Redemptionis sacramentum

Redemptionis sacramentum (Latin: The Sacrament of Redemption ). 's The title of the instruction " about some things regarding the Most Holy Eucharist, the observed or to be avoided are " The document was on 23 April 2004 by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments published after consultation with the CDF. Already in his encyclical " Ecclesia de Eucharistia " ( Church of the Eucharist ) of 17 April 2003 had referred to the appearance of this instruction Pope John Paul II.

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With this instruction, rule violations are described against the order of worship and condemned as abuses of different weights. With this arrangement, the control errors to be corrected. The instruction has a preface, eight chapters and a conclusion. In the first chapter she takes " the rules of the sacred liturgy " and identifies the responsible persons. This is followed by the chapter on " the participation of the lay faithful in the celebration of the Eucharist ," the tasks which are incorporated herein described. In the following, third chapter is " the right celebration of Holy Mass " described with its presentation and rituals, and in the next chapter follows the presentation about " Holy Communion ". In the fifth chapter deals with " some other aspects in relation to the Eucharist ", in this case it is essentially about the practical things such as location, elements of the celebration of Mass, sacred vessels and liturgical vestments. In the sixth chapter, " keeping the Holy Eucharist and their worship outside Mass " is treated. Turn to this chapter, a description of the tasks, namely " the extraordinary responsibilities of the lay faithful " in the Communion, preaching and special celebrations, whereby the persons are mentioned who is dismissed from the clerical state. In the eighth and last chapter deals with " serious crimes " violations in " serious matters " and " other abuses " and described " their remedies ."