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1 Intro, 0 | 1. When Christ the Lord was about to celebrate
2 Intro, 0 | Lord was about to celebrate the passover meal with his disciples
3 Intro, 0 | disciples and institute the sacrifice of his body and
4 Intro, 0 | large room, arranged for the supper (Lk 22:12). The Church
5 Intro, 0 | for the supper (Lk 22:12). The Church has always regarded
6 Intro, 0 | it gives directions about the preparation of the sentiments
7 Intro, 0 | about the preparation of the sentiments of the worshipers,
8 Intro, 0 | preparation of the sentiments of the worshipers, the place, rites,
9 Intro, 0 | sentiments of the worshipers, the place, rites, and texts
10 Intro, 0 | place, rites, and texts for the celebration of the eucharist.
11 Intro, 0 | texts for the celebration of the eucharist. The current norms,
12 Intro, 0 | celebration of the eucharist. The current norms, laid down
13 Intro, 0 | current norms, laid down on the basis of the intent of Vatican
14 Intro, 0 | laid down on the basis of the intent of Vatican Council
15 Intro, 0 | Vatican Council II, and the new Missal that will be
16 Intro, 0 | will be used henceforth in the celebration of Mass by the
17 Intro, 0 | the celebration of Mass by the Church of the Roman Rite,
18 Intro, 0 | of Mass by the Church of the Roman Rite, are fresh evidence
19 Intro, 0 | Rite, are fresh evidence of the great care, faith, and unchanged
20 Intro, 0 | and unchanged love that the Church shows toward the
21 Intro, 0 | the Church shows toward the eucharist. They attest as
22 Intro, 0 | tradition, continuing amid the introduction of some new
23 Intro, 0 | 2. The sacrificial nature of the
24 Intro, 0 | The sacrificial nature of the Mass was solemnly proclaimed
25 Intro, 0 | was solemnly proclaimed by the Council of Trent in agreement
26 Intro, 0 | Trent in agreement with the whole tradition of the Church.1
27 Intro, 0 | with the whole tradition of the Church.1 Vatican Council
28 Intro, 0 | these significant words: "At the Last Supper our Savior instituted
29 Intro, 0 | Supper our Savior instituted the eucharistic sacrifice of
30 Intro, 0 | this in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout
31 Intro, 0 | perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the centuries
32 Intro, 0 | of the cross throughout the centuries until he should
33 Intro, 0 | entrust to his beloved Bride, the Church, a memorial of his
34 Intro, 0 | death and resurrection."2 The Council's teaching is expressed
35 Intro, 0 | expressed constantly in the formularies of the Mass.
36 Intro, 0 | constantly in the formularies of the Mass. This teaching, in
37 Intro, 0 | Mass. This teaching, in the concise words of the Leonine
38 Intro, 0 | in the concise words of the Leonine Sacramentary, is
39 Intro, 0 | Leonine Sacramentary, is that "the work of our redemption is
40 Intro, 0 | out whenever we celebrate the memory of this sacrifice";3
41 Intro, 0 | accurately brought out in the eucharistic prayers. At
42 Intro, 0 | eucharistic prayers. At the anamnesis or memorial, the
43 Intro, 0 | the anamnesis or memorial, the priest, addressing God in
44 Intro, 0 | priest, addressing God in the name of all the people,
45 Intro, 0 | addressing God in the name of all the people, offers in thanksgiving
46 Intro, 0 | offers in thanksgiving the holy and living sacrifice:
47 Intro, 0 | holy and living sacrifice: the Church's offering and the
48 Intro, 0 | the Church's offering and the Victim whose death has reconciled
49 Intro, 0 | reconciled us with God.4 The priest also prays that the
50 Intro, 0 | The priest also prays that the body and blood of Christ
51 Intro, 0 | sacrifice acceptable to the Father, bringing salvation
52 Intro, 0 | Father, bringing salvation to the whole world.5 In this new
53 Intro, 0 | In this new Missal, then, the Church's rule of prayer ()
54 Intro, 0 | faith instructs us that the sacrifice of the cross and
55 Intro, 0 | us that the sacrifice of the cross and its sacramental
56 Intro, 0 | its sacramental renewal in the Mass, which Christ instituted
57 Intro, 0 | which Christ instituted at the Last Supper and commanded
58 Intro, 0 | his memory, are one and the same, differing only in
