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39 Committee on the Relationship between Eastern and Latin Catholic Churches, NCCB, Eastern Catholics in the United States of America (Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference, 1999). 40 Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, The Ecumenical Dimension in the Formation of PastoralWorkers (March 9, 1998), in Ecumenical Formation of PastoralWorkers (Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference, 1998). See BNFPD, no. 88. 41 PDV, no. 55. 42 PDV, no. 57; see BNFPD, no. 85.

43 DMLPD, no. 78. 44 BNFPD, no. 87. 45 PDV, no. 57.

46 See EG, nos. 135-159; Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Homiletic Directory (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2015); and USCCB, Preaching the Mystery of Faith:The Sunday Homily (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2013). One may not speak during the homily time of Mass unless he is an ordained priest or deacon. General Instruction on the Roman Missal , no. 66; Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum (2004), no. 161; CIC, cc. 766, 767 §1; Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2007), no. 43; Congregation for the Clergy et al., Instruction on Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priest (August 15, 1997), art. 3 §1, www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/laity/documents/rc_con_ interdic_doc_15081997_en.html ; and complementary legislation from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Canon 766—Lay Preaching,” www.usccb.org/beliefs-and teachings/what-we-believe/canon-law/complementary-norms/canon-766-lay-preaching . 47 See Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church, USCCB, Building Intercultural Competence for Ministers (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2012). 48 Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Ecumenical Dimension . 49 BNFPD, no. 88. 50 “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew. . . . I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of evangelization marked by this joy.” EG, no. 1. 51 BNFPD, nos. 81, 86. 52 St. John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation On the Family ( Familiaris Consortio ) (Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference, 1981), no. 70. 53 Committee on Marriage and Family, USCCB, A Family Perspective in Church and Society , 10th anniversary ed. (Washington, DC: USCCB, 1998). 54 Committee on Marriage and Family, Family Perspective in Church and Society , v, vi. 55 Pope Francis, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation The Joy of Love ( Amoris Laetitia ) (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2016), nos. 223-230. 56 FP, 10-11, 46-47. See DMLPD, no. 61; BNFPD, no. 27.