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| re: Lighting of candles before Mass | Chas | Friday, January 16, 2009 |
Question: Mr. Slavek You stated that the liturgical documents call for the candles to be lit and placed on the altar during the entire liturgical celebration. Can you point me to those documents please. Thanks and appreciate your answers. God Bless... |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Chas,Actually I didn't quote the GIRM on that issue because it doesn't contain the word "entire", I added that on my own.Anyway, the related cite you're looking for is n. 117 of the GIRM, which states that "On or next to the altar are to be candlesticks with lighted candles".... and n. 307 "Candles are to be used at every liturgical service"..."either on or around the altar and the sanctuary".Since there is no instruction that says they are to be extinguished, that means they MUST be lit for the entire celebration.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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