“The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.” Isaiah 50:4
Purpose: Those who proclaim the Word of God have the awesome task of communicating God’s word to the assembly.
Commitment: Lectors serve at weekend Masses and at special celebrations such as Holy Week liturgies. Vatican II reminded lectors that “they exercise a genuine liturgical function. They ought to discharge their office with the sincere piety and decorum demanded by so exalted a ministry and rightly expected of them by God’s people.”
Preparation: Lectors must possess a good speaking voice and be able to enunciate and pronounce words appropriately. Training sessions for lectors occur as needed.