: a person who assists at a worship service chiefly by reading the lection
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Pope Francis, though, changed canon law to allow women to serve as acolytes and lectors — laypeople who perform functions such as setting up the altar and reading the Bible.
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John Blake, CNN, 15 July 2024
There were efforts to organize fake lectors, which are being litigated and criminal charges have been brought in many states.
—CBS News, 26 May 2024
Caveat lector: Failing to peruse this list of July releases may result in a severe deficit of variety in your vacation reading.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
While continuing to affirm that women cannot be priests, the move was a gamechanger for women in dioceses that had adhered strictly to previous wording regarding acolyte and lector positions and barred women from such roles.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
Borowski and his wife Katy are lectors at Our Lady of Divine Providence Parish and St. Casimir Church.
—Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023
Dillion was a regular at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, a lector who read scripture at Mass, nola.com reported.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
Lily Henry is an altar server, lector and teacher in the parish faith formation classes.
—cleveland, 30 Sep. 2022
The floor has a space where a lector, in the early 1900s, would read a variety of texts from classic literature to the daily newspaper to keep workers entertained while working.
—Jennifer Simonson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2021
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John Blake, CNN, 15 July 2024
There were efforts to organize fake lectors, which are being litigated and criminal charges have been brought in many states.
—CBS News, 26 May 2024
Caveat lector: Failing to peruse this list of July releases may result in a severe deficit of variety in your vacation reading.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
While continuing to affirm that women cannot be priests, the move was a gamechanger for women in dioceses that had adhered strictly to previous wording regarding acolyte and lector positions and barred women from such roles.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
Borowski and his wife Katy are lectors at Our Lady of Divine Providence Parish and St. Casimir Church.
—Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023
Dillion was a regular at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, a lector who read scripture at Mass, nola.com reported.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
Lily Henry is an altar server, lector and teacher in the parish faith formation classes.
—cleveland, 30 Sep. 2022
The floor has a space where a lector, in the early 1900s, would read a variety of texts from classic literature to the daily newspaper to keep workers entertained while working.
—Jennifer Simonson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2021
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“Lector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lector. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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