The readings, the responsorial psalm and the homily are all correctly delivered from the ambo.So, I have an answer to my own question, but I just want to know that it’s right. It is like a pulpit/lectern, except it is only used for proclaiming the Word of God at Mass, right? Are homilies and announcement supposed to be or allowed to be made from the same location? If they are is it still called an Ambo? If there is a right way to do things, then I want to know what that way is, that’s all.
Yes, an ambo is the pulpit where the Gospel is read by the priest or deacon. I have seen the homily given from the ambo as well, though my parish priest usually comes out from behind the pulpit to give the homily. Perhaps you might look in the GIRM to find out exactly what is and isn’t allowed.So, I have an answer to my own question, but I just want to know that it’s right. It is like a pulpit/lectern, except it is only used for proclaiming the Word of God at Mass, right? Are homilies and announcement supposed to be or allowed to be made from the same location? If they are is it still called an Ambo? If there is a right way to do things, then I want to know what that way is, that’s all.
Not trying to be picky for argumentative sake but I appreciate a more definitive explanation to describe a Real Catholic Ambo.
There was one of those in St. Jean Baptiste Church in Dalhousie NB when I was growing up. Not as elaborate, to be sure, but elevated and the priest had to come out of the sanctuary and access it by stairs.
Yes; I have been to ST-JEAN-BAPTISTE CATHOLIC CHURCH which is situated 40 miles from the Archdiocese of Moncton in Bouctouche, New Brunswick and the same Ambo still resides there. Gorgeous Catholic Church. Bouctouche is also the former home to Catholic billionaire J.D. Irving who gave millions of dollars refurbishing ST-JEAN-BAPTISTE into its original grandeur. On June 24, 1785, two men carved a cross on a tall pine tree, in the middle of the Bouctouche wilderness, as a symbol of their faith. Charlitte and François LeBlanc had left Memramcook six days before to explore the region, finally stopping on the fertile land by the shores of Bouctouche Bay. The LeBlanc brothers knelt at the foot of the tree bearing the cross and asked God to protect their future church, thereby taking part in one of the first Catholic services in what is now St-Jean Baptiste Parish.
Just the reverse. The picture you have titled an ambo is a pulpit. That’s why we read historical accounts of “Fr. XYZ mounted the pulpit” – meaning he stepped up some stairs into the elevated pulpit. They also had passive voice resonators that often hanged overhead. Pulpits really aren’t necessary anymore withe the advent of better illumination and audio amplification. Surf through a few on-line antique church furnishing stores to get a better idea of what’s an ambo versus a pulpit.
I’ve never been in the Buctouche church, I was referring to the one in Dalhousie, on the North Shore. That ambo was removed after a fire caused much damage and the church had to be refurbished.
I think it can be a little confusing since there are two Catholic Churches bearing similar names with the Catholic Church in Dalhousie being 35 kilometers north of Buctouche in Restigouche county.
Yes he was Catholic although he’s deceased now and his sons run his oil tycoon business.
More like 235 km north.
More like 235km is true…typo error on my part.
In my parish there’s two pulpits identical in design, shape and form with no distinguishing allocation to say one is the Lectionary Ambo or the other being any different except to the fact of a pulpit close to the Presidential Chair for the Priest and the Ambo to the left front side of the Altar (“standing on the Sanctuary”) looking out at the congregation.
implies that Socrates spoke about St. John Crysostom. If its the only Socrates I know of, he live about 700 yeas before St. John Crysostom. What’s the deal here, Centurionguard?
You see how “Socrates” is in blue? Click on it.
If you have a correlation point share it.
My point is, please go back to the page you linked. The name “Socrates” is in blue, which means it’s a hyperlink. Click on it, and read the results (I also linked to the target in my previous post for your convenience, but here it is again). Hopefully that will answer your question –
Here’s the url link I quoted: newadvent.org/cathen/01381e.htm. Not the link you suggested newadvent.org/cathen/14118b.htm.
Yeah and in past years the were often more grand than the altar of sacrifice…
Sorry, I didn’t mean for this to be a big deal. You wrote:
But it’s not that Socrates (the teacher of Plato), it’s a 4th-5th century Church historian with the same name. If you had clicked on his name, you would have been taken to the article about him (which I also linked to) which would have explained this.
I suppose your correct there particularly when looking at an Ancient Ambo in size differential. But I think most devout Catholics even then focused on the Altar of Sacrifice and the Holy Tabernacle being of greater importance.
Indeed; which has made me have a high regard for the symbolic significance and history of the Ambo.