Priest does not wash hands before Consecration

[DaddyO]

A local priest does not wash his hands or say the prayer “Wash me on my inequitity, cleanse me of my sins” before the consecration. I’m meeting with him next week to to discuss the issue, but he said he thought the the discussion would be useless. In my letter to him I referenced GIRM 24, 75 and 76. Where would I get the rubics of the Mass or other help? Thanks

 

[dhgray]

our prayers are with you

 

[mercygate]

Do your homework. I believe it’s optional now. Yuk.

 

[Will_Turner]

Welcome to our forums…ditto on the homework suggestion…I am not sure either…

 

[Joe_Kelley]

mercygate:

Do your homework. I believe it’s optional now. Yuk.

When assigning homework it is best to give the student a reference to get him started.

For your homework start with

nccbuscc.org/liturgy/current/revmissalisromanien.htm

General Instruction of the Roman Missal
Including Adaptations
for the Dioceses of the United States of America

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***June 03, 2003
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**76. The priest then washes his hands at the side of the altar, a rite that is an expression of his desire for interior purification.
Do you have a more recent revision?

 

[cestusdei]

It’s not optional. He should do it. But he probably won’t.