Passion Reading

[Monica02]

At Mass yesterday, the Passion gospel reading was read by the lector, priest, deacon and parishioners. The partishioners just read their assigned parts but the lector, deacon and priest read the story without any regard to specific roles. I have never seen it done this way - I have only seen the part of Christ spoken by the priest. Has anyone else seen it done this way?

 

[s_gunter]

Not in my parish. Now, we did have several persons reading different roles, along with us parishioners. The priest definately did have did read the parts spoken by Christ.

 

[CroCop]

I've never heard of the part of Christ spoken by anyone other than the priest..

 

[palewildwoodflowr]

The parish I was at did it the way Miss Shelby described. It was totally random in who read what. I find it very distracting with the "voices"...maybe I wouldn't of have such a problem if it was rehearsed better.

 

[Michie]

At Mass yesterday, the Passion gospel reading was read by the lector, priest, deacon and parishioners. The partishioners just read their assigned parts but the lector, deacon and priest read the story without any regard to specific roles. I have never seen it done this way - I have only seen the part of Christ spoken by the priest. Has anyone else seen it done this way?

It was done by several at my parish.

One or two laity read parts or narrates. But the parts spoken by Jesus is always the priest.

Congregation spoke out like the crowd.

Crucify Him, etc.

Always done that way since I started attending RCC.

Never heard non-ordained reading the parts of Christ.

 

[Sandlapper277]

I've never heard of the part of Christ spoken by anyone other than the priest..

I hadn't either, until last night. It was just read, by a lector, without any regard to different parts at all. It was impossible to keep up with who the lector was supposed to be each line.

 

[krstlros]

How weird. That is the first time I've heard anything like what you've described.

As with many have stated, my Parish also has assigned readers for the narrator and the voice. The assembly does the crowd and either Father or the Deacon does the voice of Jesus.

 

[Rebekka]

That's so weird, I've never heard that either. The priest should read the parts of Jesus.

 

[Foundthelight]

In our Parish, the Missalette we use states specifically that the voice of Christ should be the Priest or, with permission, a Deacon. I personally find it scandalous that the voice of Christ should be read by another.