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so an aycolyte has the same function as an altar boy except an acolyte must be installed?

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[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Sep 4 2005, 07:10 PM']so an aycolyte has the same function as an altar boy except an acolyte must be installed?
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No, an acolyte is the second of the minor orders en route to becoming a priest. It is more than being an altar boy. An acolyte is a formal function within the life of the Church. He is the ordinary minister of the altar. He will assist the deacon and the priest, just as the deacon and the priest assist the bishop. An altar boy is an extra ordinary minister, in light of there not being enough acolytes to serve the Mass. That is a big distinction. Just as the lector is the ordinary minister of the Word.

1. Lector
2. Acolyte
3. Deacon

(Candidacy is given by the Ordinary at some point during Theology.)

4. Priest
5. Bishop

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thanks Cam