The cantor:

• proclaims the responsorial psalm in dialogue with the assembly;

• sings the Gospel verse;

• prays the general intercessions during Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter;

• leads dialogical music throughout liturgy: litanies, psalms, call and response pieces and songs in responsorial form;

• sings verses at Communion, allowing people to process without books; and

• teaches new music and supports the assembly on new songs.

• The cantor has an important role in developing congregational singing. Besides being qualified to lead, he or she must have the skills to introduce and teach new music and to encourage the assembly with sensitivity so that the cantor does not intrude on the communal prayer (Liturgical Music Today, 68).

• Cantors arrive 30 minutes before their scheduled Mass to warm-up with other musicians.

• Psalmists are cantors that proclaim the Psalm in song each weekend.

• When a cantor is not able to minister at their scheduled time, he or she needs to find a substitute and notify the Liturgy and Music Office of the change.

• Cantors must live in conformity with the teachings of the Catholic Church.