His responsibilities include Saturday confessions, Saturday night and Sunday liturgies and such sacramental administration as is called for and arranged for by the pastoral administrator. It is good practice for the priest to phone in advance to see if there are other functions in which he might take part, e.g. speak to youth or assist in preparation for first communions or visit the sick. There arise a number of things in which the priest can be of assistance to the pastoral administrator and the parishioners. The living accommodations vary from place to place, from a small room in the church, to a guestroom in a rectory in which the pastoral administrator lives, to the rectory itself. The quarters are comfortable.
Food is provided.
The hospitality depends upon several factors, but the traveling priest will be responsible for himself and how he spends his free time. In general terms it can be said that the pastoral administrator and the people expect or at least hope for a priest who is a good liturgist, a good preacher, friendly and available to the people. The people come to church for an uplifting, spiritual experience. Laity are extensively utilized. It occurs on occasion that a visiting priest might feel ill at ease with the plans for the liturgy and the utilization of ministers at the altar.