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ROBTEACH49
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 09:13 pm |
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| I attend mass and follow along using the Roman Missal...however, I get quickly confused when turning to the Eucharistic Prayers...I don't know which one to use since there are a few different versions...I have a lot of difficulty following along in the Sunday and Daily Missal...can anyone help me?
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JillD
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 09:55 pm |
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On the Eucharistic prayers, I agree. I used to try to flip around and find the one he was using. Sometimes I found it; most times not. And if I did, sometimes he'd change a word here and there and that bugged me, so I decided that for that part of the Mass, I would just be a good listener. At least, that's how I solved my dilemma. I will like to read others' answers, too.
Another question along these lines: at the other parish, the priest encourages the congregation to read the Communion antiphon as he drinks the Blood. I've more than once had my Magnificat at that spot, ready to read along with the rest of them, and they've read something entirely different from what I had before me, admittedly from the Missal used in that parish. Can anyone explain that?? Do the antiphons vary from missal to missal?
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 10:43 pm |
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Do the antiphons vary from missal to missal?
No, but often there is more than one feast being celebrated on a weekday. The trick is to find out which one is being used at that particular Mass. If you listen carefully to the Opening Prayer (Collect), this should give you a clue as to what is being celebrated. Again, sometimes there is more than one way to celebrate a given feast. For instance, if the saint of the day is a virgin and martyr, the Mass may be for a virgin or for a martyr. Either way, if your Magnificat only gives you one choice, and that’s not it, you’ll have to find a more complete text.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 11:35 pm |
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ROBTEACH49 wrote: I attend mass and follow along using the Roman Missal...however, I get quickly confused when turning to the Eucharistic Prayers...I don't know which one to use since there are a few different versions...I have a lot of difficulty following along in the Sunday and Daily Missal...can anyone help me?
The Eucharistic Prayers (at least the four primary ones) begin with unique wording. The first two words of each prayer are different from the other three. So if you pay attention to the first two words, you will know which prayer is being said.
Here's the breakdown:
- "We come to you, Father..."
- "Lord, you are holy indeed..."
- "Father, you are holy indeed..."
- "Father, we acknowledge..."
So if the first word is "We", you automatically know he is using the First Eucharistic Prayer; if it's "Lord" it's the second, etc.
There are other approved Eucharistic prayers for special occasions, masses with children, and masses of reconciliation, but these four should be used most of the time, and the second is by far the most commonly used.
By the way, the "Roman Missal" is the name of the book the priest uses. It includes the prayers of the mass but not the readings, which are in the Lectionary. The term "Roman Missal" does not properly describe personal missals because they also include the readings.
Personal missals tend to include both the prayers and the readings, and to be published as separate volumes for Sundays and weekdays.
A "missalette" is the name given to the disposable missal that many parishes provide in the pews. It includes the readings and prayers for a single year or time period. Readings and prayers are also included in some prayer books, such as the Magnificat.
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