Permission to use thurifer - Sacred congregation of Rites

Permission to use thurifer - Sacred congregation of Rites

Full Title: Permission to use thurifer - Sacred congregation of Rites

Catalogue number: 2023-06-07/617

Extent and Medium: Three pages, A4, typed

Detailed description: Permission from the Sacred Congregation of Rites to use a thurifer in the absence of a deacon and sub-deacon. The thurifer is a object used in the liturgy to incense. It normally required a deacon to be present to help the principal celebrant. In this case a brother would have assisted. Many of the priests may have been absent saying Masses in parishes.

URL on catalogue site: https://catholicarchives.ie/permission-to-use-thurifer-sacred-congregation-of-rites

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