59 Intro, 0 | same, differing only in the manner of offering and that
60 Intro, 0 | offering and that consequently the Mass is at once a sacrifice
61 Intro, 0 | 3. The celebration of Mass also
62 Intro, 0 | celebration of Mass also proclaims the sublime mystery of the Lord'
63 Intro, 0 | proclaims the sublime mystery of the Lord's real presence under
64 Intro, 0 | Lord's real presence under the eucharistic elements, which
65 Intro, 0 | and other documents of the Church's magisterium7 have
66 Intro, 0 | magisterium7 have reaffirmed in the same sense and as the same
67 Intro, 0 | in the same sense and as the same teaching that the Council
68 Intro, 0 | as the same teaching that the Council of Trent had proposed
69 Intro, 0 | proposed as a matter of faith.8 The Mass does this not only
70 Intro, 0 | this not only by means of the very words of consecration,
71 Intro, 0 | reverence and adoration in which the eucharistic liturgy is carried
72 Intro, 0 | liturgy is carried out. For the same reason the Christian
73 Intro, 0 | out. For the same reason the Christian people are invited
74 Intro, 0 | on Holy Thursday and on the solemnity of Corpus Christi
75 Intro, 0 | 4. Further, because of the priest's more prominent
76 Intro, 0 | prominent place and office in the rite, its form sheds light
77 Intro, 0 | its form sheds light on the ministerial priesthood proper
78 Intro, 0 | ministerial priesthood proper to the presbyter, who offers the
79 Intro, 0 | the presbyter, who offers the sacrifice in the person
80 Intro, 0 | offers the sacrifice in the person of Christ and presides
81 Intro, 0 | Christ and presides over the assembly of a holy people.
82 Intro, 0 | assembly of a holy people. The meaning of his office is
83 Intro, 0 | declared and detailed in the preface for the chrism Mass
84 Intro, 0 | detailed in the preface for the chrism Mass on Thursday
85 Intro, 0 | on Thursday of Holy Week, the day celebrating the institution
86 Intro, 0 | Week, the day celebrating the institution of the priesthood.
87 Intro, 0 | celebrating the institution of the priesthood. The preface
88 Intro, 0 | institution of the priesthood. The preface brings out the passing
89 Intro, 0 | The preface brings out the passing on of the sacerdotal
90 Intro, 0 | brings out the passing on of the sacerdotal power through
91 Intro, 0 | sacerdotal power through the laying on of hands and,
92 Intro, 0 | describes that power. It is the continuation of the power
93 Intro, 0 | It is the continuation of the power of Christ, High Priest
94 Intro, 0 | of Christ, High Priest of the New Testament. ~
95 Intro, 0 | 5. In addition, the ministerial priesthood puts
96 Intro, 0 | should be made, namely, the royal priesthood of believers.
97 Intro, 0 | priesthood of believers. Through the ministry of presbyters the
98 Intro, 0 | the ministry of presbyters the people's spiritual sacrifice
99 Intro, 0 | completeness in union with the sacrifice of Christ, our
100 Intro, 0 | and only Mediator.9 For the celebration of the eucharist
101 Intro, 0 | For the celebration of the eucharist is the action
102 Intro, 0 | celebration of the eucharist is the action of the whole Church;
103 Intro, 0 | eucharist is the action of the whole Church; in it all
104 Intro, 0 | virtue of their place within the people of God. In this way
105 Intro, 0 | given to some aspects of the eucharistic celebration
106 Intro, 0 | sometimes been neglected in the course of time. For these
107 Intro, 0 | time. For these people are the people of God, purchased
108 Intro, 0 | blood, gathered together by the Lord, nourished by his word.
109 Intro, 0 | people called to offer God the prayers of the entire human
110 Intro, 0 | offer God the prayers of the entire human family, a people
111 Intro, 0 | giving thanks in Christ for the mystery of salvation by
112 Intro, 0 | fruitful participation in the mystery of the eucharist.10 ~ ~
113 Intro, 0 | participation in the mystery of the eucharist.10 ~ ~
114 Intro, 0 | setting forth its decrees for the revision of the Order of
115 Intro, 0 | decrees for the revision of the Order of Mass, Vatican Council
116 Intro, 0 | some rites be restored "to the vigor they had in the tradition
117 Intro, 0 | to the vigor they had in the tradition of the Fathers";11
