Delicts against the faith as well as graviora delicta committed in the celebration of the Eucharist and the other Sacraments are to be referred without delay to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which examines [them] and, if necessary, proceeds to the declaration or imposition of canonical sanctions according to the norm of common or proper law. Cf. Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 33: AAS 95 (2003) pp. [250] Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen gentium, n. 29; cf. [218] It must therefore never be the case that in parishes Priests alternate indiscriminately in shifts of pastoral service with Deacons or laypersons, thus confusing what is specific to each. Cf. called to the service of the People of God, constitute one presbyterate with their Bishop, [27] Cf. The Diocesan Bishop [176-180]5. It is praiseworthy for this to be done by pouring the water from the first washing, done by hand, into the churchs sacrarium or into the ground in a suitable place. [158] It is therefore to be noted with great sadness that ecumenical initiatives which are well-intentioned, nevertheless indulge at times in Eucharistic practices contrary to the discipline by which the Church expresses her faith. [262] In some places the perpetration of liturgical abuses has become almost habitual, a fact which obviously cannot be allowed and must cease. [126] 300-302; Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Certain Aspects of the Church as Communion, Communionis notio, 28 May 1992, nn. [270] 3 1: AAS 89 (1997) p. 865; cf. 914; S. Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments, Declaration, Sanctus Pontifex, diei 24 maii 1973: AAS 65 (1973) p. 410; S. Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship and S. Congregation for the Clergy, Letter to the Presidents of the Bishops Conferences. [176.] On the occasion of a feastday, sacred vestments of a gold or silver colour can be substituted as appropriate for others of various colours, but not for purple or black. also Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 4 December 1963 n. 48. Anyone, therefore, who acts contrary to these norms, for example casting the sacred species into the sacrarium or in an unworthy place or on the ground, incurs the penalties laid down. [94.] [159.] Congregation For the Clergy et al., Instruction, Ecclesiae de mysterio, Practical Provisions, art. As regards Priests who have obtained the dispensation from celibacy, cf. II promulgatum, editio typica, 14 September 1984, Vatican Polyglot Press, 1985, n. 10. [140] [119.] A cleric who loses the clerical state in accordance with the law . [223], [131.] Cf. Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 30: AAS 95 (2003) pp. Moreover, these men should neither give the homily S. Congregation of Rites, Instruction, Eucharisticum mysterium, n. 54: AAS 59 (1967) p. 568; Instruction, Inter Oecumenici, 26 September 1964, n. 95: AAS 56 (1964) pp. Exposition of the Most Holy Eucharist must always be carried out in accordance with the prescriptions of the liturgical books. Cf. Instead, new ways should be sought of holding them in todays conditions: for example, at shrines, or in public gardens if the civil authority agrees. Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Constitution, Pastor bonus, art. Congregation For Divine Worship, Declaration on Eucharistic Prayers and liturgical experimentation, 21 March 1988: Notitiae 24 (1988) pp. 5 and 25: Notitiae 24 (1988) pp. In this regard, according to the tradition of the universal Church, pre-eminent solicitude is accorded the celebration of Holy Mass, and also to the worship that is given to the Holy Eucharist even outside Mass. These purely supplementary functions must not be an occasion for disfiguring the very ministry of Priests, in such a way that the latter neglect the celebration of Holy Mass for the people for whom they are responsible, or their personal care of the sick, or the baptism of children, or assistance at weddings or the celebration of Christian funerals, matters which pertain in the first place to Priests assisted by Deacons. [163.] Code of Canon Law, can. [202] [114.] [281] Where it happens that some of the Priests who are present do not know the language of the celebration and therefore are not capable of pronouncing the parts of the Eucharistic Prayer proper to them, they should not concelebrate, but instead should attend the celebration in choral dress in accordance with the norms. [177] In the celebration of Holy Mass the breaking of the Eucharistic Bread done only by the Priest celebrant, if necessary with the help of a Deacon or of a concelebrant begins after the exchange of peace, while the Agnus Dei is being recited. Cf. Among the various abuses there are some which are objectively graviora delicta or otherwise constitute grave matters, as well as others which are nonetheless to be carefully avoided and corrected. 