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An instituted acolyte is an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion by virtue of his institution. [7] Such acolytes are, in practice, seminarians or former seminarians, or those in deacon formation, although canon law allows the ministry to be conferred on any lay people, men or women, who have the age and qualifications that the episcopal conference is to lay down.
The distribution of Holy Communion is done by the priest, often with one or more ministers, depending on the number of people receiving Holy Communion. [citation needed] There are two types of assistants: ordained (ordinary) ministers, and extraordinary ministers. An "Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion" is an ordained bishop, priest, or deacon.
An extraordinary minister of a sacrament is someone, other than an ordinary minister, officially authorized to administer a sacrament by the law itself (as an instituted acolyte is an extraordinary minister of holy communion) or by being deputed for this purpose. [5]
Deacons as well as priests (sacerdotes) are ordinary ministers of Holy Communion, and lay people may be authorized to act as extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. The Eucharistic celebration is seen as "the source and summit" of Christian living, the high point of God's sanctifying action on the faithful and of their worship of God, the ...
At the 43rd General Assembly of the CNBB in Itaici/São Paulo in 2005, Mateus Moreira was stated as "Patron of the Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharistic Communion". In December 2005, the CNBB reported that the Holy See's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments had approved the Moreira as the patron of ministers.
This general ministry of the laity has at times also been called the "lay apostolate" [1] and the "lay vocation". [2] Included in this general lay ministry are several specific ministries designed to support the Church community, such as lector/reader, extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, catechist, sponsor/godparent, spouse, parent, etc.
In addition to his pastoral ministry, Champlin served as the Diocesan Director of Parish Life and Worship, and associate director in the Liturgy Secretariat for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC. [1] Champlin was an enthusiastic supporter of the institution of the ministry of Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.
Members of the Lay Camillian Family work beside the Camillians in various ministries as nurses, caregivers, pastoral caregivers, and extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist. The Very Reverend Father Renato Salvatore, M.I., is the current Superior General, as of September 2012.