118 Intro, 0 | had in the tradition of the Fathers";11 this is a quotation
119 Intro, 0 | this is a quotation from the Apostolic Constitution of
120 Intro, 0 | which St. Pius V promulgated the Tridentine Missal. The fact
121 Intro, 0 | promulgated the Tridentine Missal. The fact that the same words
122 Intro, 0 | Tridentine Missal. The fact that the same words are used in reference
123 Intro, 0 | centuries, embrace one and the same tradition. And when
124 Intro, 0 | same tradition. And when the more profound elements of
125 Intro, 0 | Roman Missal improves on the older one. ~
126 Intro, 0 | 7. The older Missal belongs to
127 Intro, 0 | older Missal belongs to the difficult period of attacks
128 Intro, 0 | against Catholic teaching on the sacrificial nature of the
129 Intro, 0 | the sacrificial nature of the Mass, the ministerial priesthood,
130 Intro, 0 | sacrificial nature of the Mass, the ministerial priesthood,
131 Intro, 0 | ministerial priesthood, and the real and permanent presence
132 Intro, 0 | presence of Christ under the eucharistic elements. St.
133 Intro, 0 | concerned with preserving the relatively recent developments
134 Intro, 0 | relatively recent developments in the Church's tradition, then
135 Intro, 0 | very slight changes into the sacred rites. In fact, the
136 Intro, 0 | the sacred rites. In fact, the Roman Missal of 1570 differs
137 Intro, 0 | differs very little from the first printed edition of
138 Intro, 0 | turn faithfully follows the Missal used at the time
139 Intro, 0 | follows the Missal used at the time of Pope Innocent III (
140 Intro, 0 | 1216). Manuscripts in the Vatican Library provided
141 Intro, 0 | authors" to extend beyond the examination of a few liturgical
142 Intro, 0 | liturgical commentaries of the Middle Ages. ~
143 Intro, 0 | 8. Today, on the other hand, countless studies
144 Intro, 0 | of scholars have enriched the "tradition of the Fathers"
145 Intro, 0 | enriched the "tradition of the Fathers" that the revisers
146 Intro, 0 | tradition of the Fathers" that the revisers of the Missal under
147 Intro, 0 | Fathers" that the revisers of the Missal under St. Pius V
148 Intro, 0 | Pius V followed. After the Gregorian Sacramentary was
149 Intro, 0 | Traditions dating back to the first centuries before the
150 Intro, 0 | the first centuries before the formation of the Eastern
151 Intro, 0 | before the formation of the Eastern and Western rites
152 Intro, 0 | documents have been discovered. The continuing progress in patristic
153 Intro, 0 | eucharistic theology through the teachings of such illustrious
154 Intro, 0 | 9. The "tradition of the Fathers"
155 Intro, 0 | 9. The "tradition of the Fathers" does not require
156 Intro, 0 | does not require merely the preservation of what our
157 Intro, 0 | study and understanding of the Church's entire past and
158 Intro, 0 | s entire past and of all the ways in which its single
159 Intro, 0 | faith has been expressed in the quite diverse human and
160 Intro, 0 | broader view shows us how the Holy Spirit endows the people
161 Intro, 0 | how the Holy Spirit endows the people of God with a marvelous
162 Intro, 0 | marvelous fidelity in preserving the deposit of faith unchanged,
163 Intro, 0 | As it bears witness to the Roman Church's rule of prayer ()
164 Intro, 0 | of prayer () and guards the deposit of faith handed
165 Intro, 0 | of faith handed down by the later councils, the new
166 Intro, 0 | down by the later councils, the new Roman Missal in turn
167 Intro, 0 | in liturgical tradition. The Fathers of Vatican Council
168 Intro, 0 | Council II in reaffirming the dogmatic statements of the
169 Intro, 0 | the dogmatic statements of the Council of Trent were speaking
170 Intro, 0 | a far different time in the world's history. They were
171 Intro, 0 | 11. The Council of Trent recognized
172 Intro, 0 | Council of Trent recognized the great catechetical value
173 Intro, 0 | great catechetical value of the celebration of Mass, but
174 Intro, 0 | all its consequences for the actual life of the Church.
175 Intro, 0 | consequences for the actual life of the Church. Many were pressing
176 Intro, 0 | pressing for permission to use the vernacular in celebrating
177 Intro, 0 | vernacular in celebrating the eucharistic sacrifice, but