2. In Holy Mass as well as in other celebrations of the Sacred Liturgy, no Creed or Profession of Faith is to be introduced which is not found in the duly approved liturgical books. All, whether ordained ministers or lay faithful, in exercising their own office or ministry should do exclusively and fully that which pertains to them. [278]. In the end, they introduce elements of distortion and disharmony into the very celebration of the Eucharist, which is oriented in its own lofty way and by its very nature to signifying and wondrously bringing about the communion of divine life and the unity of the People of God. It is clear that all interpretations of Sacred Scripture are to be referred back to Christ himself as the one upon whom the entire economy of salvation hinges, though this should be done in light of the specific context of the liturgical celebration. 838 1. Never to be used for containing the Blood of the Lord are flagons, bowls, or other vessels that are not fully in accord with the established norms. Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Letter Mediator Dei, 20 November 1947: AAS 39 (1947) p. 540. Congregation for Divine Worship, Directory for Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest, Christi Ecclesia, n. 22: Notitiae 24 (1988) p. 371. [7.] The Rite of Commissioning is found in the Book of Blessings, Chapter 63. GIRM, nos. [74.] 314. [28] Cf. Cf. For arbitrary actions are not conducive to true renewal, [280] [123] Only when there is a necessity may extraordinary ministers assist the Priest celebrant in accordance with the norm of law. For this reason, external action must be illuminated by faith and charity, which unite us with Christ and with one another and engender love for the poor and the abandoned. 905, 945-958; cf. 2 and 18: AAS 72 (1980) pp. [255] [95.] cannot be separated; thus, it is necessary that all of these conditions be present together. Congregation for the Clergy, Decree, Mos iugiter, 22 February 1991: AAS 83 (1991), pp. 300-302; Congregation for the Clergy et al., Instruction, Ecclesiae de mysterio, Prooemium: AAS 89 (1997) pp. [164], [82.] [20] 751-774, here 769-770; S. Congregation of Rites, Instruction, Eucharisticum mysterium, n. 3f: AAS 59 (1967) p. 543; S. Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship, Instruction, Inaestimabile donum, n. 20: AAS 72 (1980) p. 339; Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 25: AAS 95 (2003) pp. as is brought to light in various parts of the Mass. is prohibited from exercising the power of order. 31-34: AAS 90 (1998) pp. Even so, this is to be done so as not to obscure the true and unadulterated word of God: for instance, treating only of politics or profane subjects, or drawing upon notions derived from contemporary pseudo-religious currents as a source. [178] [137], [62.] Cf. Furthermore, ever intent upon the good of Gods children, they should seek to contribute to the pastoral mission of the whole diocese, and indeed of the whole Church. [104] [243]. Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, nn. The Ordinary should diligently foster Eucharistic adoration, whether brief or prolonged or almost continuous, with the participation of the people. 82-100; Missale Romanum, Institutio Generalis, n. 317; Code of Canon Law, can. [1] ad totius Catholicae Ecclesiae Episcopos aliosque Ordinarios et Hierarchas quorum interest: de delictis gravioribus eidem Congregationi pro Doctrina Fidei reservatis: AAS 93 (2001) p. 786. The Diocesan Bishop, High Priest of his Flock, [19.] [229] [268] Cf. [42], [20.] Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Constitution, Pastor Bonus, art. No one may carry the Most Holy Eucharist to his or her home, or to any other place contrary to the norm of law. Missale Romanum, ex decreto sacrosancti Oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II instauratum, auctoritate Pauli Pp. Except for money and occasionally a minimal symbolic portion of other gifts, it is preferable that such offerings be made outside the celebration of Mass. so that the use of unapproved texts and rites necessarily leads either to the attenuation or to the disappearance of that necessary link between the lex orandi and the lex credendi. The norms of the Roman Missal admit the principle that in cases where Communion is administered under both kinds, the Blood of the Lord may be received either by drinking from the chalice directly, or by intinction, or by means of a tube or a spoon. [162] [184] The word extraordinary (meaning "outside the ordinary") is used because the ordinary ministers of Communion are bishops, priests and deacons. . 463-464. Cf. Not infrequently, abuses are rooted in a false understanding of liberty. [5] The person who, in case of necessity, is permitted or specially delegated to administer one of the sacraments. nn. [84.] 914. and so that the effective governance of the Bishop in his diocese will be preserved. [161] 125-132. [30] It is also illicit to omit or to substitute the prescribed biblical readings on ones own initiative, and especially to substitute other, non-biblical texts for the readings and responsorial Psalm, which contain the word of God. [86] 544, 546-547, 562; Codex Iuris Canonici, can 846, 1; Missale Romanum, Institutio Generalis, n. 24. [27.] Code of Canon Law, can. THE RESERVATION OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARISTAND EUCHARISTIC WORSHIP OUTSIDE MASS, 1. [231] Cf. [159] 9 ad 1. Ministries and Roles within the Liturgical Assembly at Mass [148]. [201] [74] 575-577; Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Christifideles laici, 30 December 1988, n. 23: AAS 81 (1989) pp. [166.] It is to be noted that if the Priest or Deacon hands the sacred host or chalice to the concelebrants, he says nothing; that is to say, he does not pronounce the words The Body of Christ or The Blood of Christ. also nn. Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Dies Domini, n. 36: AAS 90 (1998) p. 735; cf. It is to be completely excluded where even a small danger exists of the sacred species being profaned. [166] Cf. It is not fitting, except in rare and exceptional cases and with reasonable cause, for them to participate at Mass, as regards to externals, in the manner of the lay faithful. [51] Pope John Paul II, Allocution to a number of Bishops from the United States of America who had come to Rome for a visit ad Limina Apostolorum, 28 May 1993, n. 2: AAS 86 (1994) p. 330. [105] It is the right of the community of Christs faithful that especially in the Sunday celebration there should customarily be true and suitable sacred music, and that there should always be an altar, vestments and sacred linens that are dignified, proper, and clean, in accordance with the norms. Those requirements include: Being of at least 16 years old; Furthermore the Rite for the administration of Communion to the sick, as prescribed in the Roman Ritual, is always to be used. Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Redemptoris missio, nn. The faithful should not omit making visits during the day to the Most Holy Sacrament, as a proof of gratitude, a pledge of love, and a debt of the adoration due to Christ the Lord who is present in it. However, special care should be taken to ensure that the host is consumed by the communicant in the presence of the minister, so that no one goes away carrying the Eucharistic species in his hand. , and who was among his disciples as one who serves. Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen gentium, n. 10. [139] PDF Guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion [276] The abuse is reprobated by which the celebration of Holy Mass for the people is suspended in an arbitrary manner contrary to the norms of the Roman Missal and the healthy tradition of the Roman Rite, on the pretext of promoting a fast from the Eucharist. [53.] [91]. [219] [41] [87.] Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 25: AAS 95 (2003) pp. [210] Whenever such associations are international in nature, it pertains to the competence of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments to establish them or to approve and revise their statutes. 53-54: AAS 83 (1991) pp. Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter, Vicesimus quintus annus, n. 15: AAS 81 (1989) p. 911; cf. also Ecumenical Council of Trent, Session XXII, 17 September 1562, On the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Chapter6: DS 1747; Pope Paul Pp. Cf. [257]. After this a second washing can be done in the usual way. [209] In order to carry out experimentation of this kind in the future, the permission of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is required. [105.] Cf. Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen gentium, n. 21; Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church, Christus Dominus, n. 3. The Corporate Affairs Directorate oversees organisational and resource management while the Human . 631-642, here p. 632. Cf. Code of Canon Law, can. [9] 2. For in the presence of Gods power and divinity Ecumenical Council of Trent, Session XXI, 16 July 1562, Decree on Eucharistic Communion, Chapters 1-3: DS 1725-1729; Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, n. 55; Missale Romanum, Institutio Generalis, nn. [158.] Cf.Missale Romanum, Institutio Generalis, n. 114. [208] Cf. [183]. In selecting the biblical readings for proclamation in the celebration of Mass, the norms found in the liturgical books are to be followed, 932 1; S. Congregation for Divine Worship, Instruction, Liturgicae instaurationes, n. 9: AAS 62 (1970) p. 701. can. 6 1, 2; Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, Response to dubium, 20 June 1987: AAS 79 (1987) p. 1249. VI promulgatum, De institutione lectorum et acolythorum, de admissione inter candidatos ad diaconatum et presbyteratum, de sacro caelibatu amplectendo, editio typica, 3 December 1972, Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1973, p. 10: AAS 64 (1972) pp. [3.] Let each one of the sacred ministers ask himself, even with severity, whether he has respected the rights of the lay members of Christs faithful, who confidently entrust themselves and their children to him, relying on him to fulfill for the faithful those sacred functions that the Church intends to carry out in celebrating the sacred Liturgy at Christs command. Any Catholic, whether Priest or Deacon or lay member of Christs faithful, has the right to lodge a complaint regarding a liturgical abuse to the diocesan Bishop or the competent Ordinary equivalent to him in law, or to the Apostolic See on account of the primacy of the Roman Pontiff. It is necessary to avoid any sort of confusion between this type of gathering and the celebration of the Eucharist. ad totius Catholicae Ecclesiae Episcopos aliosque Ordinarios et Hierarchas quorum interest: de delictis gravioribus eidem Congregationi pro Doctrina Fidei reservatis: AAS 93 (2001) p. 786. In accordance with what is laid down by the canons, one who throws away the consecrated species or takes them away or keeps them for a sacrilegious purpose, incurs a latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See; a cleric, moreover, may be punished by another penalty, not excluding dismissal from the clerical state. [233], [136.] He stayed throughout and clapped . Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter, Vicesimus quintus annus, n. 13: AAS 81 (1989) p. 910; Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration, Dominus Iesus, on the unicity and salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church, 6 August 2000: AAS 92 (2000) pp. [116], [46.] [254] Hence the name "minister of the Eucharist" belongs properly to the Priest alone. Lay people are not ministers of the Eucharist or Eucharistic ministers. Cf. Cf. [152] 844 4, from which no dispensation can be given, [57]. [7] Cf. Congregation for the Clergy et al., Instruction, Ecclesiae de mysterio, Practical Provisions, art. In distributing Holy Communion it is to be remembered that sacred ministers may not deny the sacraments to those who seek them in a reasonable manner, are rightly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from receiving them. Within the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy, the reading of the Gospel, which is the high point of the Liturgy of the Word, Constitutiones Ecclesiae Aegypticae, III, 2: ed. VII, pp. 3e, 6: AAS 59 (1967) pp. In addition to the ordinary ministers there is the formally instituted acolyte, who by virtue of his institution is an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion even outside the celebration of Mass. [191] 5-36; here n. 2, p. 6. It must be lamented that, especially in the years following the post-Conciliar liturgical reform, as a result of a misguided sense of creativity and adaptation, there have been a number of abuses which have been a source of suffering for many. Missale Romanum, Institutio Generalis, n. 283. [68] also publishing norms and distributing guidelines and auxiliary tools to the sacred ministers, and promoting meetings and other projects for this purpose so that they may have the opportunity to consider the nature of the homily more precisely and find help in its preparation. Cf. Particular Celebrations Carried Out in the Absence of a Priest [162-167]4. All must remember besides that the faculty for giving such permission belongs to the local Ordinary, and this as regards individual instances; this permission is not the competence of anyone else, even if they are Priests or Deacons. The Matter of the Most Holy Eucharist [48-50]2. [159] Cf. 904; cf. [101] Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 25: AAS 95 (2003) p. 450. Let all Deacons, then, do their part so that the Sacred Liturgy will be celebrated according to the norms of the duly approved liturgical books. Furthermore all will remember that once the distribution of Holy Communion during the celebration of Mass has been completed, the prescriptions of the Roman Missal are to be observed, and in particular, whatever may remain of the Blood of Christ must be entirely and immediately consumed by the Priest or by another minister, according to the norms, while the consecrated hosts that are left are to be consumed by the Priest at the altar or carried to the place for the reservation of the Eucharist. 844 2,3, and 4, and can. [236] [274] [8.] The faithful should be led insistently to the practice whereby they approach the Sacrament of Penance outside the celebration of Mass, especially at the scheduled times, so that the Sacrament may be administered in a manner that is tranquil and truly beneficial to them, so as not to be prevented from active participation at Mass. Before they are used, sacred vessels are to be blessed by a Priest according to the rites laid down in the liturgical books. should remember that they are enjoined to provide the faithful with the opportunity to satisfy the obligation of participating at Mass on Sundays. [122] Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore - Organisation Chart also Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation, Pastores gregis, 16 October 2003, nn. also Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Directory for the application of the principles and norms on ecumenism, La recherche de lunit, 25 March 1993, n. 115: AAS 85 (1993) pp. [75] [165.] [2] [266] [222] [255] [103.] VI editum, Ioannis Pauli Pp. 753-774, here pp. The Apostolic See [181-182]6. [32] This norm is to be applied even as regards metals and other materials that easily rust or deteriorate. but also in areas affected by a shortage of Priests and Deacons. In this regard it is not possible to be silent about the abuses, even quite grave ones, against the nature of the Liturgy and the Sacraments as well as the tradition and the authority of the Church, which in our day not infrequently plague liturgical celebrations in one ecclesial environment or another.