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to be an acolyte during a Mass the MC (Master of Ceremonies) will choose you to carry a processional candle and may give other duties.
The role of acolyte changes from each mass.
Roman Catholic AnswerAn altar server is, usually, a young man, may be a girl, or an older man, who is a layman and assists the priest during Mass. An acolyte is one of the minor orders on the way to the priesthoood. One is ordained an acolyte at the end of the second year in the major seminary.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoA server in the Catholic Church is a boy or a man who assists the priest in the sanctuary, especially at Mass. They are sometimes known as altar servers, and also as acolytes, although the later term is incorrect as acolyte is an ordained ministry. Occasionally you will see, in some countries, females being allowed to vest as servers, this is not technically allowed by the Church.
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First of all, It's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. . Secondly, the Catholic Church has only one role: It is the Mystical Body of Christ, It lives with His Life, and does His Will- that is It's only role.
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Paul V. Murray has written: 'The role and the mission of the Catholic Church in Mexico' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Church history
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The Catholic played their role by sending their missionary into South America.
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