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| Blessings | Deacon Paul | Saturday, May 21, 2005 |
Question: I was just ordained a deacon, and during formation purchased a copy of the large "Book of Blessings." However, priests I've spoken to don't often use it - the feeling is the blessing rites are too long and complex for "on the spot" requests - for example, if someone asks for a rosary to be blessed, no one is going to stand there for a 10-minute service that includes a Liturgy of the Word, responsorial, etc -- they just want their object blessed. Is there a "short form" manual of blessings, or for that matter approved wording for small blessing requests? |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Paul, I no longer have a copy of the Book of Blessings but as best as I recall there wasn't a shorter form. I think the official rites of blessing are used more in religious houses and seminaries or in parishes that have a special devotion to the Liturgy. 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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