There is no rule on this; however a suggestion is 5 minutes to 8 minutes; beyond 10 minutes and everyone is easily distracted.
A sermon or a homily
After the Nicene Creed on Sundays and Solemnities.
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In those Catholic Churches with pews, the pews are used to sit in during the readings, the homily, and during the preparation of the gifts.
Yes, Catholics adopted many pagan tradition. They were very open to new traditions as long as they kept the Gospel, Eucharist, and the Homily.
That depends entirely on how many children are making their first Holy Communion. It should be about the length of a normal Sunday Mass what with singing, and homily, and whatnot. If there are a lot of children, and a lot of family members, it might go much longer.
The profession of faith typically comes before the general intercessions and the homily during a Catholic Mass. After the opening prayer, the Liturgy of the Word is usually structured with the readings, the responsorial psalm, the gospel acclamation, the gospel reading, the homily, the profession of faith, and then the general intercessions.
The Nicene Creed is the Roman Catholic statement of beliefs, it is used in Mass right after the homily and was adopted at the Council of Nicaea.
homely, homily, humbly
A synonym for sermon is "lecture" or "homily."
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Robert P. Waznak has written: 'An introduction to the homily' -- subject(s): Catholic preaching, Preaching 'Like fresh bread' -- subject(s): American Sermons, Catholic Sermons, Church year sermons, Sermons, American, Sermons, Catholic