The masses and intentions, a new decree for more transparency and fairness

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Dicasterio for clerics updates the discipline related to the intentions of the Mass and relevant shows, as he presented lighter rules to ensure transparency and righteousness and respect the will of the believers. The decree approved by Pope Francis Specifically today, April 13, it will enter into force on April 20, Easter on Sunday.

Usually for protection

The issue refers to one of the most common forms of believers in the life of the Church: Ask the Mass to keep life or the deceased. It is a very old habit, established in deep pastoral and spiritual motives, and its rule has so far been conditions, on the one hand, has preserved the word submitted to the providers, and on the other hand, they prevented the danger of “trade” with sacred things. By virtue of this practice, the believers say through the presentation, the text, “He wants to join the Eucharist closely, add their own sacrifices and cooperation in the needs of the Church, especially, to contribute to preserving their holy ministers.” In this way, believers join “more clearly, and it is more deeply inserted into the company,” according to Known that “the church is not approved only, but also promoted by it.”

The document – which integrates and defines the standards already mentioned in the 1991 MOS IUGITER decree – was born to face some critical issues that arose in practice, especially with regard to the masses with “collective” intentions, that is, with many intentions in the same rituals.

The approval of the offers providers must be clear

In particular, the Democrat, headed by Cardinal Lazaros Yong Cick, proves that if he is ordered by the provincial council or the provincial bishops meeting, “the priests can accept many offers for various providers, accumulate with others, and raise them, to communicate with” good “, by clarifying,” communicating “, by communicating,” clarifying “, by communicating,” on success. ” Moreover, “in his absence, it is always supposed to have not been presented.”

If it is primarily recommended that “every Christian society worries about providing the possibility of celebrating the daily masses with only one intent,” the decree states that the priest “can celebrate different masses also according to” collective “intentions, and understands that it is legal to keep, daily, with one presentation of one intention between acceptance.”

Ensuring secrets for poorer and support missions

Once again, the decree rejuvenates the rulings in effect, which according to “the minister, in addition to the offers determined by the competent authority, to manage the secrets will not require anything, and always avoid that most of the needy are deprived of helping the secrets because of poverty.” In addition, it is clarified that every bishop of diocese can, given the specific conditions of the designated church and clerics, to arrange the fate of the offers “to the dioceses of the needy diocese themselves or others, especially in the mission countries.”

Monitor and prevent crime

The bishops and parish priests are required to monitor, while ensuring that each intention and display are registered in special records, and that they guarantee that it is clear to everyone to “distinguish between a request for a specific intention for the Mass (even if it is” collective “) and simple memory during the celebration of the word or at certain times of the national celebration.” In this regard, it was determined that “the request” or even simply “accepting offers” in relation to the last two cases is “very unlawful” and provides “disciplinary and/or criminal measures.”

Review within ten years

Finally, Dicasterio announces to the clergy that, ten years after the entry of these standards, it will enhance the study of this practice, as well as the current legislation in this regard, with the aim of “verification” of its application and a possible “update”.