Questions tagged [liturgy]
A form of worship service laid down in advance and often taking the form of a standard pattern.
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Do Any Protestant Churches do Stations of the Cross?
I was reading this question and wondering how Protestants, in general, would react to a Catholic Stations of the Cross service. I'm not sure of the history of the idea of the Stations of the Cross, ...
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Why is there not a Liturgical Feast in honour of the Father within the Catholic Church?
Why is there not a Liturgical Feast in honour of the Father within the Catholic Church?
The Catholic Church is trinitarian in thought and belief. Yet She has no liturgical celebration in honour of the ...
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Are any written instructions to deal with accidental spilling of the Blessed Sacrament of Blood of Christ on the Altar or aisle?
One comes across, during the Liturgy, occasions where the Holy Communion slips from the hand of the Celebrant while it is being administered to the faithful. He carefully picks it up and restores to ...
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Need help understanding something from the dubia around Traditionis Custodes
The last point that the Bishops got in response about Traditionis Custodes was:
A parish priest or chaplain who is authorized to celebrate the traditional Mass but must also celebrate the ordinary ...
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Are there Catholic Churches in any part of the world which have the Tabernacle fixed in the middle of the church?
Of late, there has been a controversy in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church of Kerala, Southern India which follows the oriental rite. It comes after a decision by a recent Synod that the celebrant of ...
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Were priests just dressed in secular garb in the early church?
I was reading about the gift that President Biden gave to Pope Francis and wondering what a "Fiddleback Chasuble" was. What I stumbled upon on wikipedia was this interesting tidbit that it ...
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What is a "St. James" liturgy mass as opposed to a "St. John Chrysostom" liturgy mass?
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I recently went to a Lebanese festival at a Maronite church and was curious about the difference between that Eastern Catholic Rite and the Melkite rite. When asking about Maronites, I got ...
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Why are missionary priests allowed to fumble over liturgies in the vernacular?
Traditiones Custodes states that
... possess a knowledge of the Latin language sufficient for a thorough comprehension of the rubrics and liturgical texts, and be animated by a lively pastoral ...
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What norms, instructions, permissions and customs are there that do not conform to Traditionis Custodes?
This bullet point in Tradionis Custodes has me super confused:
Art 8. Previous norms, instructions, permissions, and customs that do not conform to the provisions of the present Motu Proprio are ...
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Has the Catholic Church issued any guidelines in relation to the language(s) to be used by churches?
India is a country which boasts of rich cultural heritage including a large number of languages. In addition to the ancient Indo-Aryan language Sanskrit,India has 21 modern languages along with 19,...
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How to not awkwardly bow to thurifer during Mass?
I've been going to the extraordinary form of the Mass (i.e. Latin Mass) for about a year now, every time I go I keep meaning to write down the questions I have and ask them here, so this may be the ...
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What are the Catholic Church's instruction on kneeling down in prayer in churches?
In Catholic churches where pews are in place, one rarely notices the faithful kneeling down in prayer except perhaps during the Prayer of Consecration . In fact, in earlier times, the faithful would ...
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Can the gloria and sanctus be replaced at the Mass with some other hymn or song?
Can the gloria and sanctus be replaced at Mass with some other liturgical hymn or song?
Or can they be partially modified?
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Finding Ancient/Byzantine Greek texts used by choirs from Mount Athos
Recently I came across some recordings of choirs from different monasteries in Mountain Athos (e.g. Vigil of the Holy Cross or just collections of chants from Vatopedi monastery). Where could I find ...
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How have Eastern liturgies changed in the past century?
In the Latin Church, the Liturgical Movement and the Second Vatican Council resulted in broad liturgical changes.
To what extent has liturgy changed in the Eastern churches during the past 50 to 100 ...
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Master of Ceremonies wears purple at High Masses according to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass?
Master of Ceremonies wears purple at High Masses according to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass?
I can recall reading in some liturgical book that the Master of Ceremonies (MC) had the privilege of ...
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What do we know about Arian liturgy?
I've done a lot of googling but can't turn up any information about what Arian liturgy was like. Apparently the "Mozarabic rite" in Spain is connected somehow to traditional Arian liturgy.
I'm ...
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How is the idea of the ritual purity implemented in the Catholic Church?
How is the idea of the ritual purity implemented in the Catholic Church? We know that in the Old Testament priests needed to be ritually pure in order to perform rituals. How is this idea implemented ...
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Can a priest say Mass for himself?
May not get a response in time but our pastor's first name is Joseph and I was wondering on the Feast of St. Joseph the worker, May 1st, can we request our pastor to offer the Mass intention in his ...
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According to Catholicism, is it permitted for a priest to employ the Benedictio Deprecatoris prayer to stop the spread of the coronavirus?
In our daily living, the Church has given us a treasury of prayers from everything to blessings of various object such as holy water to exorcisms against the evil spirits that possess people. There is ...
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Why the differences between the Maundy Thursday Mandatum and the Eucharist?
The two links below are examples of many, many Roman Catholic resources explaining the origin, significance, and liturgical format of foot washing (The Mandatum) which takes place during Maundy ...
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Whence did 'with the Holy Spirit' get added to the prayer "One is Holy, One is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen"?
In Western Christian worship, there is a part where the faithful say "One is Holy, One is Lord, Jesus Christ, (together) with the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God the Father. Amen."
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What measures do Catholic dioceses take at Mass during viral outbreaks?
What changes are made at Masses around the world because of outbreaks like the Covid-19/Coronovirus outbreak? For the last two weeks I've noticed a few changes, but we don't do communion in both ...
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Under what conditions does the Catholic Church explicitly call the laity extraordinary ministers?
Under what conditions does the Catholic Church explicitly call the laity extraordinary ministers?
Extraordinary ministers are seen in almost every parish. For the most part, they help the parish ...
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Is it permitted for a priest say a Mass of Pope Pius V for new saints while employing the prayers taken from the Mass of Paul VI?
Is it permissible for a priest say a Mass in the Extraordinary Form for new saints (canonized after 1962) while employing the prayers (Opening Prayer or Collect, Prayer over the Offerings and the ...
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Why is this music chosen for a Catholic Mass?
At 06:00 in this video (Levithögmässa. 23 november 2019, Göteborg) of Mass in the Extraordinary Form, some special music is performed. Why would anyone choose what I refer to as "concert music" for ...
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Do Anglicans use Latin anymore? If so, how much and for what?
Hi so I'm a Latin student and I was just wondering.
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Best wishes for a good week at the end of the mass?
The concluding rites of the holy mass in the ordinary form are somehow like this:
If they are necessary, any brief announcements to the people follow here.
Then the dismissal takes place. The ...
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What musical liturgical melodies could Jesus have sung in the synagogues of his day?
What musical liturgical melodies could Jesus have sung in the synagogues of his day?
Do any possible examples still exist, based on historical evidence?
Have any musically inclined historians ...
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Was Eastern-Orthodox liturgical music influenced by Islam?
If you ever went to an Eastern-Orthodox service, well... their music sounds like Islam to me. It's very different from Western Christian music that is typically accompanied by an organ (even known ...
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What is the norm for celebrating First Friday/Saturday Novena Masses on Holy Days of Obligation?
When First Fridays or First Saturdays fall on Solemnities (like All Saints is on Friday in 2019), do people usually punt the devotions to the next month or pack them into the same day?
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What should a seminarian who is commanded to distribute communion do? [closed]
What is a seminarian suppose to do if his superior commands him to distribute communion regularly and there is no real necessity for him to distribute communion? Should he be disobedient?
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Are devotional materials in Slavic-speaking Orthodox countries typically translated today?
When rereading the Russian classic The Way of the Pilgrim, I was somewhat surprised to come across a passage which implied that a pocket copy of the Gospels intended for personal devotional reading ...
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Are there any Catholic directives (rubrics) from the 17th to 19th century about what to do/pray/think during Eucharist Adoration?
Are there any Catholic directives (some kind of manual or rubrics) from the 17th to 19th century about what to do/pray/think during Eucharist Adoration?
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What are the "common-place utensils" that SSPX says occur in a Novus Ordo mass?
In "What is wrong with the Novus Ordo Missae?" on the official SSPX website, the following statement is made (emphasis mine):
Let us first examine the elements of the Novus Ordo Missae. ...
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Are there any Catholic medieval directives (rubrics) about what to do/pray/think during Eucharist Adoration?
Are there any medieval (from the 5th to the 15th century) directives (some kind of manual or rubrics) about what to do/pray/think during Eucharist Adoration?
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Where can I find the Graduale Romanorum in Latin or Croatian in physical format?
I've been looking for the official Graduale Romanorum which sanctions which hymns, chants, etc. are allowed to be performed during Mass.
Unfortunately, I could only find the Latin version in digital ...
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What non-canonical texts do Eastern Catholic liturgies use?
There are some books considered to be canonical by (some) Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Churches, but not by the Latin Church. E.g. 3+4 Maccabees.
The Eastern Catholic Churches kept their own ...
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Since when has white wine been used in the Catholic mass?
In any Catholic mass I attended (in Germany) white wine was used for the holy Eucharist. There are some plausible practical reasons for that. But, as far as I know, red wine was the normal wine in ...
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Where in the Catholic Church is red wine used for mass?
In any Catholic Mass I attended (in Germany) white wine was used for the holy Eucharist. There are some plausible practical reasons for that. Are there regions of the world where mostly red wine is ...
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Does liturgical abuse make a mass invalid?
This question is strictly referring to the Novus Ordo.
If there is a change of the wording of the mass, abuse of sign of peace (talking out loud and laughing, waving at others during mass), ...
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Can a priest give a Mass in American Sign Language (ASL)? What does he do when he is supposed to lift up the Eucharist while speaking in ASL?
Part of the mass involves the priest lifting up the Eucharist and saying the following aloud:
Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to ...
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Where in the Bible does the greeting ("Dominus Vobiscum") used at Mass come from?
Is the phrase "The Lord Be With You" and the response "And with your spirit" directly pulled from the Bible or where did that come from?
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Why does a priest say "The Lord Be With You” and a bishop say "Peace Be With You" as a liturgical greeting?
One option for the liturgical greeting at the beginning of the Mass is:
Priest: The Lord be with you.
[or Bishop: Peace be with you.]
All: And with your spirit.
The phrase "The Lord be with you ...
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Why is Ex 3:10 in the reading of the Third Sunday in Lent (Year C) in German and French lectionary?
The first reading of the Third Sunday in Lent in Year C (today) is Ex 3, 1-8a.13-15. The new (Advent 2018) German lectionary includes also verse 10. The French lectionary has the same.
The old ...
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Why would a Spanish Catholic priest disapprove of German Catholic texts for Gloria and Sanctus?
I'm a church organist in a Catholic church in Southern Spain, and due to large numbers of German tourists, we have both German-language and Spanish-language services.
The words to the Spanish Gloria ...
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What can be said when applying ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass?
For the first time in my life the minister in the town where I go to Mass while I'm at work said something besides "Remember your are dust and to dust you shall return" when administering ashes. He ...
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How universal are the "color" masses in the Catholic Church?
In my diocese we have certain "color" masses:
Red for legal profession
Blue for Police and First Responders
White for health care professionals.
I also saw something about a Green mass for farmers, ...
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What are liturgical honours and privileges for the Patrons of categories of people?
In the Motu Proprio E sancti Thomae Mori proclaiming Saint Thomas More Patron of statesmen and politicans Pope John Paul II. declares:
Therefore, after due consideration and willingly acceding to ...
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What exactly was the earliest start time of a Catholic mass before 1957? - What means aurora?
Before the Motu Propio "Sacram Communionem. On Laws of Fasting and the Evening Mass" of Pope Pius XII in 1957, the rule of c. 821 § 1 CIC/1917 applied in the Catholic Church as a ruling on the times ...