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| re: Dogs in Church | Monica | Saturday, December 25, 2004 |
Question: Greetings Br. Please allow me to address this issue. My neighbor is blind and requires a service dog. He is well trained, (better then some of the children lol). When she goes to receive, the dog goes also. I agree that PET dogs should never be in church, but their are alot of people, not only the blind, who require service dogs to help them function in society. My neighbor told me, that when she goes to confession, once she has received absolution, the priest will bless the dog. What a great priest he is. PET dogs------NO!! SERVICE dogs----YES YES YES !!!! May God Bless you Brother and your work here. |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Monica, Thank you for responding. Please see my answer to Rob. 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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