Reserved Sacrament - Celebrations in The Absence of A Priest

Celebrations in The Absence of A Priest

The fourth reason for reservation is in order that the faithful may receive communion on a Sunday or other Holy Day in the absence of the priest in the frame of an appropriate service, a need that emerged with the fall in the number of vocations.

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