The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described

by Fortescue, Adrian; O'Connell, J.B.; Reid, Alcuin

• ISBN13: 9780860124627
• ISBN10: 0860124622
• Edition: 15th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-29
• Publisher: Burns & Oates Ltd

Summary

Today as the traditional liturgy of the Roman rite enjoys its resurgence amongst Catholics, young and old, the need for an up-to-date ceremonial manual for the celebration of the traditional liturgy according to the liturgical books in use in 1962 is greater than ever in the past forty years. This volume in its fifteenth revised, corrected and expanded edition is published to guide and to assist this celebrating the tradition liturgy today. Ceremonies covered in this manual include pontifical, solemn and low Mass, Vespers, Holy Week and the liturgical years, the sacraments, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, funerals, episcopal visitation and more. This revised edition contains the text of the recent motu proprio by Pope Benedict XVI, a new chapter on music in the liturgy among other things.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. 11
List of Tables	p. 12
Sources	p. 12
Abbreviations	p. 13
Preface	p. 15
Introduction	p. 17
General Principles Concerning Ceremonies
The Church and Its Furniture	p. 22
The Vestments of The Roman Rite	p. 32
Liturgical Vessels, Instruments And Books	p. 38
Vessels	p. 38
Instruments	p. 39
Books	p. 40
Common Ceremonial Actions	p. 43
The Choir And Assistants at Ceremonies	p. 51
The Liturgical Choir	p. 51
Ministers and Servers	p. 54
Ecclesiastical Rank	p. 55
The Holy Sacrifice
Low Mass Said by A Priest	p. 62
Preparation	p. 62
To the Gospel	p. 67
The Gospel to the Preface	p. 70
The Canon to the Communion	p. 75
The Distribution of Holy Communion	p. 83
The Ablutions to the End of Mass	p. 84
Rules When the Same Priest Celebrates More Than Once on the Same Day	p. 88
Mass Celebrated Without a Server	p. 89
Mass Before the Blessed Sacrament Exposed	p. 89
Low Mass For The Dead	p. 91
Mass By A Priest In The Presence Of A Prelate	p. 92
Low Mass Said By A Bishop	p. 95
Serving Low Mass	p. 98
General Directions	p. 98
Preparation	p. 98
From the Beginning of Mass to the Preface	p. 99
From the Canon to the End of Mass	p. 101
Requiem Mass	p. 103
Two Servers at Low Mass	p. 104
Solemn Mass	p. 105
The Choir at Solemn Mass	p. 105
Preparations for Solemn Mass	p. 107
Procession to the Altar	p. 108
The Asperges Ceremony	p. 109
The Thurifer at Solemn Mass	p. 111
The Acolytes	p. 115
Torch Bearers	p. 119
The Master of Ceremonies	p. 120
The Subdeacon	p. 127
The Deacon	p. 135
The Celebrant of Solemn Mass	p. 142
The Distribution of Holy Communion	p. 148
Some Special Forms of Solemn Mass	p. 157
Solemn Mass for the Dead	p. 157
Solemn Mass before the Blessed Sacrament Exposed	p. 159
Sung Mass (Missa Cantata) Without Deacon and Subdeacon	p. 161
The Simpler Form	p. 161
The More Solemn Form	p. 162
Prayers for the Sovereign	p. 168
The Music of Solemn And Sung Mass	p. 169
Music and the Sacred Liturgy	p. 169
The Sung Texts	p. 170
The Music of the Sacred Ministers at Solemn Mass	p. 171
The Use of Musical Instruments	p. 176
The Assistant Priest	p. 178
At Solemn Mass	p. 178
The Assistant Priest Not in Cope	p. 181
The Assistant Priest at Low Mass	p. 181
Solemn Mass In The Presence Of A Greater Prelate	p. 183
In the Presence of the Bishop in Cope and Mitre	p. 183
When the Bishop Assists in Cappa Magna	p. 195
Solemn Mass for the Dead Before the Bishop	p. 196
Solemn Mass Before a Bishop Not in his Own Diocese	p. 197
Pontifical Solemn Mass At The Throne	p. 198
Preparation	p. 198
The Ministers and Servers	p. 201
The Vesting of the Bishop	p. 204
From the Beginning of the Mass to the Gospel	p. 209
From the Gospel to the Communion	p. 213
From after Communion to the End of Mass	p. 221
If the Bishop Does Not Vest in the Secretarium	p. 223
If the Chapter is Not Present	p. 223
The Papal Blessing	p. 223
Pontifical Solemn Mass At The Faldstool	p. 226
Preparation	p. 226
The Ministers and Servers	p. 227
The Beginning and the Vesting of the Bishop	p. 227
The Mass	p. 229
Pontifical Solemn Mass For The Dead	p. 238
Preparation	p. 238
Requiem Mass at the Throne	p. 239
Requiem Mass at a Faldstool	p. 241
The Faithful At Mass	p. 242
Rules for the Laity at Mass	p. 242
Dialogue Mass	p. 244
Civil Dignitaries at Mass	p. 246
The Divine Office, Exposition And Benediction
Vespers	p. 250
General Directions	p. 250
Rules for the Choir	p. 251
Solemn Vespers with Two Assistants in Cope	p. 252
Incensing Other Altars at Vespers	p. 257
Vespers with more than Two Assistants in Cope	p. 258
Vespers Without Ceremonies	p. 262
Vespers Before the Blessed Sacrament Exposed	p. 262
Solemn Vespers for the Dead	p. 263
Vespers in Small Churches	p. 264
Pontifical Vespers	p. 267
Vespers in the Presence of the Bishop at the Throne	p. 267
Vespers in the Presence of a Bishop who is not the Ordinary	p. 269
Vespers Celebrated by the Bishop or a Greater Prelate When He is to Sing Mass the Following Day	p. 269
When the Bishop Does not Sing Mass the Next Day	p. 278
Pontifical Vespers at the Faldstool	p. 278
Other Services	p. 287
Compline	p. 287
Matins and Lauds	p. 289
Non-Liturgical Services	p. 290
Sermons	p. 291
The Way of the Cross	p. 291
Exposition And Benediction of The Blessed Sacrament	p. 294
General Rules	p. 294
The Rite of Benediction	p. 297
Benediction by a Bishop	p. 301
Benediction with the Ciborium	p. 302
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament	p. 302
The Removal of the Blessed Sacrament	p. 304
The Liturgical Year
Advent To Holy Week	p. 308
Advent	p. 308
Christmas and Epiphany	p. 308
Candlemas	p. 311
Candlemas in Small Churches	p. 315
Septuagesima and Lent	p. 317
Ash Wednesday	p. 319
Ash Wednesday in Small Churches	p. 321
The First Part Of Holy Week	p. 323
General Rules	p. 323
Palm Sunday	p. 324
Palm Sunday in Small Churches	p. 329
The Passion on Tuesday and Wednesday	p. 333
The Sacred Triduum	p. 334
The Divine Office in Choir	p. 334
Maundy Thursday	p. 336
Maundy Thursday in Small Churches	p. 342
Good Friday	p. 346
Good Friday in Small Churches	p. 354
Holy Saturday	p. 359
Holy Saturday in Small Churches	p. 370
The Semi-Solemn Rites of Holy Week	p. 376
Easter To Advent	p. 380
Eastertide	p. 380
The Easter Octave	p. 381
The Greater and Lesser Litanies	p. 382
Ascension Day	p. 386
Pentecost	p. 386
Time After Pentecost	p. 386
Corpus Christi	p. 387
All Souls	p. 392
Occasional Functions
The Forty Hours' Prayer	p. 394
General Directions	p. 394
The First Day	p. 397
The Second Day	p. 401
The Third Day	p. 401
Canonical Visitation And Confirmation	p. 403
General Principles	p. 403
Before the Visitation	p. 404
Visitation by the Ordinary	p. 405
Visitation by an Archbishop	p. 413
Visitation by an Auxiliary or Coadjutor Bishop	p. 414
Visitation of Other Buildings and Institutions	p. 414
Visitation of Convents	p. 414
Visitation of the Churches of Exempt Regulars	p. 415
The First Visitation of the Ordinary	p. 416
The Sacrament of Confirmation	p. 417
The Ceremonies Of The Ritual	p. 422
The English Ritual	p. 422
Baptism	p. 423
Baptism of Several Children Together	p. 426
Baptism Administered by a Bishop	p. 426
Baptism of Adults	p. 428
Private Baptism	p. 429
Supplying the Ceremonies of Baptism	p. 430
Conditional Baptism	p. 430
Blessing of the Font	p. 430
The Sacrament of Penance	p. 431
Reception of Converts in England	p. 432
Reception of Converts in Ireland	p. 437
Reconciliation of a Dying Non-Catholic	p. 437
Holy Communion Outside of Mass	p. 439
Matrimony	p. 441
Marriage Blessed by a Bishop	p. 446
Churching	p. 448
Blessings	p. 449
Sick Calls	p. 450
Extreme Unction	p. 454
The Apostolic Blessing for the Moment of Death	p. 457
Funerals	p. 459
The Complete Rite	p. 459
Modifications of the Funeral Rite	p. 466
Private Funerals	p. 467
Office for the Dead when the Body is not Present	p. 467
Pontifical Absolution at the Throne	p. 468
Pontifical Absolution at the Faldstool	p. 472
The Five Absolutions	p. 472
The Funeral of Infants	p. 477
Service on the Occasion of the Death of a Non-Catholic Personage	p. 479
The Installation Of A New Parish Priest	p. 480
Appendix-The Ceremonies of the Ritual in the U.S.A.	p. 482
Use of the Roman Ritual	p. 482
The Collectio Rituum	p. 482
Baptism	p. 484
Reception of Converts	p. 484
Matrimony	p. 488
Sick Calls	p. 492
Funerals	p. 493
Bibliography	p. 494
Index	p. 499
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