[Magdalen] Epiphany

[Jim Guthrie]

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was taught that you should pause for at least 20-30 seconds after
> finishing the reading before saying "The word of the Lord", in order to
> give the words a chance to sink in at least a little. A lot of readers
> don't do that.

Or as the reluctant oldtimers still missing the '28 tend to say when they read:

V: "Here Endeth the Lesson"
R: Thanks be to God.

Some would say the ideal is a full minute, or even the length of time it took to 
read the lesson.

But most congregations (and I daresay most clergy) want to get it over with as 
soon as possible.

Cheers,
Jim Guthrie