[sinkspur]

There's absolutely no interest in limiting these ministries to males.

I run the lector program in our parish, and I'd get shot at dawn for even suggesting such a thing.

[old and tired]

I've got a question. Is there some reason the priest can't do the readings?

I can understand that doing all the readings would be tiring for many priests, but there are days, especially at daily Mass, when I find the lector really distracting. I've heard there are parishes where the lectors meet, practice, and critique themselves, but our parish isn't one of them - I think anybody who knows the alphabet can get up there and start reading.