Correcting Lector During Mass

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And sometimes the lector will realize it from the first sentence, that they are possibly reading from the wrong week
 
Reverent_Howler said:
Reminds one of the time several readers were doing The Lord’s Passion on Good Friday. One mispronounced Centurion as “Centaurian”. The second reader also used the mispronunciation. So I marvelled at the thought of attendants to mythological creatures like Centaurs might have been there at Calvary.
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Or blue-skinned aliens.
 
Augustinian said:
I don’t know about that. I’ve always seen a sufficient number of people in the liturgical ministries to keep it running like a well oiled machine.

A lot of people like being front and center.
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Not at all churches. You might just be assuming too much. I stand and direct 3 choral groups a weekend and stand close the Sanctuary steps, facing the singers most of the time. When I have to make an last minute announcement, I freeze up!
 
Because of this thread, I watched all 3 lectors at the 3 masses I direct. All 3 approached the Ambo before Mass and looked it over to make sure the book and its ribbons were set correctly to the correct readings.
After that, they sit in a chair next to me (we use a podium opposite the Ambo for welcoming and announcements). I know them all, so I asked each one what do you do to prepare and why did you go to the Ambo. Each one said that they study the practice book that they receive and are told by the coordinator to make sure the Lectionary is set correctly. It’s part of their training.
 
@El_PAso How did the readings go this weekend? Were they the correct readings?
 
I seem to recall a lector reading about how God put his bow in the sky, but pronounced it as a gesture on makes when meeting someone while in The Orient, or perhaps the front end of a ship.
 
JanetF said:
It’s up to the priest to make the correction, he should stop the lector, walk over to the lectern and find the correct readings. Lectors should also practice ahead of time!
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In a lot of cases the priest bases his homily on the Gospel. I just wonder if the priest really knew himself that the first two readings and the Psalm were incorrect!
 
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Reverent_Howler said:
I seem to recall a lector reading about how God put his bow in the sky, but pronounced it as a gesture on makes when meeting someone while in The Orient, or perhaps the front end of a ship.
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Or to the altar before and after leaving sanctuary for the readings to keep it on topic! LOL. And, if you recall me posting about a word our lector said wrong and could not remember, I think bow was the one! Thanks.
 
“SHOULD” being the key word here. Yes we all SHOULD. We were told when we volunteered to get to Mass t least 15 minutes ahead and practice.
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At our church, we’re supposed to practice the reading out loud BEFORE we arrive at church for the Mass. We’re also supposed to arrive 15 to 20 minutes before Mass to practice — not the readings — but the Prayers of the Faithful (the general intercessions) and the announcements that are said at the end of the Mass.
 
JanetF said:
In my lecturing days, I started practicing the week prior, emailed the deacon for pronunciation help, etc. If I subbed for someone at the last minute, I made sure to prepare as much as possible, not just “wing it”. It’s usually possible to do at least one run-through prior to mass if you are last minute subbing.
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Not necessarily for weekday Masses. Have been asked to read literally as the priest was processing. He leaned over and whispered, "I need you to read). Have also had the Head Altar Server give me a “look” as they start the Mass and realize they didn’t ask anyone to read.

We have a book, though not everyone is aware it is there.

That being said, no one gets too hyper in our parish if you mispronounce a name here or there. We’ve had a fair number of foreign priests, so mispronunciations happen. Jesus has, on more than one occasion, gone out to the dessert.
 
The other day at Mass, the lector read the wrong reading and then went to sit down. The priest tried to gesture to her but she looked at him and then the book and looked confused and then sat down.

The priest then went up, turned to the correct readings, beckoned her back up, and had her read the right ones for the day.

Then when he did the homily he managed to work her error into a point he made about going to Jesus through Mary.
 
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