Abstract
This paper analyzes the current ecclesiastical law regarding lay preaching at Eucharistic liturgies. It traces the evolution of this legislation from the 1917 Code of Canon Law through the Second Vatican Council to the 1983 Code, examining dicasterial documents and episcopal policies in the Philippines and the United States. While evaluating canonists' "nominal" and "functional" objections to the restrictions, the study finds them theologically deficient under canon law, which reserves the homily for ordained ministers acting in the Church's name. However, it concludes by questioning how prioritizing clerical status over competence aligns with the canon-defined equality of all faithful building up the Church.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Joseph B.
(2016)
"Lay Preaching at Eucharistic Liturgies: The Law and Its Critiques,"
Landas: Vol. 30:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://archium.ateneo.edu/landas/vol30/iss2/5