178 Intro, 0 | eucharistic sacrifice, but the Council, judging the conditions
179 Intro, 0 | but the Council, judging the conditions of that age,
180 Intro, 0 | with a reaffirmation of the Church's traditional teaching.
181 Intro, 0 | teaching. This teaching is that the eucharistic sacrifice is,
182 Intro, 0 | is, first and foremost, the action of Christ himself
183 Intro, 0 | Christ himself and therefore the manner in which the faithful
184 Intro, 0 | therefore the manner in which the faithful take part in the
185 Intro, 0 | the faithful take part in the Mass does not affect the
186 Intro, 0 | the Mass does not affect the efficacy belonging to it.
187 Intro, 0 | efficacy belonging to it. The Council thus stated in firm
188 Intro, 0 | measured words: "Although the Mass contains much instruction
189 Intro, 0 | contains much instruction for the faithful, it did not seem
190 Intro, 0 | did not seem expedient to the Fathers that as a general
191 Intro, 0 | rule it be celebrated in the vernacular."12 The Council
192 Intro, 0 | celebrated in the vernacular."12 The Council accordingly anathematized
193 Intro, 0 | anyone maintaining that "the rite of the Roman Church,
194 Intro, 0 | maintaining that "the rite of the Roman Church, in which part
195 Intro, 0 | Church, in which part of the canon and the words of consecration
196 Intro, 0 | which part of the canon and the words of consecration are
197 Intro, 0 | should be condemned or that the Mass must be celebrated
198 Intro, 0 | must be celebrated only in the vernacular."13 Although
199 Intro, 0 | vernacular."13 Although the Council of Trent on the
200 Intro, 0 | the Council of Trent on the one hand prohibited the
201 Intro, 0 | the one hand prohibited the use of the vernacular in
202 Intro, 0 | hand prohibited the use of the vernacular in the Mass,
203 Intro, 0 | use of the vernacular in the Mass, nevertheless, on the
204 Intro, 0 | the Mass, nevertheless, on the other, it did direct pastors
205 Intro, 0 | Christ's flock go hungry. . .the Council commands pastors
206 Intro, 0 | pastors and others having the care of souls that either
207 Intro, 0 | include some explanation of the mystery of this sacrifice."14 ~
208 Intro, 0 | Convened in order to adapt the Church to the contemporary
209 Intro, 0 | order to adapt the Church to the contemporary requirements
210 Intro, 0 | thoroughly, as had Trent, the pedagogic and pastoral character
211 Intro, 0 | and pastoral character of the liturgy.15 Since no Catholic
212 Intro, 0 | Catholic would now deny the lawfulness and efficacy
213 Intro, 0 | rite celebrated in Latin, the Council was able to acknowledge
214 Intro, 0 | able to acknowledge that "the use of the mother tongue
215 Intro, 0 | acknowledge that "the use of the mother tongue frequently
216 Intro, 0 | be of great advantage to the people" and gave permission
217 Intro, 0 | permission for its use.16 The enthusiasm in response to
218 Intro, 0 | was so great that, under the leadership of the bishops
219 Intro, 0 | under the leadership of the bishops and the Apostolic
220 Intro, 0 | leadership of the bishops and the Apostolic See, it has resulted
221 Intro, 0 | See, it has resulted in the permission for all liturgical
222 Intro, 0 | liturgical celebrations in which the faithful participate to
223 Intro, 0 | faithful participate to be in the vernacular for the sake
224 Intro, 0 | be in the vernacular for the sake of a better comprehension
225 Intro, 0 | better comprehension of the mystery being celebrated. ~
226 Intro, 0 | 13. The use of the vernacular in
227 Intro, 0 | 13. The use of the vernacular in the liturgy
228 Intro, 0 | use of the vernacular in the liturgy may certainly be
229 Intro, 0 | presenting more clearly the catechesis on the mystery
230 Intro, 0 | clearly the catechesis on the mystery that is part of
231 Intro, 0 | mystery that is part of the celebration itself. Nevertheless,
232 Intro, 0 | Council II also ordered the observance of certain directives,
233 Intro, 0 | directives, prescribed by the Council of Trent but not
234 Intro, 0 | everywhere. Among these are the obligatory homily on Sundays
235 Intro, 0 | Sundays and holydays17 and the permission to interpose
