𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘴 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨 𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘨 ay 𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘩𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪, 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘯𝘨
𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘰."
- 𝘍𝘳. 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘰 𝘑𝘦𝘬 𝘈𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘢
𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑎𝑛 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎
10 COMMANDMENTS FOR LECTORS
1. Thou shall not read from loose sheets or missalettes
It is only for PARTICIPATION and PREPARATION and not PROCLATION
Ang tanda ay sumasagisag at sumasalalamin sa mga makalangit na bagay na ipinaalala at
ipinakikita sa atin
What we do is a communal act
We are proclaiming not to the microphone but to the community gathered
2. Thou shall not announce numbers of pages, scriptures and verses or the summary statements
attached to the readings
3. Thou shall not add words to the texts, such as “and this is …Brothers and sisters,,and the word of
the Lord
Ritual Language-do not add words to the text
4. Thou shall avoid distracting movements
Ex..pagsusuot ng salamin sa lecturn
Itapat lang ang microphone sa bibig, Huwag pagala-galawin
Alalahanin ang pahina ng babasahin ninyo
Kabisaduhin ang pagbasa at kubng anong pahina
Alamin ang kung ano ang reference sa Ordo(Panahon, ika-ilang lingo at kung anong araw)
Kapag ang pagbasa ay may karugtong sa akabilang pahina, hawakan na ang pahina
5. Thou shall not announce intercessions or announcements or proclaim scripture without first
practicing the words out loud
Practisin na ibinubuka ang bibig kapag nagbabasa
Practice the words out loud
6. Thou shall not overdo the instructions such as sit, stand, kneel nor overstate the obvious, as in
“the responses for the day…or the psalm is….”
Do not overstate the obvious
Huwag lituhin ang mga tao
7. Thou shall not run from or toward the pulpit
Hindi dapat nagmamadali
Hindi magandang may maaksidente saa paglilingkod
8. Thou shall not begin to proclaim God’s word while people are still shifting their posture from one
position to another
Hintaying makaupo nang maayus ang lahat
Huminga nang malalim, at mahinahong tumingin muna sa kanan,lkaliwa at sa gitna bago
magsimula ng pagbasa
9. Thou shall not simply read God’s word, as though it were a novel or a citation from the telephone
directory
Ang pagpapoahayag ay nasa diwa ng Panalangin
10. Thou shall not forget the privilege and responsibility accorded you as a minister of the word
Seryosohin natin an gating tungkulin
Ang saalita ng Diyos kapag ipinahayag at narinig, ito ay lul;ikha ng mabuti, nakapagbabago
ng puso
Lectuors’tips:
1. Spend time praying through the passage for enightenment and understanding that comes from God
2. Understand to better serve the [Link] peopleogf God, You may use bible diaries or the
sambuhay for better understanding
3. Practice.
Plan to practice readings aloud if you weant to do your best and not to stumble overwords
or mispronounce them
If you come across difficult words that you aren’t sure how to pronoubnce, research and
find help thru googl;e pronunciation by audio version (specially if English)
You may find it helpful to ask someone to give you feedback as yopu practice before you
serve
4. Observe punctuation marks
Stop at periods and allow comma’s to break your phrase
5. Consider yopur tone
Remember the context. It would be inappropriate to insert mood that does not reflect the
passage(Ex. Passage like the Resurrection, one should not read l;ike you are reading the bad news,
the incarnation of the birth of Christ should produce Joy if you are re reading prophet words or
rubuke or dialogue between Jesus and the Pharisees. It should not sound the same as the passage
of the Annunciation
6. Read with feelings. Read with expression in your voice that reflects the passage
7. But not TOO MUCH FEELINGS. Avouid turning inyo dramatic reading of the scripture
8. Don’t use the preacher’s voice.
Remember that you are trying to draw attention to the readings and not to yourself
Thisnis not the time to try your good voice or favorite gesture like pointing your nhands to
someone.
9. Be careful not to swallow your words. Sometimes you have the tencency to trail off at the end of
the sentence and make it difficult to hear and understand swallow your words
10. Wghen you conclude don’t forget to say “The Word of the Lord”.
