All Souls MC questions

[superamazingman]

Just a few questions. Having a missa cantata on All Souls, the celebrant is new to the EF and is quite busy, so I am more-or-less planning it.

Would you use all of the following, or are some omitted due to the somber mood?

• Incence (I know it’s used after Mass at the catafalque. would it be used at the begining, gospel, offertory, and canon?)
• Candles at procession, gospel, canon, recession
• Any of the small ceremonial actions?

 

[tbtcom1213]

Just a few questions. Having a missa cantata on All Souls, the celebrant is new to the EF and is quite busy, so I am more-or-less planning it.

Would you use all of the following, or are some omitted due to the somber mood?

• Incence (I know it’s used after Mass at the catafalque. would it be used at the begining, gospel, offertory, and canon?)
• Candles at procession, gospel, canon, recession
• Any of the small ceremonial actions?

Incense is used at the only at the Offertory, consecration and absolution at the catafalque; the gifts, cross and altar are incensed by the priest; the MC incenses the celebrant after which the thurible is set aside until the thurifer incenses the Blessed Sacrament at the consecration

There are no candles at the procession; no liturgical objects are carried at the procession; at the gospel the acolytes may stand where they normally stand at the gospel but without candles;

During the Mass there are no blessings except for the blessing of incense; no osculations (kisses) occur either; The priest will say the prayer over the water (Deus qui humanae substantiae…) but no blessing.

 

[corsair]

Do a search on sanctamissa.org for a Requiem Mass. The rubrics should be there. Its not up to us to “invent” cutsie stuff to make thing “nice”. Just follow the rubrics and things will be fine.

 

[amsjj]

You might also want to check out the DVD put out by ICRSS. They celebrated a Solemn High Requiem Mass on All Souls Day 2008.

institute-christ-king.org/news/news-interviews-and-press-coverage/

take care,
amsjj

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Jesus, God and man,
imprisoned by love in Thy most holy Sacrament,
have mercy upon us.

• Blessed John Henry Newman, December 22, 1851

Tú y yo sabemos por la fe que oculto en las especies sacramentales está Cristo,
ese Cristo con su Cuerpo, con su Sangre, con su Alma, y con su Divinidad,
prisonero de amor.

• San Josemaría Escrivá, 1 junio 1974

… Our Lord Himself frequently said; and it is recorded as an Apostolic tradition from Him
by St. Justin the Martyr. He says ‘Jesus often said, “They who are near Me are near a fire”’.

• Abp. W. B. Ullathorne, August 1st 1886