236 Intro, 0 | interpose some commentary during the sacred rites themselves.18
237 Intro, 0 | form of participation in the Mass by which the faithful,
238 Intro, 0 | participation in the Mass by which the faithful, after the priest'
239 Intro, 0 | which the faithful, after the priest's communion, receive
240 Intro, 0 | priest's communion, receive the Lord's body from the same
241 Intro, 0 | receive the Lord's body from the same sacrifice."19 Thus
242 Intro, 0 | same sacrifice."19 Thus the Council gave impetus to
243 Intro, 0 | Council gave impetus to the fulfillment of the further
244 Intro, 0 | impetus to the fulfillment of the further desire of the Fathers
245 Intro, 0 | of the further desire of the Fathers of Trent that for
246 Intro, 0 | fuller participation in the holy eucharist "the faithful
247 Intro, 0 | participation in the holy eucharist "the faithful present at each
248 Intro, 0 | 14. Moved by the same spirit and pastoral
249 Intro, 0 | II was able to reevaluate the Tridentine norm on communion
250 Intro, 0 | No one today challenges the doctrinal principles on
251 Intro, 0 | doctrinal principles on the completeness of eucharistic
252 Intro, 0 | eucharistic communion under the form of bread alone. The
253 Intro, 0 | the form of bread alone. The Council thus gave permission
254 Intro, 0 | thus gave permission for the reception of communion under
255 Intro, 0 | this more explicit form of the sacramental sign offers
256 Intro, 0 | special means of deepening the understanding of the mystery
257 Intro, 0 | deepening the understanding of the mystery in which the faithful
258 Intro, 0 | of the mystery in which the faithful are taking part.21 ~
259 Intro, 0 | 15. Thus the Church remains faithful
260 Intro, 0 | guard "things old," that is, the deposit of tradition; at
261 Intro, 0 | deposit of tradition; at the same time it fulfills another
262 Intro, 0 | Accordingly, a part of the new Roman Missal directs
263 Intro, 0 | new Roman Missal directs the prayer of the Church expressly
264 Intro, 0 | Missal directs the prayer of the Church expressly to the
265 Intro, 0 | the Church expressly to the needs of our times. This
266 Intro, 0 | This is above all true of the ritual Masses and the Masses
267 Intro, 0 | of the ritual Masses and the Masses for various needs
268 Intro, 0 | occasions, which happily combine the traditional and the contemporary.
269 Intro, 0 | combine the traditional and the contemporary. Thus many
270 Intro, 0 | expressions, drawn from the Church's most ancient tradition
271 Intro, 0 | become familiar through the many editions of the Roman
272 Intro, 0 | through the many editions of the Roman Missal, have remained
273 Intro, 0 | still others - for example, the prayers for the Church,
274 Intro, 0 | example, the prayers for the Church, the laity, the sanctification
275 Intro, 0 | prayers for the Church, the laity, the sanctification
276 Intro, 0 | for the Church, the laity, the sanctification of human
277 Intro, 0 | sanctification of human work, the community of all peoples,
278 Intro, 0 | compositions, drawing on the thoughts and even the very
279 Intro, 0 | on the thoughts and even the very language of the recent
280 Intro, 0 | even the very language of the recent conciliar documents.
281 Intro, 0 | recent conciliar documents. The same awareness of the present
282 Intro, 0 | documents. The same awareness of the present state of the world
283 Intro, 0 | of the present state of the world also influenced the
284 Intro, 0 | the world also influenced the use of texts from very ancient
285 Intro, 0 | phrases were changed so that the style of language would
286 Intro, 0 | would be more in accord with the language of modern theology
287 Intro, 0 | would faithfully reflect the actual state of the Church'
288 Intro, 0 | reflect the actual state of the Church's discipline. Thus
289 Intro, 0 | some expressions bearing on the evaluation and use of the
290 Intro, 0 | the evaluation and use of the good things of the earth
291 Intro, 0 | use of the good things of the earth and of allusions to
292 Intro, 0 | belonging to another age in the history of the Church. In
293 Intro, 0 | another age in the history of the Church. In short, the liturgical
294 Intro, 0 | of the Church. In short, the liturgical norms of the
