Today, by email, I received a directive from the Vicar General of our Archdiocese, Bishop Kevin Farrell. In short the letter directs the implementation of the recent directive of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments concerning the purification of sacred vessels. The directive stipulates that we "implement the norms of the General Instructions of the Roman Missal regarding the purification of vessels by the appropriate ministers at the earliest possible time and certainly no later than Lent 2007.Please note that only Ordinary Ministers (priests and deacons or instituted acolytes) are permitted to purify sacred vessels after Holy Commuion -- either at the Mass or after the Mass.In the next two weeks, I will meet with Mr. LeBlanc, the director of Music and Liturgy. We will discuss the implementation of this directive.Thursday, November 30, 2006
Purification of Sacred Vessels
Today, by email, I received a directive from the Vicar General of our Archdiocese, Bishop Kevin Farrell. In short the letter directs the implementation of the recent directive of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments concerning the purification of sacred vessels. The directive stipulates that we "implement the norms of the General Instructions of the Roman Missal regarding the purification of vessels by the appropriate ministers at the earliest possible time and certainly no later than Lent 2007.Please note that only Ordinary Ministers (priests and deacons or instituted acolytes) are permitted to purify sacred vessels after Holy Commuion -- either at the Mass or after the Mass.In the next two weeks, I will meet with Mr. LeBlanc, the director of Music and Liturgy. We will discuss the implementation of this directive.
