4/22/2021
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| Giotto, "Apparition to Fra Agostino and to Bishop Guido of Arezzo" |
RS briefly summarizes the role of the priest in the hierarchical ordering and regulation of the liturgical celebrations. It cites the paragraph from the CIC regarding the particular role of the parish priest to center the parish congregation on the MBS.
Lay Participation:
The next section (Chapter II) of RS deals with Lay Participation in the Eucharistic Celebration. There is nothing here that touches on, per se, the reservation of the MBS or on its safekeeping or administration in Holy Communion. The question of extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion will come later.
The proper celebration of the Mass (Chapter III):
This section, without introduction, immediately gets into the matter of the MBS which we reviewed thoroughly in ’29. After it first cites the appropriate canon in the CIC (c. 924) it immediately cites ’29.
This citation of ’29 in ’04, along with the subsequent reference to Pius XII’s “Mediator Dei” and 38’s Nullo will be the extent of the Pre-Conciliar references.
This Chapter introduces no alterations to what was instructed in ’29, rather it confirms it.
The remainder of this section does not pertain directly to the reservation or safe-keeping of the MBS. It refers, instead, to the prayers, readings of the Mass, the homily, etc.
Interestingly, aside from our topic, it mentions that another priest may hear confessions in an appropriate manner even while Mass is being said in the Church.
Image: Giotto, "Apparition to Fra Agostino and to Bishop Guido of Arezzo"