295 Intro, 0 | the liturgical norms of the Council of Trent have been
296 Intro, 0 | has brought to realization the efforts of the last four
297 Intro, 0 | realization the efforts of the last four hundred years
298 Intro, 0 | four hundred years to move the faithful closer to the sacred
299 Intro, 0 | move the faithful closer to the sacred liturgy, especially
300 Intro, 0 | sacred liturgy, especially the efforts of recent times
301 Intro, 0 | recent times and above all the zeal for the liturgy promoted
302 Intro, 0 | and above all the zeal for the liturgy promoted by St.
303 1 | IMPORTANCE AND DIGNITY OF THE EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION~
304 1, 0 | 1. The celebration of Mass, the
305 1, 0 | The celebration of Mass, the action of Christ and the
306 1, 0 | the action of Christ and the people of God arrayed hierarchically,
307 1, 0 | arrayed hierarchically, is for the universal and the local
308 1, 0 | is for the universal and the local Church as well as
309 1, 0 | well as for each person the center of the whole Christian
310 1, 0 | each person the center of the whole Christian life.1 In
311 1, 0 | whole Christian life.1 In the Mass we have the high point
312 1, 0 | life.1 In the Mass we have the high point of the work that
313 1, 0 | we have the high point of the work that in Christ God
314 1, 0 | accomplishes to sanctify us and the high point of the worship
315 1, 0 | us and the high point of the worship that in adoring
316 1, 0 | Christ, his Son, we offer to the Father.2 During the cycle
317 1, 0 | offer to the Father.2 During the cycle of the year, moreover,
318 1, 0 | Father.2 During the cycle of the year, moreover, the mysteries
319 1, 0 | cycle of the year, moreover, the mysteries of redemption
320 1, 0 | redemption are recalled in the Mass in such a way that
321 1, 0 | liturgical rites and all the works of the Christian life
322 1, 0 | rites and all the works of the Christian life are linked
323 1, 0 | Christian life are linked with the eucharistic celebration,
324 1, 0 | 2. Therefore, it is of the greatest importance that
325 1, 0 | greatest importance that the celebration of the Mass,
326 1, 0 | that the celebration of the Mass, the Lord's Supper,
327 1, 0 | celebration of the Mass, the Lord's Supper, be so arranged
328 1, 0 | Supper, be so arranged that the ministers and the faithful
329 1, 0 | arranged that the ministers and the faithful who take their
330 1, 0 | its good effects.5 This is the reason why Christ the Lord
331 1, 0 | is the reason why Christ the Lord instituted the eucharistic
332 1, 0 | Christ the Lord instituted the eucharistic sacrifice of
333 1, 0 | blood and entrusted it to the Church, his beloved Bride,
334 1, 0 | Church, his beloved Bride, as the memorial of his passion
335 1, 0 | if, after due regard for the nature and circumstances
336 1, 0 | circumstances of each assembly, the celebration is planned in
337 1, 0 | that it brings about in the faithful a participation
338 1, 0 | faith, hope, and charity. The Church desires this kind
339 1, 0 | this kind of participation, the nature of the celebration
340 1, 0 | participation, the nature of the celebration demands it,
341 1, 0 | celebration demands it, and for the Christian people it is a
342 1, 0 | 4. The presence and active participation
343 1, 0 | active participation of the people bring out more plainly
344 1, 0 | people bring out more plainly the ecclesial nature of the
345 1, 0 | the ecclesial nature of the celebration.8 But even when
346 1, 0 | participation is not possible, the eucharistic celebration
347 1, 0 | and worth because it is the action of Christ and the
348 1, 0 | the action of Christ and the Church,9 in which the priest
349 1, 0 | and the Church,9 in which the priest always acts on behalf
350 1, 0 | always acts on behalf of the people's salvation. ~
351 1, 0 | 5. The celebration of the eucharist,
352 1, 0 | 5. The celebration of the eucharist, like the entire
353 1, 0 | celebration of the eucharist, like the entire liturgy, involves
354 1, 0 | entire liturgy, involves the use of outward signs that
355 1, 0 | express faith.10 There must be the utmost care therefore to
356 1, 0 | and elements provided by the Church which, in view of
