Question
Question
Must a priest reading the Passion Narrative on Palm Sunday and Good Friday? .
--Proclaiming in Pittsfield
Answer
Answer
In the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament Circular Letter On Preparing and Celebrating the Paschal Feasts, 1988, it says in paragraph 33:
The Passion narrative occupies a special place. It should be sung or read in the traditional way, that is, by three persons who take the part of Christ, the narrator and the people. The Passion is proclaimed by deacons or priests, or by lay readers; in the latter case, the part of Christ should be reserved to the priest.