Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Servers, lectors, commentators, and choir members exercise a genuine liturgical function. They ought, therefore, 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. Consequently, they must all be deeply imbued with the spirit of the liturgy, each in his own measure, and they must be trained to perform their functions correctly and orderly. From Vatican II, Sacrosanctum Concilium #29

 

In every celebration of the Eucharist, there should be a sufficient number of ministers of Holy Communion so that it may be distributed in a reverent and orderly manner. Bishops, priests, and deacons distribute Holy Communion in virtue of their office as ordinary ministers of the Body and Blood of the Lord.

 

When the size of the congregation or the incapacity of the bishop, priest, or deacon requires it, the celebrant may be assisted by other bishops, priests, or deacons. If such ordinary ministers of Holy Communion are absent, "the priest may call upon extraordinary ministers to assist him, (including) other faithful who have been deputed for this purpose."

 

 

 

• Desire to serve the Lord
• A practicing member of the St. Michael the Archangel Parish
• High school age and confirmed
• Belief in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist