Anglican Use Mass

[BusterMartin]

I’ll be attending an Anglican Use Mass in the very near future and was wondering if there are any significant notes for the reception of Holy Communion or any other items of note (for example, in an Eastern Catholic Church the faithful venerate the icon(s) on the tetrapod(s)). Thanks for any help you can provide!

 

[jwinch2]

atonementonline.com/orderofmass/Rite1.html

This link has a ton of info about the Anglican Use Mass. Unfortunately, it seems to be down at the moment but I have read it before on multiple occasions so I imagine it will be back up soon. Also, I know that the priests involved in the Pastoral Provision are very open to questions as several of them post on Anglican forums, etc. trying to spread the faith. You might consider just e-mailing one of them ahead of time to ask your questions.

Hopefully the link will become active again soon.

Peace,

 

[NorthTexan88]

I’ll be attending an Anglican Use Mass in the very near future and was wondering if there are any significant notes for the reception of Holy Communion or any other items of note (for example, in an Eastern Catholic Church the faithful venerate the icon(s) on the tetrapod(s)). Thanks for any help you can provide!

I’m not sure exactly how and AU Mass goes, but at my old Anglo-Catholic church, we received communion on the tounge while at the communion rails. Also, during the entrance and exit processions, people will more than likely make a bow at the processional cross an the Bible. And if I remember correctly most of the service, except for the homily, is sung, but that might be because I always went to the choral Eucharist ha. Oh and in my experience, 95% of the time, the tabernacle is behind the altar so don’t forget to show extra reverence. Hope this helps, and hope you enjoy the AU Mass, it really is a beautiful liturgy.

 

[liturgyluver]

I’ll be attending an Anglican Use Mass in the very near future and was wondering if there are any significant notes for the reception of Holy Communion or any other items of note (for example, in an Eastern Catholic Church the faithful venerate the icon(s) on the tetrapod(s)). Thanks for any help you can provide!

The other differences I can think of that you may notice:

i) at High mass there will likely be a choral -rather than a congregational - setting of the Ordinary.

ii) Don’t just sit down after the Creed. In Anglican churches you remain stading until the priest says “May I speak in the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit” and then invites everyone to be seated for the sermon

iii) The Peace comes before the Offertory procession.

iv) Some people bow at the name of Jesus and also make the sign of the cross at the end of the Creed and the beginning of the Benedictus and at the Invitation to communion (Behold the Lamb of God…).

v) This won’t apply to you but they have ushers so people go up to comunion line-by-line.

v) Everyone sings the hymns!

 

[anp1215]

I’ll be attending an Anglican Use Mass in the very near future and was wondering if there are any significant notes for the reception of Holy Communion or any other items of note (for example, in an Eastern Catholic Church the faithful venerate the icon(s) on the tetrapod(s)). Thanks for any help you can provide!

In the local Anglican Use parish here, they receive kneeling at an altar rail, by intinction. They note this in their bulletin for visitors.

 

[choose_to_love]

You could try the links provided here:

stthomasmoresociety.org/links.htm

which also has the link to atonementonline.

buster, where will you be attending the AU Mass? I’ve really only been to the one in Scranton, but it is a beautiful liturgy - - and a great community there too.

 

[BusterMartin]

This won’t apply to you but they have ushers so people go up to comunion line-by-line.

Why won’t this apply to me?

buster, where will you be attending the AU Mass? I’ve really only been to the one in Scranton, but it is a beautiful liturgy - - and a great community there too.

I’ll be going to the same place you mentioned.

 

[jimrob]

When receiving the host in the hand, the Catholic approach is to have your left hand uppermost, then transfer the host to your mouth with the finger and thumb of your right hand. The Anglican approach is to have the right hand uppermost and transfer the host to your mouth with the palm of your right hand. I wouldn’t worry too much - they won’t come at you with clubs if you use the “wrong” hand.

 

[choose_to_love]

Well, that’s great Buster. As I said, it is a great community - - very friendly, lots of little kids/families, coffee hour after Mass, Blue Knights/Little Flowers boys/girls club (that’s how we started going), and Father Bergman gives orthodox, interesting, and powerful homilies.

There is a detailed, uh, missal (not sure of the right term) that shows the order of worship, when to stand, when to kneel, hymns, all prayers and responses printed out so you know where you are in the liturgy that the Society prints for each Sunday Mass, so you won’t get lost.

We are there almost every week, as my older son is in the First Communion class, which Father teaches himself, and as stated above, we go for the boys/girls club.

Hope to see you there!

 

[roadsend]

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Some people bow at the name of Jesus and also make the sign of the cross at the end of the Creed and the beginning of the Benedictus …

This was also the custom in the Roman Rite until after V II. Some of us still follow it along with various bows and Signs of the Cross in other places in the Mass.

 

[liturgyluver]

Why won’t this apply to me?

Silly me - Yes of course you can receive there as it’s part of the Ordinariate.

 

[BusterMartin]

Silly me - Yes of course you can receive there as it’s part of the Ordinariate.

Ok, wondered if I was missing something…glad I’m not!

 

[Godfollower]

The other differences I can think of that you may notice:

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v) Everyone sings the hymns!

AND . . . .

Just about everyone is on time.
Everyone stays – even after Communion – until the Mass is over.
No one parks their car for a quick getaway.
People stick around and socialize with each other, as if they actually liked each other.

 

[liturgyluver]

AND . . . .

Just about everyone is on time.
Everyone stays – even after Communion – until the Mass is over.
No one parks their car for a quick getaway.
People stick around and socialize with each other, as if they actually liked each other.

It’s interesting that you should say that. A former Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism was asked what the biggest difference was between his Anglican and Catholic congregations. He said that whereas Anglicans arrived early and stayed late, at the Catholic Church many arrived late and left early!