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| Side altars | Father Smith | Saturday, October 9, 2004 |
Question: A comment: The priest seems to be taking an extreme interpretation of the Church's law. There is nothing that prohibits churches that already have side altars to retain them though new churches may not However, side altars are not to be adorned with cloths, candles, flowers, crucifix, etc, except when they are being used for the celebration of a Mass or as the repository for the Blessed Sacrament. Only the main altar is to be adorned at all times (except during the Triduum). The priest's prohibition to "turn the lights on" these altars would be correct, though the lights should probably be adjusted so that the statue and not the altar is lighted. (Personal note: an exception could possibly be made on the feast of the saint commemorated by the altar) |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Father, Thank you for the comments. Mr. Slavek Footer Notes: (a) A Eucharistic Minister is clergy (Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion). Laity are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and should never be called Eucharistic Ministers. (b) There is no such Mass called the Novus Ordo. The Current Mass is the Roman Missal of 2000, or the Oridinary Form of the Mass. The Tridentine Mass is the Roman Missal of 1962, or the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Please refrain from using the term, Novus Ordo. Thanks. (c) The titles of Acolyte and Lector belong exclusively to the Installed Offices of Acolyte and Lector, who are men (only) appointed by the Bishop. These roles performed by others are Altar Servers and Readers, respectively. |
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