A stipend is an amount of money given to a priest on a regular schedule for living expenses. Stipends vary from diocese to diocese.
No, a stipend is not typically given to a Catholic deacon at a funeral. Deacons in the Catholic Church are ordained ministers who assist priests in various liturgical and pastoral duties, and they do not receive payment for their services at funerals or other sacramental celebrations. Stipends are more commonly given to priests for their services, but this is not a requirement and varies depending on the local customs and practices of the diocese.
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Priests receive a salary and are not paid for their services, such as baptisms, marriages, etc. That would be a form of simony and not permitted by the Church. However, it is customary to pay a voluntary stipend to compensate the priest for his time outside of his normal Church duties.
An example of using stipend in a sentence would be, 'My mom was offered a stipend instead of a regular salary. ' Stipend is usually a small amount of money paid to someone.
After the car accident, Haley was on a stipend from the university while she recovered.
After Alex bought a new bike, he was on a stipend with his mom to pay her back.
Priests do receive a stipend for each Mass they celebrate. The stipend is a token of thanks for the service rendered. In the past, when the clergy received no salary - this was their income. Today it is a supplement to the less than minimum wage salary they receive. Who, in honesty, could complain that a priest receives $5 a day for saying a Mass? $5 x 30 = $150 a month.
If the stipend was for books or education, it is not taxable. Other stipends may be taxable depending on their purpose.
Diocesan priests (priests that are pastors of a specific parish) get paid, although they don't get paid much. Religious priests (priests that are members of a religious order such as the Franciscans) don't get paid because they take vows of poverty.
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