[42], The Prayers and Other Parts Pertaining to the Priest, 30. The commentators remarks must be meticulously prepared and clear though brief. A priest who concelebrates with the Bishop or his delegate at a Synod or pastoral visitation, or concelebrates on the occasion of a meeting of priests, may celebrate Mass again for the benefit of the faithful. If desired, a psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may also be sung by the entire congregation. 102. 303); Or even in some chapel suitable for the faithfuls private adoration and prayer[129] and organically connected to the church and readily visible to the Christian faithful. [154] Care should likewise be taken that the liturgical year as revised by decree of the Second Vatican Council not be obscured by secondary elements. The Churchs intention, however, is that the faithful not only offer this spotless Victim but also learn to offer themselves,[71] and so day by day to be consummated, through Christ the Mediator, into unity with God and with each other, so that at last God may be all in all.[72]. The purpose of the many prefaces that enrich The Roman Missal is to bring out more fully the motives for thanksgiving within the Eucharistic Prayer and to set out more clearly the different facets of the mystery of salvation. For the diocesan Bishop, the chief steward of the mysteries of God in the particular Church entrusted to his care, is the moderator, promoter, and guardian of the whole of its liturgical life. [96] Cf. The current norms, prescribed in keeping with the will of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, and the new Missal that the Church of the Roman Rite is to use from now on in the celebration of Mass are also evidence of the great concern of the Church, of her faith, and of her unchanged love for the great mystery of the Eucharist. And with your spirit. The stole is worn by the priest around his neck and hanging down in front. [163], 399. 0000011439 00000 n
365), he selects a Eucharistic Prayer from those found in The Roman Missal or approved by the Apostolic See. Generally speaking, in the ornamentation and arrangement of a church as far as images are concerned, provision should be made for the devotion of the entire community as well as for the beauty and dignity of the images.
PDF RECEPTION OF THE HOLY OILS - Saginaw.org The priest, in fact, as the one who presides, prays in the name of the Church and of the assembled community; but at times he prays only in his own name, asking that he may exercise his ministry with greater attention and devotion. Then the acolyte incenses the priest and the people. 380. [23] In it, moreover, during the course of the year, the mysteries of redemption are recalled so as in some way to be made present. 17: AAS 72 (1980), p. 338. 38). 0
In more solemn celebrations, as the occasion suggests, a Bishop may impart a blessing to the people with the Book of the Gospels. The reading of the Gospel is the high point of the Liturgy of the Word. Through the entire celebration, the acolyte is to approach the priest or the deacon, whenever necessary, in order to present the book to them and to assist them in any other way required. If there is no singing at the entrance, the antiphon in the Missal is recited either by the faithful, or by some of them, or by a lector; otherwise, it is recited by the priest himself, who may even adapt it as an introductory explanation (cf. The singing is continued for as long as the Sacrament is being administered to the faithful. After the people have gathered, the Entrance chant begins as the priest enters with the deacon and ministers. In setting forth its instructions for the revision of the Order of Mass, the Second Vatican Council, using the same words as did St. Pius V in the Apostolic Constitution Quo primum, by which the Missal of Trent was promulgated in 1570, also ordered, among other things, that some rites be restored to the original norm of the holy Fathers.[11] From the fact that the same words are used it can be seen how both Roman Missals, although separated by four centuries, embrace one and the same tradition. As soon as the communicant receives the host, he or she consumes it entirely. 934-944. Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, nos. In coming to the altar, when no deacon is present, the lector, wearing approved attire, may carry the Book of the Gospels, which is to be slightly elevated. With both hands he holds it slightly raised above the altar and says quietly, Benedictus es, Domine (Blessed are you, Lord). If, however, a deacon or another priest is not present, the priest celebrant himself should read the Gospel. endobj
359. no. It should, however, be large enough to allow the Eucharist to be celebrated properly and easily seen.[115]. If he wishes, the priest may remain at the altar; in this case, the Missal is likewise prepared there. Then one after another the concelebrants come to the middle of the altar, genuflect, and reverently take the Body of Christ from the altar. It is a praiseworthy practice for the parts that are to be said by all the concelebrants together and for which musical notation is provided in the Missal to be sung. 548-549. 335. If the Psalm cannot be sung, then it should be recited in such a way that it is particularly suited to fostering meditation on the word of God. %%EOF
