Liturgical Law concerning Children as lectors?
  • ghmus7
    Posts: 1,479
    Hello LiturgicalBrains:

    Does anyone know the liturgical law concerning Children reading at Mass?
    Obviously they cannot read the gospel,
    but is there any Law regarding them reading the Old Testament, Psalm and Epistle?
  • MarkB
    Posts: 1,076
    Paul Turner's website is a good source for liturgical Q&A. He happens to have answered this question:

    https://paulturner.org/children-as-lectors/

    Thanked by 1irishtenor
  • StephenMatthew
    Posts: 111
    This would be primarily a question for diocese or parish level guidelines. Your diocesan liturgy office may have something on the topic of qualifications for readers / lectors.

    Related to this, the Ecumenical Directory provides that the bishop can on a case by case basis permit Christians from non-Catholic traditions to proclaim readings.
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