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Properly Celebrating the Liturgy & Sacraments
Improvisation belongs in the comedy club, not the Church
By John M. Grondelski | February 8th 2024 12:55 PMOn February 2, the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) issued the Note Gestis verbisque, reiterating that sacramental ministers, when celebrating the sacraments, must adhere to their matter and form. From February 6-9, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments (DDWDS) is conducting a…
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Neither 'we' nor the 'community' nor the 'Church' baptizes. Christ baptizes.
By John M. Grondelski | February 6th 2024 9:41 PMGestis verbisque, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s recent "Note" on sacramental validity, raises questions about the spirituality of a sacramental minister. Occasioned by apparently growing concerns about the number of potentially invalid baptisms resulting from priests or deacons who tampered with the essential form of the sacrament…
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