prayer, beauty, quiet service . . . talking to the MBMG
My task today is to explain to you, supposedly, the role and function of the MBMG in the liturgy. My initial reaction was, what do I know about the function of the MBMG in the liturgy. The person who formally handed me the letter for this request is I think a mind reader or just a quick-thinking lady because without me asking or even revealing my predicament, she said, Msgr. do you want the MBMG handbook. Thank God for her, now I know where to get my talk. Last Monday however as I sat down to gather my thoughts for this paper and write them down, it dawned on me – why am I being asked to answer the question what is the role of an MBMG in the liturgy, and worst, to answer that, why am I being made to read the MBMG handbook. Frankly, if you ask me what is the role of a priest in the liturgy, I would answer you and probably write a treatise on the subject. But to ask me what is the role of an MBMG, how would I know, I am not an MBMG. You are the MBMG! And imagine to make me read y