59 COMMUNAL CELEBRATION of the SACRAMENT OF PENANCE i n preparation for CHRISTMAS: SAINT JOSEPH'S ABBEY, SPENCER NOTE: Chairs for the part icipants rrright be arranged in a circle or a circle centered on a table suitably adorned. The candles may be set out on the table beforehand, or brought out as they are Zit. Two lecterns rrright be placed in apt locations. The service involves s i x offices (though one person might fill more than one office): = T Technician C = Conmentator f) = Two Scripture Readers = L Reader for the = Litany P Priest The service opens with the Commentator, who stands at one of the lecterns, offering a brief explanation of the service, and then inviting everyone to join in the singing of a hymn : COMFORT MY PEOPLE & I r J I I J . J Com- fort ple and qui- et her fear ; 1- my Say to the ties of Ju- dah: "Be-hold! ci - Motm- tains and hi11s shall come as a plain ; I I I t t t . I t
59 COMMUNAL CELEBRATION of the SACRAMENT OF PENANCE i n preparation for CHRISTMAS: SAINT JOSEPH'S ABBEY, SPENCER NOTE: Chairs for the part icipants rrright be arranged in a circle or a circle centered on a table suitably adorned. The candles may be set out on the table beforehand, or brought out as they are Zit. Two lecterns rrright be placed in apt locations. The service involves s i x offices (though one person might fill more than one office): T = Technician C = Conmentator f) = Two Scripture Readers L = Reader for the Litany P = Priest The service opens with the Commentator, who stands at one of the lecterns, offering a brief explanation of the service, and then inviting everyone to join in the singing of a hymn : COMFORT MY PEOPLE & J r I J I J . I 1- Com- fort my ple and qui- et her fear ; Say to the ci - ties of Ju- dah: "Be-hold! Motm- tains and hi11s shall come as a plain ; t t I t I t I . I