Roman Missal Third Edition
Ministries and Roles within the Liturgical Assembly at Mass
Based upon Roman Missal Formational Materials provided by the Secretariat
for the Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, "2010
When the Church...
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Roman Missal Third Edition
Ministries and Roles within the Liturgical Assembly at Mass
Based upon Roman Missal Formational Materials provided by the Secretariat
for the Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, "2010
When the Church comes
together in the liturgical
assembly to celebrate the Mass,
or any other sacrament, her
members do not gather simply
as a crowd, as an amorphous,
undifferentiated group of
people.
They gather in a variety
of ministries and roles.
If we are
to understand the significance of
these ministries and roles, we
must begin with Baptism, for
only one who through Baptism has been given a share in
the priesthood of Christ is capable of participating in the
public worship which is the liturgy of the Church.
In fact,
the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second
Vatican Council tells us that participation in the liturgy is
the right and duty of all the baptized.
The first qualification, then, for any participant in the
celebration of th
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