Adding Our Own Lessons and Carols to the Mass

[laszlo]

I really don’t get what kind of other interpretation the OP is asking for. Can the statement “you cannot add, remove or change anything” be interpreted in any other way?

Yes. The red and black in the Missal for 400 years controlled the affair of the priest and God, may be the altar servers were involved. By the law anyone else was only required to be present. They could:

• just sit in the pew left for themselves
• kneel and pray their own prayers, from approved books or as their own words
• pray the Rosary
• follow the stations of the cross
• standing on the line for confession or making their confession

and so on. No one ever cared about this as adding something.

In many countries in Central Europe laity sung carols during the Mass. They were mostly man made, sometimes banal, many times sentimental carols, but people sung them from their early childhood, and they elevated the minds and hearts to God, it came from their own, as my grandchildren primitive drawing what the made for me for Christmas when they were young Until St Pius X no one controlled these carols. Beginning of the 1920’s they were approved by the bishops, and in 1974 by the Apostolic See, but for over 300 years they just mushroomed with any influence of the Magisterium.

Now some laymen here say implicitly that it was wrong to allow this carols because read the black and do the red is the rule for everyone.

 

[cspb56]

Actually if I recall correctly, the Office of reading may be used to begin the mass. Instead of the normal closing for the office you would go into the Gloria with mass as usual from that point. There is a document coving this and I think this can be found in the Instruction for the LOTH. Best to double check with your diocese Office for Worship.

 

[CradleCath]

Yes. The red and black in the Missal for 400 years controlled the affair of the priest and God, may be the altar servers were involved. By the law anyone else was only required to be present. They could:

• just sit in the pew left for themselves
• kneel and pray their own prayers, from approved books or as their own words
• pray the Rosary
• follow the stations of the cross
• standing on the line for confession or making their confession

 

[zab]

BTW. I’m finding this thread to be one of the most legalistic threads, I’ve read yet. It’s almost as if many of you

 

[CradleCath]

The comments that I have read and the poll results show that “many” on this thread oppose finding a LOOPHOLE.

 

[stephraim]

The only allowable additions to the Mass are those specifically sanctioned by approved liturgical books and instructions. Thus, one may combine certain rites (RCIA rites, for example) and blessings (such as the Order for the Blessing of Food on Thanksgiving Day) with the Mass, as well as the Liturgy of the Hours (as specified in the GILOTH). We are allowed those options, and may use them if pastorally beneficial.

 

[Bluegoat]

“Just sit in the pew left for themselves”???
I don’t know how old you are, but I was born in 1941 & I attended the TLM. DAILY for 28 yrs. I am tired of hearing the old theory

 

[ConstantineTG]

(Usually, it’s me arguing with him, but not this time. Constantine TG. is correct.)

Hahahahahah! Thanks for the props

Actually, I believe that Catholics of that era were both more scholastically & spiritually knowledgeable than Catholics of today.

I think we’re smarter and more knowledgable today, but far less disciplined. The problem is our knowledge made us more prideful and now resent authority because we think we’re as good as they are (I’m using “we” in the general sense here).