Brazilian bishop issues liturgical norms, opposes informal greetings at Kiss of Peace, excessive use of extraordinary ministers
August 11, 2015
A Brazilian bishop has told the faithful not to exchange informal personal greetings during the Kiss of Peace at Mass.
Bishop Milton Kenan Junior of Barretos issued norms designed to ensure proper reverence in the liturgy, including a directive during the Kiss of Peace, the priest should not leave the altar and the faithful should “greet those persons closest to you.” He cautioned that “the rite of peace is not a time for ‘congratulations, Merry Christmas,’ ‘Happy Easter,’ or any other type of greeting.”
The bishop also said that extraordinary ministers should not substitute for ordained priests and deacons in the distribution of Communion, and “the ordained minister is not permitted to sit down during Communion time and leave the responsibility of distributing Holy Communion to the extraordinary ministers.”
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Posted by: Bernadette -
Aug. 11, 2015 9:48 PM ET USA
The use of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion is no longer "extraordinary" but very ordinary in most parishes in the U.S. Personally, I think they are way overused. At our parish they are all over the place and it is total chaos and disorder as one tries to maneuver around them in order to get to receive from the priest. This is a big bugaboo with me and one of the reasons I now prefer to try to get to a TLM (traditional Latin Mass) as often as possible, the closest being 100 miles away
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Posted by: filioque -
Aug. 11, 2015 5:25 PM ET USA
Good for the bishop!
