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In some Christian denominations , a reader or lector is the person responsible for reading aloud excerpts of scripture at a liturgy . In early Christian times the reader was of particular value due to the rarity of literacy .

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32-540: [REDACTED] Look up Reader , Readers , reader , or readers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A reader is a person who reads . It may also refer to: Computing and technology [ edit ] Adobe Reader (now Adobe Acrobat), a PDF reader Bible Reader for Palm , a discontinued PDA application A card reader , for extracting data from various forms of card-shaped media An e-reader ,

64-623: A Christian Science church Reader (Anglican Church) Reader (academic rank) , in British education the position between senior (or principal) lecturer and professor Reader (Inns of Court) , a senior barrister of the Inns of Court in London elected to deliver lectures on a particular legal topic Reader, a practitioner of cartomancy , fortune-telling using a deck of cards Places [ edit ] Reader, Arkansas Reader Railroad ,

96-404: A PDF reader Bible Reader for Palm , a discontinued PDA application A card reader , for extracting data from various forms of card-shaped media An e-reader , a device or software for viewing e-books Amazon Kindle Microsoft Reader Sony Reader Foxit Reader , a multilingual PDF tool Google Reader , a discontinued web app for handling RSS/Atom feeds K-NFB Reader ,

128-519: A device or software for viewing e-books Amazon Kindle Microsoft Reader Sony Reader Foxit Reader , a multilingual PDF tool Google Reader , a discontinued web app for handling RSS/Atom feeds K-NFB Reader , a handheld electronic reading device for the blind Lisp reader , the parser function in the Lisp programming language Microsoft Fingerprint Reader Newsreader (Usenet) , for reading newsgroup posts Nintendo e-Reader ,

160-495: A device to read paper card media for the Game Boy Advance Reader, an off-line content viewing feature of Apple's Safari web browser Screen reader , a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen Education and literature [ edit ] Basal reader , a book used to teach reading and associated skills to schoolchildren McGuffey Readers ,

192-400: A first reader Reader (liturgy) , a person charged with reading scripture in church Reader (Christian Science Church) (also First Reader or Second Reader), a person who conducts services in a Christian Science church Reader (Anglican Church) Reader (academic rank) , in British education the position between senior (or principal) lecturer and professor Reader (Inns of Court) ,

224-459: A handheld electronic reading device for the blind Lisp reader , the parser function in the Lisp programming language Microsoft Fingerprint Reader Newsreader (Usenet) , for reading newsgroup posts Nintendo e-Reader , a device to read paper card media for the Game Boy Advance Reader, an off-line content viewing feature of Apple's Safari web browser Screen reader , a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what

256-415: A literary theory, primarily German and American The Reader , a 1995 novel by Bernhard Schlink Newspapers and magazines [ edit ] Chicago Reader , a newsweekly Duzhe , (translated Reader(s) ), a Chinese magazine High Plains Reader , an independent weekly tabloid Los Angeles Reader , a defunct weekly paper The Reader (magazine) , a literary quarterly published by

288-608: A newsweekly Duzhe , (translated Reader(s) ), a Chinese magazine High Plains Reader , an independent weekly tabloid Los Angeles Reader , a defunct weekly paper The Reader (magazine) , a literary quarterly published by the University of Liverpool San Diego Reader , a weekly newspaper in San Diego, California Utne Reader , a periodical Weekly Reader (formerly My Weekly Reader ), an educational magazine for children The Reader (newspaper) ,

320-457: A pointed hat with the brim pulled out to the sides. In Eastern Thrace , during the Ottoman period and prior to the tragedy of 1922, some lay people were selected through symbolic tonsure and Cheirothesia to receive the ecclesiastical blessing and rank of ''Anagnostis''  [ el ] . Minor orders were discontinued in the reformed Church of England . The modern office of reader

352-513: A reader, the candidate is tonsured as a sign of his submission and obedience upon entry into the clerical state. It is a separate act from ordination. The tonsure is performed only once, immediately prior to the actual ordination of a reader, which the ordination rite refers to as "the first degree of priesthood". However, it is not the means whereby a person becomes a reader. Readers, like subdeacons, are ordained by Cheirothesia - literally, "to place hands" - whereas Cheirotonia - "to stretch out

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384-407: A senior barrister of the Inns of Court in London elected to deliver lectures on a particular legal topic Reader, a practitioner of cartomancy , fortune-telling using a deck of cards Places [ edit ] Reader, Arkansas Reader Railroad , a tourist railroad Reader, Illinois Reader, West Virginia Other uses [ edit ] The Reader (2008 film) , based on

416-447: A tourist railroad Reader, Illinois Reader, West Virginia Other uses [ edit ] The Reader (2008 film) , based on the novel Plate reader (or microplate reader), a laboratory instrument "Readers", a slang term for reading glasses Readers, a deck of marked cards See also [ edit ] Reader (surname) Reeder (disambiguation) The Reader (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

448-457: A weekly in Omaha, Nebraska Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature , a reference guide to articles in magazines and journals Occupations [ edit ] A publisher's reader , also called a first reader Reader (liturgy) , a person charged with reading scripture in church Reader (Christian Science Church) (also First Reader or Second Reader), a person who conducts services in

