is so great that the celebration of Mass or the giving of communion outside Mass would take too long.9 The same Vatican congregation further addressed the matter in its 1980 instruction concerning worship of the Eucharistic Mystery.10 The congregation noted its concern about “frequent abuses being reported from different parts of the Catholic world,” including “the confusion of roles, especially regarding the priestly ministry and the role of the laity.” One cited example is “laypeople distributing