A new liturgical post has been created—The Curt Jester

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Foolishness

This re-post from the Curt Jester was brought to my attention and it is quite amusing.  Click the link to see the pictures and the rest of the post.

The recently created position of Liturgical Referee has been instituted to help to bring uniformity to the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Liturgical Referees will travel around the world randomly attending Masses. Liturgical Referees will stand, mostly quietly, to the side of the sanctuary during Mass and call out signals if he observes any liturgical penalties according to the GIRM and other liturgical documents. Only in the case of penalties that would make the Mass itself invalid will the Liturgical Referee blow his whistle and when necessary call for any replays to correct any mistake made. Penalty markers may be thrown during the Mass to alert the celebrant to any problems that might need immediate correction.

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2 Responses to A new liturgical post has been created—The Curt Jester

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  2. Rev22:17 says:
    December 18, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    Deborah,

    Your quotation: The recently created position of Liturgical Referee has been instituted to help to bring uniformity to the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Liturgical Referees will travel around the world randomly attending Masses. Liturgical Referees will stand, mostly quietly, to the side of the sanctuary during Mass and call out signals if he observes any liturgical penalties according to the GIRM and other liturgical documents. Only in the case of penalties that would make the Mass itself invalid will the Liturgical Referee blow his whistle and when necessary call for any replays to correct any mistake made. Penalty markers may be thrown during the Mass to alert the celebrant to any problems that might need immediate correction.

    Thanks for posting this! I really needed a good belly laugh!

    But seriously, this is not far from the official function of the “archpriest” in the “first mass” of each newly ordained presbyter during the Tridentine era.

    Norm.

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