Lancaster, England, Jun 8, 2017 / 13:58 pm
The Bishop of Lancaster issued last week liturgical norms for the Neocatechumenal Way, which apply to all in the diocese, in the interest of "fostering clarity" around the celebration of the Eucharist.
"The Neocatechumenal Way has been active in our Diocese for many years and has been a blessing to many people," Bishop Michael Campbell, OSA, wrote in a May 28 statement issuing the norms.
"Recent years have seen a growing sense of unease about the multiplication of small community Masses in some of our already quite small parishes and about some of the differences in the way the Mass is celebrated among the communities of the Neocatechumenal Way," he added.
The movement must celebrate Mass at a consecrated altar and members of the congregation who receive the Blessed Sacrament must consume it as soon as they receive it, Bishop Campell directed.