The Liturgy Question: Celebrating Barefoot on Good Friday
The Liturgy Question: Celebrating Barefoot on Good Friday
Question
Hi Fr. One question… Tomorrow can a priest celebrate barefoot or it’s only for bishops? (Fr. M, Argentina)
Brief Response
Thank you, Fr.
The provision (option) is suggested in the Roman Missal for the main celebrant at the veneration rite. It does not mention or limit it to a bishop. So whoever presides, either priest or bishop may remove his shoes during that ceremony. We can find this in the rubrics on Good Friday Veneration in the Roman Missal, n. 18;
* “For the Adoration of the Cross, first the Priest Celebrant alone approaches, with the chasuble and his shoes removed, if appropriate. Then the clergy, the lay ministers, and the faithful approach, moving as if in procession, and showing reverence to the Cross by a simple genuflection or by some other sign appropriate to the usage of the region, for example, by kissing the Cross.”
Thank you. Please pray for me.
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