480-436: A well-known early series of such books Anthology , a book of selections of writing, usually by many authors Uncle John's Bathroom Reader , a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics Reader-response criticism , a literary theory, primarily German and American The Reader , a 1995 novel by Bernhard Schlink Newspapers and magazines [ edit ] Chicago Reader ,

512-457: Is being displayed on the screen Education and literature [ edit ] Basal reader , a book used to teach reading and associated skills to schoolchildren McGuffey Readers , a well-known early series of such books Anthology , a book of selections of writing, usually by many authors Uncle John's Bathroom Reader , a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics Reader-response criticism ,

544-428: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Reader [REDACTED] Look up Reader , Readers , reader , or readers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A reader is a person who reads . It may also refer to: Computing and technology [ edit ] Adobe Reader (now Adobe Acrobat),

576-534: Is not a member of the clergy and cannot preside at the Eucharist , officiate at marriages , absolve or bless . A reader is licensed to lead non-sacramental worship (including, in some cases, funerals ), may assist in the leadership of eucharistic worship and may preach. Anglican readers in some countries often wear a blue tippet with choir dress . In the United Methodist Church in

608-405: Is not universal, however, and many bishops and priests will allow a reader to perform his function dressed only in a cassock or (if a monk ) a riassa . Sometimes, a bishop will decree what vesting practice he wishes to be followed within his own diocese . Byzantine icons often show readers and church singers wearing a stikhar-like garment (more loose and flowing than the modern stikhar) and

640-465: Is such even when not assigned to read in a specific liturgy. The office was formerly classed as one of the four minor orders in the Latin Church . However, since 1 January 1973, the apostolic letter Ministeria quaedam decreed instead that: Canon 1035 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law requires candidates for diaconal ordination to have received and have exercised for an appropriate time

672-632: The Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church , the term lector or reader " means someone who in a particular liturgy is assigned to read a Biblical text other than the Gospel (reading the Gospel at Mass is reserved specifically to the deacon or, in his absence, to the priest ). But it also has the more specific meaning of a person who has been "instituted" as a lector or reader , and

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704-616: The United States, similar to the Anglican office, a certified lay minister is a servant, who is called and equipped to conduct public worship, care for the congregation, assist in program leadership, develop new and existing faith communities, preach the Word, lead small groups, or establish community outreach ministries as part of a ministry team with the supervision and support of an ordained minister. The role of certified lay minister

736-456: The University of Liverpool San Diego Reader , a weekly newspaper in San Diego, California Utne Reader , a periodical Weekly Reader (formerly My Weekly Reader ), an educational magazine for children The Reader (newspaper) , a weekly in Omaha, Nebraska Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature , a reference guide to articles in magazines and journals Occupations [ edit ] A publisher's reader , also called

768-589: The function of lector, "may go to the ambo in ordinary attire, but this should be in keeping with the customs of the different regions." The General Instruction of the Roman Missal speaks as follows of those who, without being lectors in the specific sense, carry out their functions at Mass: "In the absence of an instituted lector, other lay people may be deputed to proclaim the readings from Sacred Scripture, people who are truly suited to carrying out this function and carefully prepared, so that by their hearing

800-466: The hands" - is practised at the ordination of the higher clergy: bishops, priests and deacons. After being tonsured, the reader is vested in a short phelon , which he wears while reading the Epistle for the first time. This short phelon is then removed (and never worn thereafter) and replaced with a stikhar , which the reader wears thereafter whenever he performs his liturgical duties. This practice

832-404: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reader&oldid=1253573786 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Reader (liturgy) In

864-538: The ministries of lector and acolyte and prescribes that institution in the second of these ministries must precede by at least six months ordination as a deacon. Instituted lectors, either men or women (since the 2021 motu proprio spiritus domini ), are obliged, when proclaiming the readings at Mass, to wear an alb or an "other suitable attire that has been legitimately approved by the Conference of Bishops". such as cassock and surplice . Others who perform

896-475: The novel Plate reader (or microplate reader), a laboratory instrument "Readers", a slang term for reading glasses Readers, a deck of marked cards See also [ edit ] Reader (surname) Reeder (disambiguation) The Reader (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Reader . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

928-771: The pre-1973 rite for their members who receive the office of lector. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and in the Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine tradition , the reader (in Greek , Ἀναγνώστης Anagnostis ; in Church Slavonic , Чтец Chtets ) is the second highest of the minor orders of clergy. This order is higher than the Doorkeeper (now largely obsolete) and lower than the subdeacon . Immediately before ordination as

960-732: The readings from the sacred texts the faithful may conceive in their hearts a sweet and living affection for Sacred Scripture." In its sections the same document lists the lector's specific duties at Mass. Traditionalist Catholic organizations such as the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter , the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest and the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney are authorized to use

992-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Reader . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reader&oldid=1253573786 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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1024-559: Was introduced in 1866 and is distinct from the traditional minor order of reader. It is the office of a licensed lay minister and, for this reason, a person holding the office is referred to as a "lay reader" in many parts of the Anglican Communion. After a period of theological training (often, in the case of the Church of England, three years of evening classes), a lay person is licensed to preach and lead public worship. A reader

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