Board of Lectors
The Board of Lectors comprises lay ministers appointed to proclaim the Word of God from Sacred Scripture (other than the Gospel) during the celebration of Holy Mass and liturgical services.
Mission and purpose
To proclaim the Word of God with clarity, reverence, and spiritual understanding, allowing the living voice of God to resonate within the hearts of the assembly.
Catholic identity and spirituality
Deep love and reverence for Sacred Scripture, nurtured by daily prayer, biblical study, and meditation on the mysteries of salvation.
History of the wider movement
The ministry of reader (lector) was one of the earliest ordained minor orders in the ancient Church. Pope Saint Paul VI, in the 1972 motu proprio Ministeria Quaedam, reconstituted the office of lector as an instituted ministry and encouraged lay readers to exercise this service in parishes.
Major activities and apostolate
Proclaiming the First and Second Readings and the General Intercessions at Mass, ongoing biblical formation, vocal and diction workshops, and prayerful preparation using the liturgical lectionary.