Who says the homily?

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I live in Mexico. There is one mass here in English for Americans. The entire readings are by lay people. The homily is written and read by lay person. The people say thay do this because they don’t understand the priest’s English. Isn’t this forbidden?
 
Yes it is forbiden. Only a ordained clergy can give homily. Deacons, priests and so on.
 
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I live in Mexico. There is one mass here in English for Americans. The entire readings are by lay people. The homily is written and read by lay person. The people say thay do this because they don’t understand the priest’s English. Isn’t this forbidden?
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Sounds like some hard core Novus Ordo experimenters there. Probably have blue tortilla chips for the Eucharist and liturgical dancers as a side show, Believe me those people KNOW they are not supposed to do it but the Priest, if there is one, is either intimidated by them or of a similar mindset.

I attended a church in the Corpus Christi, Texas area, in the 80’s where not only did the people do all the readings, they did everything else as well. The Priest usually sat in his throne throughout looking amused at the whole affair. I say throne because it was on a raised dais behind the altar. There was no crucifix anywhere in the area and they actually had, I guess it was a spotlight that focused on the chair. When you looked up towards the altar all you could see was the priest sitting up there. They also had charismatic healing masses and what were called multicultural exchange masses, whatever that means. The mass could really take whatever shape the congragation wanted. Mariachi, Polka, Tejano, Wiccan, Jewish Seder supper e-enactment, anything at all. The one that kind of sticks out in my mind was the one that some of the local sisters would put on periodically. Very, very New Age and left wing political indeed, and very little about Christ. They would usually try to tie the Lords Passion to the plight of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States. The only priest that was ever even there for those was a Jesuit who was a staunch believer in liberation theology and who used the homily to attack U.S. policy in Central America.

I was very glad when I was transferred out of the area.
 
Yep, Priests and Deacons read the Gospel and deliver the Homily. After all, the purpose of the Homily is to explain the Words of God that we have just heard.

We had a new reader who was very nervous. He read the OT verses, the Epistle and the Psalm AND the Gospel. Just gabbled it all right through, without pause. He then said: well, what this means to me is… At which point Father stepped in.

Acute embarrassment all round and quiet words by Father after Mass. Funny, the guy removed himself from the Lector Rota.
 
I am glad to know that someone had some sense! Today I tried to discuss this lay take-over problem with some members and was informed that perhaps I should go to Mass elsewhere and not to interfere. Unnerving and baffling.

Actually, the hostility began last year when I offered to pay for daily fresh flowers to replace the plastic ones and was strongly rebuked over that by several lay. I do it anyway and have the local vendor deliver them early before Mass. The nuns (and the priest) who sing there are delighted, but no one else is.

I am going to go directly to the priest with the proper references provided to me on another forum. My view is that the good priest is intimidated and I cannot stand by and allow the degradation to continue.
 
Who is your bishop and does he know of this? I am starting to agree more and more with the pope - about the statements regarding the benefits of downsizing the Church to rid her of all of the psuedo Catholics.

Just as a rose bush must be pruned - so should the Church.
 
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oecclesia:
…I am going to go directly to the priest with the proper references provided to me on another forum. My view is that the good priest is intimidated and I cannot stand by and allow the degradation to continue.
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I would like to encourage you in your efforts. Please know you will be in my prayers.

CARose
 
“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”.” (Redemptionis Sacramentum, 64)

Source : vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20040423_redemptionis-sacramentum_en.html
 
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”. (Redemptionis Sacramentum, 64)

Source : vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20040423_redemptionis-sacramentum_en.html
 
Some good points here. Our parish had a fill in priest from Mexico last year. He had me do the English Homilies at all Masses during the month. He didn’t need any help with the Spanish.
 
Thank you all for your help on this matter. I will post again after I have taken some action on restoring this Mass.
 
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Who is your bishop and does he know of this? I am starting to agree more and more with the pope - about the statements regarding the benefits of downsizing the Church to rid her of all of the psuedo Catholics.

Just as a rose bush must be pruned - so should the Church.
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I used to believe the restoration of the TLM is the answer. NO WAY RAY !!! The liturgical theatre committees, the use of altar girls, would make a mockery of the TLM. Priests wouldn’t say it if ordered anyway so I shouldn’t even worry about this my worst nightmare.

I hope Pope Benedict does something to cause a de jure schism in the USA.

Oh, by the way this nation was founded primarily by theists, masons, atheists, and anti-Catholics.

Happy Fourth of July !!!
 
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