who can give a homily?

[water]

I went to mass at this place one time and the priest let another man who was sitting at one of the pews to come up and give the homily. From what I heard, he is not a priest and that he is currently studying to be a deacon - he isn’t a deacon yet.

Thanks!

 

[tee_eff_em]

The instruction *Redemptionis Sacramentum *says:

[64.] The homily, which is given in the course of the celebration of Holy Mass and is a part of the Liturgy itself, “should ordinarily be given by the Priest celebrant himself. He may entrust it to a concelebrating Priest or occasionally, according to circumstances, to a Deacon,

but never to a layperson

. In particular cases and for a just cause, the homily may even be given by a Bishop or a Priest who is present at the celebration but cannot concelebrate”.

However, it goes on to say:

[65.] It should be borne in mind that any previous norm that may have admitted non-ordained faithful to give the homily during the eucharistic celebration is to be considered abrogated by the norm of canon 767 §1. This practice is reprobated, so that it cannot be permitted to attain the force of custom.

So depending upon *when * this “one time” was, it might have been permissible.

tee

 

[Aramis]

The instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum says:

However, it goes on to say:

So depending upon *when * this “one time” was, it might have been permissible.

tee

That would have been between 1917 and 1983…

Dominican friars were often granted preaching faculties prior to ordination.