Readers’ bow to the Presider?

After the Introductory Rites during the Mass, the Liturgy of the Word begins. You will see a reader (lector) walking up to the sanctuary and make a bow before he/she walks up to the ambo/pulpit to deliver the first reading. Who or what is the lector bowing to? Sharing an article published in Zenit.org
Question:
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Recap Lectors Workshop – Sun 25th May 2008

The areas covered during the above workshop were:-
1. Presentation: “Let’s Warm Up”
2. Topic: Tone of Voice
3. Discussion: Watch your Tone of Voice
1. Presentation: “Let’s Warm Up”
Each child was invited to stand before the class to give an introductory lesson on two vocal warm-up exercise before his/her speech. A relatively simple task to teach. However, the one [...]

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Recap Lectors Workshop – Sun 27th Apr 2008

The areas covered during the above workshop were:-
1. Presentation: “Join Me!”
2. Topic: Pace
3. Discussion: You are the Voice
4. Listening skills
5. Others: Debate
1. Presentation: “Join Me!”
Each child was invited to stand before the class to present his/her speech, as a lector respresentative from the ministry, to invite children to join. After each lector has presentated his/her [...]

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Recap Lectors Workshop – Sun 27th Jan 2008

The areas covered during the above workshop were:-
1. Presentation : “My New Year Resolution”.
2. Topic : Eye Contact
3. Discussion : The Painter
4. Written Exercise
5. Reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians (for Sun 3rd Feb 2008 Children’s Mass)
1. Presentation : “My New Year Resolution”
Each child was invited to stand before the [...]

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Calibrate with Compassion

The buzz created these few days was a message delivered by a principal to a group of students of Secondary 5 saying that it was better for them to apply for a course in ITE rather than sit for the `O’ Levels. This statement made by the principal did not go down well with the [...]

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State + Knowledge & Skills = Quality of Output

The meaning of the scripture passage read by a lector can be most memorable even after days or weeks have passed. Certain words or phrases are etched in your mind which becomes a trigger to remember the scripture meaning. On some occasions, the start of a reading could lead some listeners to a state of “spiritual [...]

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The Painter

There is a story of an artist who painted a pig asleep in a sty. When the painting was finished he showed it to his friend. The friend looked at it, turned up his nose and said: “Oh, a dead pig in a sty!” “It is not a dead pig”, protested the artist, “it is a sleeping [...]

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Spiritual reflections on the Ministry of Reader/Lector

Yours is a share in the work of the Lord’s Spirit who opens our hearts to God’s holy word.
Yours is the task of telling our family story, the story of salvation.
Yours is to proclaim the true and saving word of God.
You are the messenger of God’s love for us.
Your task is to proclaim that word, [...]

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Recap Lectors Workshop – Sun 9th Dec 2007

We missed those who were unable to attend the above workshop yesterday. Nevertheless, below are several points we covered during the workshop. Hope that parents can spend a quiet moment to share with your children.
1. P.A.D. (Projection, Articulation, Delivery)
Before a lector proceeds to read, do remember the above acronym. The ingredients that will help you prepare for [...]

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Bruce Kuhn

The performance by Bruce Kuhn at the parish of OLPS was indeed captivating, bringing alive the Acts of the Apostles, in the setting of a first hand account of an eyewitness account in an oral transmission. Just to share two things I learnt from what he said at the Q&A session especially for lectors.
1. Try to [...]

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