Deacons in the Tridentine Mass

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WhollyRoamin;4708521… If you’ve got an *actual deacon [/quote said:
there, let him take that role in the Mass.

Yes, by all means! Ordained deacons (whether permanent or transitional, whether married or not) could legitimately fulfill both the role of deacon and that of sub-deacon in the EF.

But it seems to me there are potential side issues since the deacon (whether permanent or transitional):

(a) may or may not be conversant with the EF. That, of course depends, on the quality of the liturgical formation. If he is not conversant but wants to be conversant, that’s wonderful. I might even offer to help teach him myself. 😉
(b) may or may not be interested in serving at the EF in the first place. That, of course, depends on the personal disposition of the individual. Better to dispense with having a deacon rather than have one participate involuntarily.
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Deacon_Ed said:
Not necessarily. The subdiaconate was eliminated by Pope Paul VI for the Latin Rite Church. The order still exists for Eastern Rite Churches.

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Good point, Deacon Ed. In the EF any deacon or priest could take the place of a subdeacon in a Solemn High Mass. The only way I see subdeacons being ordained today in the Latin Rite Church is if the FSSP and similar groups still do it as a seminarian prepares for the priesthood.
 
Could be just me, but did anyone else notice that this thread is nearly 4 years old? :confused: There’s a [thread=621635]sticky[/thread] about this.
 
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