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acolyte
(Greek: akolouthos, attendant, follower)
An attendant, for subordinate duties, on the ministers officiating at a sacred rite, e.g., altar-boys; especially member of the highest of minor orders in the Latin Church. The chief duties of this office are: to light the candles on the altar and to carry them in procession and during the solemn singing of the Gospel; to prepare wine and water for the Sacrifice of the Mass; to assist the ministers at Mass and other public services of the Church.


"To be a witness does not consist in engaging in propaganda or even stiring people up, but in being a living mystery. It means to live in such a way that one's life would not make sense if God did not exist."
--Dorothy Day

SAYINGS OF LIGHT AND LOVE
by St. John of the Cross
- jottings from his notebooks
155. Take neither great nor little notice of who is with you or against you, and try always to please God. Ask him that his will be done in you. Love him intensely, as he deserves to be loved. 

 

General Instructions of the Roman Missal 2003 (pdf) 131 pgs

GIRM Commentary (pdf) 18 pgs

Catholic Encyclopedia - Acolyte (online)

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (online)

Zenit - Catholic Information Resource (online)

 

BIBLE stands for Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
FROG stands for Fully Rely On God

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