Q366 – Should the Priest Invite the People to Say, “Through Him, With Him, In Him,” During the Doxology?

Interview Organization: Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima
Interviewer Name: Christopher P. Wendt
Date: May 13, 2025
Liturgical abuse occurs when a priest disregards the Missal’s rubrics. The priest is not the owner of the liturgy and must follow its prescribed form faithfully. Any deviation is a serious violation and a grave misbehavior, not permitted by the Church’s liturgical norms.
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Transcript:

No, it is wrong. It is an abuse. It is not permitted by the rubrics of the Missal. The priest must observe the rubrics faithfully. He cannot simply act as the owner of the liturgy. This is a grave misbehavior and an abuse of the liturgy.