Daily Archives: 24 August 2022

Ministeria Quaedam 9: Norm 4, Readers and Acolytes Preserved

4. Two ministries, adapted to present-day needs, are to be preserved in the whole Latin Church, namely, those of reader and acolyte. The functions heretofore assigned to the subdeacon are entrusted to the reader and the acolyte; consequently, the major … Continue reading

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Desiderio Desideravi 41: The Mystery of Christ

41. From all that we have said about the nature of the Liturgy it becomes clear that knowledge of the mystery of Christ, the decisive question for our lives, does not consist in a mental assimilation of some idea but … Continue reading

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