Catholic Mass guide - Order of the Mass. The offerings of the faithful are received by the priest, assisted by the acolyte or other minister. Then, with hands joined, the priest says, Oremus (Let us pray). Great importance should therefore be attached to the use of singing in the celebration of the Mass, with due consideration for the culture of the people and abilities of each liturgical assembly. On reaching the altar, the concelebrants and the principal celebrant, after making a profound bow, venerate the altar with a kiss, then go to their designated seats. This Instruction aims both to offer general guidelines for properly arranging the Celebration of the Eucharist and to set forth rules for ordering the various forms of celebration.[32]. He then distributes Communion to the faithful (cf. While the priest is receiving the Sacrament, the Communion chant is begun. The people rise and make their response: Suscipiat Dominus (May the Lord accept). Sacred Congregation of Rites, Instruction Eucharisticum mysterium, On the worship of the Eucharist, 25 May 1967. no. Afterwards, if required by the rubrics, the priest says the Creed together with the minister. 379. Then, with hands extended, he says the prayer itself together with the other concelebrants, who also pray with hands extended and with the people. 0000000016 00000 n
If a deacon is present at any celebration of Mass, he should exercise his office. Then the "Deacon or the Priest himself places theSacrament in the tabernacle and closes the door" (EM, no. When the distribution of Communion is finished, the priest himself immediately and completely consumes at the altar any consecrated wine that happens to remain; as for any consecrated hosts that are left, he either consumes them at the altar or carries them to the place designated for the reservation of the Eucharist. 267. <>
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. For example, one deacon may be assigned to take the sung parts, another to serve at the altar; if there are several readings, it is well to distribute them among a number of lectors. Sacred pastors should take care to ensure that the faithful who participate in the rite or are present at it are as fully aware as possible of the Catholic teaching on the form of Holy Communion as set forth by the Ecumenical Council of Trent. 339. Among Masses of this kind are included Ritual Masses, Masses for Various Needs, Masses for Various Circumstances, and Votive Masses. 226. 270. [111], On account of this, in commissioning artists and choosing works of art to be admitted into a church, what should be required is that true excellence in art which nourishes faith and devotion and accords authentically with both the meaning and the purpose for which it is intended.[112]. 294. 2 0 obj
Its riches are of benefit to the universal Church, so that were they to be lost, the Church would be seriously harmed. A brief period of silence may precede the prayer, unless this has been already observed immediately after Communion. UNIVERSAL PRAYER At the end of each petition, the reader says: V. We pray to the Lord. no. [24] Furthermore, the other sacred actions and all the activities of the Christian life are bound up with it, flow from it, and are ordered to it. In a special way, care must be taken that the liturgical books, particularly the Book of the Gospels and the Lectionary, which are intended for the proclamation of the word of God and hence enjoy special veneration, really serve in a liturgical action as signs and symbols of heavenly realities and hence are truly worthy, dignified, and beautiful. 26, 28; Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, no. In the earthly Liturgy, the Church participates, by a foretaste, in that heavenly Liturgy which is celebrated in the holy city of Jerusalem toward which she journeys as a pilgrim, and where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God; and by venerating the memory of the Saints, she hopes one day to have some part and fellowship with them.[132]. These readings should be followed strictly. 0000003488 00000 n
Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen gentium, no. When the distribution of Communion is completed, the deacon returns to the altar with the priest and collects the fragments, if any remain, and then carries the chalice and other sacred vessels to the credence table, where he purifies them and arranges them in the usual way while the priest returns to the chair. [111] Cf. 14: AAS 59 (1967), p. 304. 78. 203. 204. For the needs of the Church; b. 4. 5; Sacred Congregation of Rites, Instruction Eucharisticum mysterium, On the worship of the Eucharist, 25 May 1967, no. 13: AAS 81 (1989), p. 910. At the end of the Eucharistic Prayer, the priest takes the paten with the host and the chalice and elevates them both while alone singing or saying the doxology, Per ipsum (Through him). If there are several persons present who are able to exercise the same ministry, nothing forbids their distributing among themselves and performing different parts of the same ministry or duty. In addition, the candlesticks are placed on the altar or near it. Then, at the words Lectio sancti Evangelii (A reading from the holy Gospel), he signs the book with his thumb and, afterwards, himself on his forehead, mouth, and breast. [105], 282. <>
