''Redemptionis sacramentum'' ("Sacrament of Redemption") is an instruction on the proper way to celebrate

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in the

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and others, and considered as well the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. It was issued by the

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments it, Dicastero per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti , type = Dicastery , seal = Coat of arms Holy See.svg , seal_size = 100px , seal_caption = Coat of arms of the Holy See , logo = , p ...

on 25 March 2004 over the signature of the Congregation's prefect, Cardinal

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. It was designed to aid bishops in implementing the ''

Roman Missal The Roman Missal ( la, Missale Romanum) is the title of several missals used in the celebration of the Roman Rite. Along with other liturgical books of the Roman Rite, the Roman Missal contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the ...

'', issued in 2002. It follows

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's 2003 encyclical, ''

Ecclesia de Eucharistia ''Ecclesia de Eucharistia'' is an encyclical by Pope John Paul II published on April 17, 2003. Its title, as is customary, is taken from the opening words of the Latin version of the text, which is rendered in the English translation as "The Chu ...

'' calling for an Instruction on the liturgical norms. As its reason for issuing the document, the congregation stated: The instruction discusses, among other things, the roles of the clergy and laity, distribution of communion, and Eucharistic adoration outside of Mass. It is based on the 1963

Sacrosanctum Concilium ''Sacrosanctum Concilium'', the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, is one of the constitutions of the Second Vatican Council. It was approved by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,147 to 4 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 4 December 1963. ...

(the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy). The congregation declared: It addressed a variety of specific issues unrelated to abuses or departure from established norms. For example, it made clear that "Girls or women may also be admitted to this service of the altar, at the discretion of the diocesan Bishop and in observance of the established norms".''Redemptionis sacramentum'', 47

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Catholic liturgy Documents of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Eucharist

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