J.M.J.
1. What Part of The Liturgy of the Hours is obligatory for Priests and Deacons?
Bishops, diocesan
priests and transitional deacons are bound to recite daily five of the seven
parts of the Liturgy of the Hours. These are: Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer,
Office of Readings, one of the Daytime Hours (Midmorning, Midday or
Midafternoon) and Night Prayer. Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, which
are the "hinge" of the Liturgy of the Hours, must not be omitted
except for a serious reason (see General Instruction of the
Liturgy of the Hours, 29).
Permanent deacons are
to recite daily at least some part of the Liturgy of the Hours, as determined
by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (see General
Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours, 30).
2. May a parent accompany his or her child in the Confessional as the child makes the First Confession?
The presence in the Confessional
of anyone--parent, sibling, teacher, student--other than the priest-confessor
and the penitent is strictly forbidden, with the exception of an interpreter, who would be bound by the Seal of Confession (see Canons 983, 2 and 990 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law). Such presence would provide the possibility for the
violation of the Seal of Confession.
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