Who can preach the gospel?

[HelenRose]

I am not sure than really answers my question. I am asking who can preach the gospel outside of mass.[BIBLEDRB][/BIBLEDRB]

I think that the word preach is the stumbling block for me.

I think that we can all talk about and try to teach others what the Church teaches in regard to the Four Gospels. We can read the parables of Christ to children and adults.

Mostly, we need to “preach with our actions” before we even think about opening our mouths.

 

[Reuben_J]

Hi, this is my first post but I was wondering, which can preach the gospel, as the gospel, outside of mass?

For example my confirmation class has a ‘gospel’ at the start of every session, during this event we all stand up and the reader goes " A reading from the holy gospel according to ******" and we all say " glory to you oh lord" while we cross our forehead, lips and heart. At the end of the gospel we do the norm… " praise to you lord Jesus Christ" and so on.

I am fully aware that only a priest/deacon can preach the gospel during mass, but I am not sure about outside of mass.
I thank you in advance for any replies.

Definitely you/they can do that. If one takes the word of God seriously - want to hear it, want it explained, want to ponder on it, want to pray it and want to live it out in our lives, there is nothing wrong in praising God for it or asking God to bless our hearing and our listening that we may truly listen as if the word comes out alive.

Obviously it is not a mass. There should not be any confusion.

The fruit of Vatican II is more and more lay persons step up in faith to take the responsibility of proclaiming the word of God. Of course outside the mass. There is just so much to be done.