357 1, 0 | Church which, in view of the circumstances of the people
358 1, 0 | of the circumstances of the people and the place, will
359 1, 0 | circumstances of the people and the place, will best foster
360 1, 0 | participation and serve the spiritual well - being of
361 1, 0 | spiritual well - being of the faithful.~
362 1, 0 | 6. The purpose of this Instruction
363 1, 0 | this Instruction is to give the general guidelines for planning
364 1, 0 | guidelines for planning the eucharistic celebration
365 1, 0 | properly and to set forth the rules for arranging the
366 1, 0 | the rules for arranging the individual forms of celebration.11
367 1, 0 | celebration.11 In accord with the Constitution on the Liturgy,
368 1, 0 | with the Constitution on the Liturgy, each conference
369 1, 0 | conference of bishops has the power to lay down norms
370 1, 0 | territory that are suited to the traditions and character
371 1 (11)| Children,» 1 Nov. 1973; for the manner of joining the liturgy
372 1 (11)| for the manner of joining the liturgy of the hours with
373 1 (11)| of joining the liturgy of the hours with the Mass, GILH
374 1 (11)| liturgy of the hours with the Mass, GILH nos. 93 - 98.~
375 2 | ELEMENTS, AND PARTS OF THE MASS~ ~
376 2 | I. General Structure of the Mass~
377 2, 0 | 7. At Mass or the Lord's Supper, the people
378 2, 0 | Mass or the Lord's Supper, the people of God are called
379 2, 0 | presiding and acting in the person of Christ, to celebrate
380 2, 0 | of Christ, to celebrate the memorial of the Lord or
381 2, 0 | celebrate the memorial of the Lord or eucharistic sacrifice.13
382 2, 0 | local gathering together of the Church: "Where two or three
383 2, 0 | midst" (Mt. 18:20). For at the celebration of Mass, which
384 2, 0 | Mass, which perpetuates the sacrifice of the cross,14
385 2, 0 | perpetuates the sacrifice of the cross,14 Christ is really
386 2, 0 | Christ is really present to the assembly gathered in his
387 2, 0 | his name; he is present in the person of the minister,
388 2, 0 | present in the person of the minister, in his own word,
389 2, 0 | substantially and permanently under the eucharistic elements.15~
390 2, 0 | 8. The Mass is made up as it were
391 2, 0 | is made up as it were of the liturgy of the word and
392 2, 0 | it were of the liturgy of the word and the liturgy of
393 2, 0 | liturgy of the word and the liturgy of the eucharist,
394 2, 0 | word and the liturgy of the eucharist, two parts so
395 2, 0 | act of worship.16 For in the Mass the table of God's
396 2, 0 | worship.16 For in the Mass the table of God's word and
397 2, 0 | Christ's body is laid for the people of God to receive
398 2, 0 | rites to open and conclude the celebration.~ ~
399 2 | II. DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE MASS~ ~
400 2, 1 | READING AND EXPLAINING THE WORD OF GOD~
401 2, 1 | 9. When the Scriptures are read in the
402 2, 1 | the Scriptures are read in the Church, God himself is speaking
403 2, 1 | own word, is proclaiming the Gospel.~The readings must
404 2, 1 | proclaiming the Gospel.~The readings must therefore
405 2, 1 | up a principal element of the liturgy. In the biblical
406 2, 1 | element of the liturgy. In the biblical readings God's
407 2, 1 | but a living commentary on the word, that is, the homily,
408 2, 1 | commentary on the word, that is, the homily, as an integral part
409 2, 1 | as an integral part of the liturgy, increases the word'
410 2, 1 | of the liturgy, increases the word's effectiveness.18~ ~
411 2, 2 | OTHER PARTS ASSIGNED TO THE PRIEST~
412 2, 2 | 10. Among the parts assigned to the priest,
413 2, 2 | Among the parts assigned to the priest, the eucharistic
414 2, 2 | assigned to the priest, the eucharistic prayer is preeminent;
415 2, 2 | prayer is preeminent; it is the high point of the entire
416 2, 2 | it is the high point of the entire celebration. Next
417 2, 2 | entire celebration. Next are the prayers: the opening prayer
418 2, 2 | celebration. Next are the prayers: the opening prayer or collect,
419 2, 2 | opening prayer or collect, the prayer over the gifts, and
420 2, 2 | collect, the prayer over the gifts, and the prayer after
421 2, 2 | prayer over the gifts, and the prayer after communion.
