: a person who assists at a worship service chiefly by reading the lection
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Eggar was active as a lector/lay minister at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills and at Saint Francis de Sales Parish in Sherman Oaks, leading weekly meditations until the pandemic.
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Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
There were efforts to organize fake lectors, which are being litigated and criminal charges have been brought in many states.
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CBS News,
26 May 2024
While continuing to affirm that women cannot be priests, the move was a gamechanger for women in dioceses that had adhered strictly to previous wording regarding acolyte and lector positions and barred women from such roles.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
28 Apr. 2023
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Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
There were efforts to organize fake lectors, which are being litigated and criminal charges have been brought in many states.
—
CBS News,
26 May 2024
While continuing to affirm that women cannot be priests, the move was a gamechanger for women in dioceses that had adhered strictly to previous wording regarding acolyte and lector positions and barred women from such roles.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
28 Apr. 2023
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“Lector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lector. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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