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GENERAL INSTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN MISSAL<br />

Thus, images <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord, <strong>the</strong> Blessed<br />

Virgin Mary, and <strong>the</strong> Saints, in<br />

accordance with <strong>the</strong> Church’s most<br />

ancient tradition, should be displayed for<br />

veneration by <strong>the</strong> faithful in sacred<br />

buildings 133 and should be arranged so<br />

as to usher <strong>the</strong> faithful toward <strong>the</strong><br />

mysteries <strong>of</strong> faith celebrated <strong>the</strong>re. For<br />

this reason, care should be taken that<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir number not be increased<br />

indiscriminately, and that <strong>the</strong>y be<br />

arranged in proper order so as not to<br />

distract <strong>the</strong> faithful’s attention from <strong>the</strong><br />

celebration itself. 134 There should<br />

usually be only one image <strong>of</strong> any given<br />

Saint. Generally speaking, in <strong>the</strong><br />

ornamentation and arrangement <strong>of</strong> a<br />

church as far as images are concerned,<br />

provision should be made for <strong>the</strong><br />

devotion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entire community as well<br />

as for <strong>the</strong> beauty and dignity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

images.<br />

133 Cf. The Roman Pontifical: Order <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dedication <strong>of</strong><br />

a Church and an Altar, editio typica, 1984, Chapter 4,<br />

no. 10; The Roman Ritual, Book <strong>of</strong> Blessings, editio<br />

typica, 1984, Order for <strong>the</strong> Blessing <strong>of</strong> Images for<br />

Public Veneration by <strong>the</strong> Faithful, nos. 984-1031.<br />

134 Cf. Second Vatican Ecuemnical Council, Constitution<br />

on <strong>the</strong> Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium,<br />

no.125.<br />

185

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