The new Missal, therefore, while bearing witness to the Roman Churchs rule of prayer (lex orandi), also safeguards the deposit of faith handed down by the more recent Councils and marks in its own right a step of great importance in liturgical tradition. Sacred Congregation of Rites, Instruction Inter Oecumenici, On the orderly carrying out of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 26 September 1964, no. Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, no. 9. 387, 388-393). 54; Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Marialis cultus, 2 February 1974, no. 47; cf. Tertullian, Adversus Marcionem, IV, 9: Corpus Christianorum, Series latina, Turnhout, Belgium, 1953- (hereafter, CCSL), 1, p. 560. xb```b``c`220 + 4# Pr2 w"sC;*\'G3fZMJM;Za2g9OVocP[;mKb)(OU}Fpk+ >Y>. This rite is reserved to the priest and the deacon. Friday, or Holy Saturday. The Eucharistic celebration is an action of Christ and the Church, namely, the holy people united and ordered under the Bishop. [103] Cf. They are prohibited on Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Easter, on solemnities, on the days within the Octave of Easter, on the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day), on Ash Wednesday, and during Holy Week, taking due account of the norms given in the ritual books or in the Masses themselves. The Communion of the deacon and the purification of the chalice take place as already described. A totally new rubric is found at the end of Holy Thursday. 372. It is well also that money or other gifts for the poor or for the Church, brought by the faithful or collected in the church, should be received. Then the Priest says the Collect prayer, at the end of which When everything has been properly arranged, the procession moves as usual through the church to the altar, the concelebrating priests walking ahead of the principal celebrant. Those who take up the collection in the church. 362. If, however, according to the norms a feast is raised to the rank of a solemnity, a third reading is added, taken from the Common. 46: AAS 87 (1995), p. 306. 257. 26: AAS 59 (1967), p. 555; Sacred Congregation of Rites, Instruction Musicam sacram, On music in the Liturgy, 5 March 1967, nos. [85] Cf. Caeremoniale Episcoporum, editio typica, 1984, nos. %%EOF
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Z,y,fhqHfzC.)*! 838 3. [15] Since no Catholic would now deny the lawfulness and efficacy of a sacred rite celebrated in Latin, the Council was also able to grant that the use of the vernacular language may frequently be of great advantage to the people and gave the faculty for its use.1[16] The enthusiasm in response to this measure has been so great everywhere that it has led, under the leadership of the Bishops and the Apostolic See itself, to permission for all liturgical celebrations in which the people participate to be in the vernacular, for the sake of a better comprehension of the mystery being celebrated. Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Then, as appropriate, a few moments of silence may be observed. Lastly, the deacon may carry the Book of the Gospels to the credence table or to another appropriate and dignified place. The wine for the Eucharistic celebration must be from the fruit of the grapevine (cf.
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[94] For it is preferable that priests who are present at a Eucharistic Celebration, unless excused for a good reason, should as a rule exercise the office proper to their Order and hence take part as concelebrants, wearing the sacred vestments. John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Vicesimus Quintus Annus, 4 December 1988, no. The rite concludes with the priests absolution, which, however, lacks the efficacy of the Sacrament of Penance. 173. [123], 313. startxref
144. THE ORDER OF MASS 7 For you alone are the Holy One,15 you alone are the Lord,16 you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. [122] Cf. According to traditional practice, the altar and the Book of the Gospels are venerated by means of a kiss. nos. [40] For in the Mass the table both of Gods word and of Christs Body is prepared, from which the faithful may be instructed and refreshed. After the principal celebrants Communion, the chalice is placed on another corporal at the side of the altar. The organ and other lawfully approved musical instruments are to be placed in an appropriate place so that they can sustain the singing of both the choir and the congregation and be heard with ease by all if they are played alone. Votive Masses of the mysteries of the Lord or in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary or of the Angels or of any given Saint or of all the Saints may be said for the sake of the faithfuls devotion on weekdays in Ordinary Time, even if an optional memorial occurs. The most likely time this would occur is at the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. [61] Hence, it is preferable to maintain the arrangement of the biblical readings, by which light is shed on the unity of both Testaments and of salvation history. 388. These are to be maintained not only so that errors may be avoided, but also so that the faith may be passed on in its integrity, since the Churchs rule of prayer (lex orandi) corresponds to her rule of belief (lex credendi).[159]. Before and after an incensation, a profound bow is made to the person or object that is incensed, except for the incensation of the altar and the offerings for the Sacrifice of the Mass.