422 2, 2 | prayer after communion. The priest, presiding over the
423 2, 2 | The priest, presiding over the assembly in the person of
424 2, 2 | presiding over the assembly in the person of Christ, addresses
425 2, 2 | these prayers to God in the name of the entire holy
426 2, 2 | prayers to God in the name of the entire holy people and all
427 2, 2 | good reason to call them "the presidential prayers." ~
428 2, 2 | 11. It is also up to the priest in the exercise of
429 2, 2 | also up to the priest in the exercise of his office of
430 2, 2 | office of presiding over the assembly to pronounce the
431 2, 2 | the assembly to pronounce the instructions and words of
432 2, 2 | conclusion that are provided in the rites themselves. By their
433 2, 2 | be expressed verbatim in the form in which they are given
434 2, 2 | which they are given in the Missal; at least in certain
435 2, 2 | to adapt them somewhat to the concrete situation of the
436 2, 2 | the concrete situation of the community.20 It also belongs
437 2, 2 | community.20 It also belongs to the priest presiding to proclaim
438 2, 2 | priest presiding to proclaim the word of God and to give
439 2, 2 | word of God and to give the final blessing. He may give
440 2, 2 | final blessing. He may give the faithful a very brief introduction
441 2, 2 | very brief introduction to the Mass of the day (before
442 2, 2 | introduction to the Mass of the day (before the celebration
443 2, 2 | Mass of the day (before the celebration begins), to
444 2, 2 | celebration begins), to the liturgy of the word (before
445 2, 2 | begins), to the liturgy of the word (before the readings),
446 2, 2 | liturgy of the word (before the readings), and to the eucharistic
447 2, 2 | before the readings), and to the eucharistic prayer (before
448 2, 2 | eucharistic prayer (before the preface); he may also make
449 2, 2 | make comments concluding the entire sacred service before
450 2, 2 | entire sacred service before the dismissal.~
451 2 (20)| SCDW, Circular letter on the eucharistic prayers, 27
452 2, 2 | 12. The nature of the presidential
453 2, 2 | 12. The nature of the presidential prayers demands
454 2, 2 | with attention.21 While the priest is reciting them
455 2, 2 | should be no other prayer and the organ or other instruments
456 2, 2 | 13. But the priest does not only pray
457 2, 2 | priest does not only pray in the name of the whole community
458 2, 2 | only pray in the name of the whole community as its president;
459 2, 3 | OTHER TEXTS IN THE CELEBRATION~
460 2, 3 | 14. Since by nature the celebration of Mass has
461 2, 3 | celebration of Mass has the character of being the act
462 2, 3 | has the character of being the act of a community,22 both
463 2, 3 | act of a community,22 both the dialogues between celebrant
464 2, 3 | celebrant and congregation and the acclamations take on special
465 2, 3 | simply outward signs of the community's celebration,
466 2, 3 | community's celebration, but the means of greater communion
467 2, 3 | 15. The acclamations and the responses
468 2, 3 | 15. The acclamations and the responses to the priest'
469 2, 3 | acclamations and the responses to the priest's greeting and prayers
470 2, 3 | prayers create a degree of the active participation that
471 2, 3 | active participation that the gathered faithful must contribute
472 2, 3 | contribute in every form of the Mass, in order to express
473 2, 3 | express clearly and to further the entire community's involvement.24~
474 2, 3 | expressing and encouraging the people's active participation,
475 2, 3 | participation, that are assigned to the whole congregation: the
476 2, 3 | the whole congregation: the penitential rite, the profession
477 2, 3 | congregation: the penitential rite, the profession of faith, the
478 2, 3 | the profession of faith, the general intercessions, and
479 2, 3 | general intercessions, and the Lord's Prayer.~
480 2, 3 | 17. Finally, of the other texts:~a. Some constitute
481 2, 3 | independent rite or act, such as the «Gloria», the responsorial
482 2, 3 | act, such as the «Gloria», the responsorial psalm, the «
483 2, 3 | the responsorial psalm, the «Alleluia» verse and the
484 2, 3 | the «Alleluia» verse and the verse before the gospel,
485 2, 3 | verse and the verse before the gospel, the «Sanctus», the
486 2, 3 | verse before the gospel, the «Sanctus», the memorial
487 2, 3 | the gospel, the «Sanctus», the memorial acclamation, and
488 2, 3 | memorial acclamation, and the song after communion.~b.
489 2, 3 | accompany another rite, such as the songs at the entrance, at
490 2, 3 | rite, such as the songs at the entrance, at the preparation
491 2, 3 | songs at the entrance, at the preparation of the gifts,
492 2, 3 | entrance, at the preparation of the gifts, at the breaking of
493 2, 3 | preparation of the gifts, at the breaking of the bread («
494 2, 3 | gifts, at the breaking of the bread («Agnus Dei»), and
495 2, 4 | VOCAL EXPRESSION OF THE DIFFERENT TEXTS~
496 2, 4 | loud voice, whether by the priest or by the ministers
497 2, 4 | whether by the priest or by the ministers or by all, the
498 2, 4 | the ministers or by all, the tone of voice should correspond
499 2, 4 | voice should correspond to the genre of the text, that
500 2, 4 | correspond to the genre of the text, that is, accordingly
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