The Seventeen Most Common Errors in the Liturgy

by Fr. Thomas Morrow

The Eucharistic liturgy is a beautiful offering to God, a treasure of the Church, yet it is not always celebrated according to the rubrics. The rubrics are spelled out in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, but not all celebrants have found or taken the time to read them carefully. In fact, my experience is that most priests follow the rubrics for Mass quite well. Yet, there is a handful of errors, many minor, which seem to be rather common.

This small article is not an attempt to point out the more egregious errors such as changing the Eucharistic Prayer or having non-ordained persons read the Gospel and preach. It is rather an attempt to identify the small errors that good, sincere priests make, so as to make it easier for busy priests and deacons to correct them.

An article from the May edition of Homiletic & Pastoral Review which can be read here.