Mass EC Flashcards
What does Mass begin
entrance chant or song
How do the celebrant and other ministers enter the church?
In procession and reverence the altar with a bow and/or a kiss
what is the altar a symbol of
Christ at the heart if the assembly and so does deserve this special reverence
What happens after the celebrant and ministers enter in procession and reverence the altar with a bow and/or a kiss
all make the sign of the cross and the celebrant extends a greeting to the people in the church with words taken from scripture
What follows the greeting
the penitential act
What do the faithful recall “at the very beginning of the Mass”
their sins and place their trust in God’s abiding mercy
What does the penitential act include
The Kyrie Eleison
What does the Greek phrase Kyrie Eleison mean
Lord, have mercy
What the Kyrie Eleison, this litany, recall
God’s merciful actions throughout history
What occurs on Sunday, especially in Easter Time, in place of the customary penitential act
from time to time the blessing and sprinkling of the water to recall BAPTISM
What follows the penitential act on sundays, solemnities, and other feasts
Gloria
How does the GLORIA begin
by echoing the proclamation of the angels at the birth of Christ:
“GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST”
What occurs in the GLORIA or the ancient hymn
the gathered assembly joins the heavenly choir in offering praise and adoration to the Father and Jesus through the Holy Spirit
What does the INTRODUCTORY RITES conclude with
what happens in the collect
- an opening prayer called the COLLECT
The Collect:
- the celebrant invites the gathered assembly to pray
- after a brief silence, proclaims the prayer of the day
- gathers the prayers of all into one and disposes all to hear the word of God in the context of celebration
What is most of the LITURGY OF THE WORD made up of
- readings from scripture
How many scripture readings are on SUNDAYS AND SOLEMNITIES
- there are three scripture readings
During most of the year:
Where is the first reading from?
Where is the second reading from?
- first reading: the old testament
- second reading: new testament letters from the apostles known as the epistles
During easter time:
where is the first reading taken from?
where is the last reading taken from?
- first reading: the Acts of the Apostles which tells the story of the church in earliest days
- last reading: one of the four Gospels
In the LITURGY OF THE WORD:
who does the Church feed?
- the people of God from the table of his Word (Sacrosanctum Concilium)
What are the scriptures? What occurs in the Scriptures
- the word of God
- written under the inspiration of the HS
- God speaks to us, leading us along hte path to salvation
When is the Responsorial Psalm sung? What does the pslam helps us do?
- between the readings
- helps us to meditate on the word of God
What is the high point of the LITURGY OF THE WORD
the reading of the Gospel
Why does the GOSPEL receive several special signs of honor and reverence
- because the Gospels tell of the life, ministry, and preaching of Christ
What do the gathered assembly do when they hear the Gospel? What is the Gospel introduced by?
- gathered assembly stands to hear the Gospel
- by acclamation of praise
What is that acclamation of praise in the Gospel hearing, apart from Lent
“Alleluia”
Where is Alleluia from
derived from a Hebrew phrase meaning “Praise the Lord”
Who reads the Gospel
a deacon, if not, a priest
What does the celebrant do after the scripture readings
celebrant preaches the homily
What does the preacher do in the homily
the preacher:
- focuses on the Scripture texts or some other texts from the liturgy
- drawing from them lessons that may help us to live better lives
- more faithful to Christ’s call to grow in holiness
What follows the homily in many masses
the profession of faith which is either the Nicene or Apostles’ Creed
What is the Nicene Creed
- the ancient statement of faith dating from the 4th century
what is the Apostles’ Creed?
the ancient baptismal creed of the Church in Rome
What takes the place of the Creed
baptismal promises renewed from a formula based on the Apostles’ Creed
What does the LITURGY OF THE WORD conclude with
- the Universal Prayer aka the Prayer of the Faithful
Who does the gathered assembly intercedes with
- God on behalf of the Church, the world, themselves
- entrusting their needs to the faithful and loving God
