Should women read at Mass?

[Falco]

I had it explained to me as a result of Jewish worship practices in the synagogue - men were downstairs praying, women were upstairs in a gallery, chatting and visiting. They should keep quiet in the Christian gatherings.

15 years ago I attended an outreach church of the Open Brethren, and they forbade women from praying, reading, uttering a word where they were the only one speaking - all based on this one verse. (they were allowed to sing). I left for the Catholic church, and within 6 weeks I was reading at weekday masses, even though I was not a church member at the time.

 

[RPRPsych]

Father Serpa, CAF apologist, was correct in his statement linked to in post #2.

Clearly, this was taken from Canon Law, which states:

1. §2. Lay persons can fulfill the function of lector in liturgical actions by temporary designation. All lay persons can also perform the functions of commentator or cantor, or other functions, according to the norm of law. [This would include women.]

§3. When the need of the Church warrants it and ministers are lacking, lay persons, even if they are not lectors or acolytes, can also supply certain of their duties, namely, to exercise the ministry of the word, to preside offer liturgical prayers, to confer baptism, and to distribute Holy Communion, according to the prescripts of the law.

I think you and Josh have this down pat. There’s no obstacle. In fact, in most parishes I’ve attended, it’s usually the youth or women who are eager to do so.