tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post6968759689237270635..comments2023-07-05T08:17:21.505-04:00Comments on Getting to the Point: The Great Victory CryFr. Denis Lemieuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-85192224308995361072015-10-04T17:44:30.669-04:002015-10-04T17:44:30.669-04:00I haven't seen the Gospel "enthroned"...I haven't seen the Gospel "enthroned" or brought in procession, in years. In any case, thank you for reminding me what this part of the Mass should look and feel like. DNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-50145883347648129312015-10-03T14:16:49.897-04:002015-10-03T14:16:49.897-04:00Oh, rubrics are tricky things, and to be honest to...Oh, rubrics are tricky things, and to be honest to really understand the minutiae of them requires a certain degree of specialized training - more than what the average lay person really needs or wants to do. The basic theory is simple enough - every gesture and word in the liturgy is freighted with theological meaning, so it is important to do things as the Church instructs us, lest we inadvertently change our theology by the simple changing of a posture, a word, or a ritual motion or placement. But yes, there are variations from country to country (who can process in carrying the Gospel book being a prime case in point!) and it all does get rather complex.Fr. Denis Lemieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-18312674627862604202015-10-01T23:08:41.739-04:002015-10-01T23:08:41.739-04:00I really don't understand rubrics very much. I... I really don't understand rubrics very much. I was wondering...are there more than one set of rubrics? Is the Instruction for the Roman Missal considered a rubric? The instructions posted the the US bishops , paragraph 120 say that in the absence of a deacon the lector can carry the the book of Gospels. Also, what is the difference between the book of gospels and the lectionary? Catherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-48721014938423087272015-10-01T14:26:20.830-04:002015-10-01T14:26:20.830-04:00Well, it is a small point, and perhaps not somethi...Well, it is a small point, and perhaps not something that needs addressing, but the rubrics do call for the Gospel book to be carried in by a deacon or a priest. Sorry if 'properly executed' sounds harsh - I didn't mean it to be so. May God bless your holy priest for his good work in your parish.Fr. Denis Lemieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-70074726953912797862015-10-01T14:18:54.730-04:002015-10-01T14:18:54.730-04:00In our parish the practice is that the lector proc...In our parish the practice is that the lector process the gospel book in. We do not have a deacon...just one very holy but terribly overworked priest... Maybe, I am not understanding fully...but because the priest in not processing in the gospel book are you saying out Mass is not "properly executed". What do you mean by that phrase exactly?....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com