) An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass. Offertory (n.) That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration. Offertory (n.) The oblation of the elements. ...
We go to Mass not simply because it's an obligation. Rather, we attend Massbecause it's our loving response to the God who has loved us first. It is an active choice of the will to give of our time, treasure, and talent – knowing full well it will never amount to the sacrifice ...
Has been a part of Christian liturgical practices since the early Church, evolving over time. 8 Compare with Definitions Motet Motets can serve both liturgical and ceremonial purposes. Duruflé’s Ubi caritas is often performed during Maundy Thursday services. 9 Mass The Mass has evolved musically ...
It is a celebration that reenacts the Last Supper, involves the consecration of the bread and wine, and includes the participation of the faithful through receiving Holy Communion. On the other hand, liturgical services that are not Mass might focus on different aspects of faith, such as the...
: an early service book of the Western church known in many specific forms and containing typically the celebrant's part of the mass together with prayers for baptisms, ordinations, blessings, and consecrations.What is a sacramentary used for?The...
Catholics believe that the total substance of bread and wine are changed into the substance of the body and blood of Christ at the moment of consecration during Mass. That is to say, the bread and wine that Catholics take at Communion are no longer such but they are the body and blood...
What is an antiphon in the Catholic Mass? Catholic Mass: Catholic mass refers to a religious rite in Catholicism. The catholic mass consists of two sections: the eucharist's liturgy and the word's liturgy. The former mainly involves the consecration of wine and bread, while the latter involve...
This coming week, tune in to see the astounding miracle at Lanciano, Italy, in which an unbelieving monk had his doubts turned around during the consecration of the Mass, when the Eucharist transformed into real flesh and the wine into real blood. This will be followed the next week by ...
Many years ago I wrote in one of my foundations “manifestos” HERE: Considering what is happening in the world now, I am pushed to think about the way Mass is being celebrated, even the number of Masses being celebrated. Once there were many communities of contemplatives, spending time bef...
First, the Kalendas. For years I’ve posted about this. It was/is a custom for centuries before Mass begins to sing the Kalendas, the solemn announcement of the birth of the Savior at Prime. Since Prime isn’t being sung in many places, and since we need to have these good customs ...