lector

Example Sentences

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The ministries of lector and acolyte existed before but were officially reserved to men.

From Reuters • Jan. 23, 2022

He has coached girls basketball teams and serves as a lector and usher at Blessed Sacrament Church.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2018

And Paul Pekarek, a lifelong member at St. John’s, now sometimes serves as lector at Saints Peter and Paul.

From Washington Times • May 20, 2017

Manriquez, a cradle Catholic, is a lector at the nearly century-old parish west of downtown Los Angeles, which means she stands up on Sunday and reads the Scripture.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2015

I knew that voice; he was a lector in church.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie