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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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."
In Eastern ...
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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. Some are ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Reasons for Restriction of Tridentine Rite post Vatican II
If I understand correctly, the Second Vatican Council ordered the revision of the liturgical books based on the constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. These revisions where carried out in the years ...
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Did St. James write the Divine Liturgy of St. James?
This is related to the question titled "What is the earliest written surviving liturgy?", but different in what it is asking. I was reading on Infogalactic the following.
The Liturgy of Saint James ...
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The Golden Mass of Our Lady?
I spent many, many years in France and while there I read some older liturgical books that explained what the Golden Mass of Our Lady was. These all explained that the Mass in question was in reality ...
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Why do Solemnities have different readings for the vigil masses?
If Solemnities (like today August 15th) are kind of like extra Sundays, why do the vigil masses have different readings and why don't Saturday evenings have a different set of readings from the Sunday ...
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Why do most Catholic Churches not say the Nicene Creed anymore and instead say the Apostle's Creed?
Through our Creed, we profess our faith.
My question:
Why do Catholics say Apostle's Creed more than Nicene Creed?
For example, we don't say Nicene Creed in Catholic Liturgical Mass or rarely do we ...
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What is the rationale for not making the Sign of the Cross after receiving Communion?
I was taught that is was an unnecessary act to make the Sign of the Cross after receiving communion and that what you just did (receiving Jesus) took precedence over signing yourself.
What is the ...
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Is a priest's sermon an explanation of bible?
When a priest reads a gospel in mass he ends saying, "the gospel of the
Lord", then continues and says today's gospel is about, does this mean that the priest is explaining that part of the bible? Or ...
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Does the priest ask for reasons to prevent a marriage during a Catholic wedding?
In some movies the priest says the following phrase during a wedding: "Whoever is against this marriage should speak now or be silent forever".
Does this tradition exist in the Catholic church (...
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What kinds of things are mutable in Latin Rite Catholic Liturgy?
I got this email excerpt from the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church emailed to me today.
Is everything immutable in the liturgy?
In the liturgy, particularly in that of ...
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What rubric, canon, and/or rules forbid(s) the use of recorded music in a Tridentine Missa Cantata?
The question is related to this one: What is the basis for forbidding prerecorded music in worship services?
However, I am interested in the Catholic perspective. What are the canons, rules, and/or ...
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Akathist to St. Lawrence
Is anyone aware of an Akathist to St. Lawrence, Martyr and Archdeacon of Rome? I have akathists to other saints, but not to Lawrence.
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When would a Mormon choose to go to the temple instead of the church?
The accepted answer to this other question mentions that Mormons have two types of meeting locations: temples and churches.
According to the answer, the churches have a 3-hour meeting every Sunday.
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Do Mormons view the LDS Church as a pure restoration of first century Christianity?
Based on the accepted answer to this question, it looks like Mormons believe that
A wide-scale falling away from first century Christianity (the
"Great Apostasy") had happened before Joseph Smith's ...
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Do these videos represent JW meetings or do they have other secret/sacred meetings that are not available to public?
[Related to this question but that one is about teachings while this one is about meetings in general]
The answer to this other question about Mormon meetings says about meetings at Mormon temples:
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Do Mormons have Sunday services?/What does the regular Mormon liturgy look like?
I've gone past a mormon church near my house quite a few times now and I'm keen to give it a visit. However I am prevented by the fact that I can't find any website which lists their service times or ...
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According to Reformed theology are the Psalms suitable preaching/prayers/songs for Christians?
In other words, are the Psalms considered Jewish-specific or deemed equally useful as prayers and songs for Christians? For example, is the first Psalm a Christian Psalm as well as a Jewish Psalm?
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What was the origin of repeated confession of fault during the Act of Contrition?
What was context and time of origin of the repeated chant of ".. through my fault, through my fault,through my most grievous fault" in the Act of Contrition said during the Holy Mass of Catholic ...
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Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan
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When is “Thanks Be to God” said in the mass?
When do we say "Thanks be to God" in the mass, is it in the Liturgy of the Word? Also when do we say "Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ" in the mass, is it after the Gospel?
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What exactly is a liber ordinarius?
I presume a liber ordinarius contains texts and/or chants used during masses.
Does it cover the entire liturgical year?
Do I remember correctly that it may contain only incipits of the to be used ...
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Can a priest add his own prayers to the Mass after the dismissal?
Can a priest add other public prayers to the Mass after the dismissal? If so, are those assisting at the Mass obliged to stay and pray those prayers with him?
