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Deacon2006
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I think that if you properly discern if the Holy Spirit is calling you to assist the priest and are prepared to follow what they tell you to do then I believe you should do it. If you have your own ideas about what you want to do then the pews is the best place for you during mass
Many people giving advice here don’t like EMHC’s and believe that all they do is abuse the Holy Mass. If they could they would turn the clock back to pre-Vatican II times. Since the Holy Spirit guided the Church to Vatican II we should never consider these reactionary people as reliable sources of Catholic orthodoxy or orthopraxis
Some mix false statements with a few correct tidbits to mislead you to their personal preferences for how the mass should be celebrated. They brand all others as liturgical abusers Reasonable people know the process of deciding what is an abuse and what is not an abuse requires prayer, study and competent authority especially when dealing with an Apostle of Christ, your Bishop.
Consider this passage.
Quite rightly he points out that only priests are allowed to approach the altar for communion prior to the celebrant receiving it.
The Bad Sometimes they get it wrong
**Acolytes are EMHC’s ** and they are allowed to do the following.
1.approach the sanctuary during the Agnes Dei.
2.purify sacred vessels.
3.repose the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle.
If there are not enough acolytes these duties can be deputed to temporary lay ministers. All lay ministers including Acolytes serve at the direction of the ordained during mass.
The Ugly and sometimes they are just ill-tempered
The most contentious issue is whether it is permitted for the EMHC to say God Bless You to laity in the communion line who are not permitted to receive communion.
Rome has clearly ruled that the bishop can create policies within explicit guidlenes that regulate what an EMHC can do and how they must serve. If you believe a bishop has erred and overstepped the guidelines by permitting lay blessings then contact the competent authority. Until you hear back you are obliged to do what the bishop tells you. No one has the right to deny due process to a bishop and publicly detract from their reputation.
God Bless
PS I too would be much happier if my local clergy had asked those who want a blessing to go to the ordained and not the EMHC but they didn’t. It would be a betrayal of my baptismal responsibilities to ignore my bishop and pastor.
Many people giving advice here don’t like EMHC’s and believe that all they do is abuse the Holy Mass. If they could they would turn the clock back to pre-Vatican II times. Since the Holy Spirit guided the Church to Vatican II we should never consider these reactionary people as reliable sources of Catholic orthodoxy or orthopraxis
Some mix false statements with a few correct tidbits to mislead you to their personal preferences for how the mass should be celebrated. They brand all others as liturgical abusers Reasonable people know the process of deciding what is an abuse and what is not an abuse requires prayer, study and competent authority especially when dealing with an Apostle of Christ, your Bishop.
Consider this passage.
The Good Sometimes they get it right
Quite rightly he points out that only priests are allowed to approach the altar for communion prior to the celebrant receiving it.
The Bad Sometimes they get it wrong
**Acolytes are EMHC’s ** and they are allowed to do the following.
1.approach the sanctuary during the Agnes Dei.
2.purify sacred vessels.
3.repose the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle.
If there are not enough acolytes these duties can be deputed to temporary lay ministers. All lay ministers including Acolytes serve at the direction of the ordained during mass.
The Ugly and sometimes they are just ill-tempered
The most contentious issue is whether it is permitted for the EMHC to say God Bless You to laity in the communion line who are not permitted to receive communion.
Rome has clearly ruled that the bishop can create policies within explicit guidlenes that regulate what an EMHC can do and how they must serve. If you believe a bishop has erred and overstepped the guidelines by permitting lay blessings then contact the competent authority. Until you hear back you are obliged to do what the bishop tells you. No one has the right to deny due process to a bishop and publicly detract from their reputation.
God Bless
PS I too would be much happier if my local clergy had asked those who want a blessing to go to the ordained and not the EMHC but they didn’t. It would be a betrayal of my baptismal responsibilities to ignore my bishop and pastor.