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A lector is a fully initiated and active Catholic who proclaims the first and second readings during the Mass and the Universal Prayers (when a Deacon is not present).
A lector is a fully initiated and active Catholic who proclaims the first and second readings during the Mass and the Universal Prayers (when a Deacon is not present).