Tag Archives: minor orders

QUAERITUR: What is wrong with women being lectors?

Posted on 7 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a readerette:
Thank you for your wonderful blog.
I have been reading lots of comments, and seen some criticism of women lectors. What is wrong with women being lectors?
I will open the floor to readers in a moment.
First, only men are … Continue reading →

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First Tonsure, Minor Orders, Eye Infections and a WDTPRS POLL

Posted on 16 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The minor orders were suppressed in the Latin Church in 1972.
Who knows if, down the line, through some gravitational pull exerted through the slowly increasing use of the Extraordinary Form and a greater focus on continuity with our tradition, they … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: bestowing “minor orders”

Posted on 5 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
With the recent news of the upcoming ordination of several men to the Minor Orders, I was wondering — perhaps you’ve spoken on this — what is the canonical standing of these men?  I know several people, hostile … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: ordination in traditional form without minor orders

Posted on 18 June 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I had a question regarding ‘regular’ seminarians getting Extraordinary Form ordinations. 
I’m going into the seminary this fall for my diocese, so it would be a while before I get to ordination (if, God willing, I do), but … Continue reading →

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