESSINGS ARTICLES 1875-1879 (PUBLISHED BY THE LITURGICAL PRESS: COLLEGEVILLE, MINN, 1989) Persons may be commissioned to distribute Holy Communion in special circumstances by the local Ordinary or his delegate according to the following rite. The rite should take place in the [...]
Bringing Holy Communion to the Sick and Housebound
Guidelines for bringing Holy Communion to the Sick and Housebound Special care must be taken in the choice of those candidates who will take Holy Communion to the sick. In addition to completing a suitable formation course, they must be persons who will deal with the sick and the aged in a compassionate and understanding [...]
Receving Holy Communion under both kinds
Communion under Both Species Holy Communion has a fuller form as a sign when it is distributed under both kinds. For in this form the sign of the Eucharistic banquet is more clearly evident and clear expression is given to the divine will by which the new and eternal Covenant is ratified in the Blood of [...]
Prayers for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Scripture Passages and Prayers John 6: 54—58 Jesus says: ‘Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise them up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me [...]
Guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Some General Guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Bishops, priests and deacons are the ordinary ministers of Holy Communion. However, help is regularly be needed in the majority of parishes. This assistance is given by Ministers of Holy Communion. These ministers serve Christ present in the assembly by ministering his Body and Blood to their [...]
Children’s Activities
Children and Youth Activities In the book of Acts, we read that when the disciples were gathered together on the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came upon them with a sound like the rush of a violent wind. These activities all focus on the wind and its movement, reminding us that the Holy Spirit [...]
Blessing of Ministry of the Word
ORDER OF BLESSING WITHIN MASS After the gospel reading, the celebrant in the homily, based on the sacred text and pertinent to the particular place and the people involved, explains the meaning of the celebration. GENERAL INTERCESSIONS The general intercessions follow, either in the form usual at Mass or in the form provided here. The [...]
Guidelines for Ministers of the Word
Proclaiming the Word of God: An Introduction Essential Materials – Lectionary – Book of the Gospels – Intercessory Prayers/ Prayer of the Faithful – Some Readers may find it helpful to have their own personal Daily and Sunday Lectionary Approaching the Text Preparation is the key to success and being a competent Minister of the [...]
Reflections for Ministers of the Word
Scriptures and Reflections “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God…and the Word became flesh and his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.” (Jn 1: 1-14) “I will pray with the Spirit, [...]