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The Preparation of Readers for the Proclamation of the Word of God

Summary/Abstract: In the first part, the author points out that the proclamation of the Word of God is an integral part of the liturgy in which the word and act are mysteriously realized. That is why, in the Church, the ministry of the reader has been established from the beginning. Over the centuries, this ministry has been taken over by ordained ministers. After the liturgical reform – with the arrival of the vernacular in liturgy – readers were reintroduced. The author then talks about remote and immediate preparation of readers for the proclamation of the Word of God in liturgy. Remote preparation would consist of theological-liturgical elements and practical reading exercises. A “non-academic” method of preparation is proposed, consisting of seminars and exercises based on prepared materials, which would regularly occur at a higher than parish level. Immediate preparation would be a weekly meeting of readers consisting of an exegetical introduction to individual readings followed by a reading exercise according to certain rules. In the end, the author discusses the unresolved issues in the general Church regarding the instituted readers and readers by temporary deputation (temporanea deputatione), since, in practice, only candidates for the priesthood are regularly introduced into the instituted ministry of the reader, while – legally speaking – readers by temporary deputation are people who have been carrying out this ministry for years.

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