My former pastor took our set of sanctus bells and placed them in our parish museum. He is a real piece of work.We had a priest who was a tad on the “progressive” side who hid the bells. When he was reassigned he took the box containing the bells down from his secret hiding place and gave them to the new priest. He told the new priest that the bells were a joke but it was up to him to use them or not.
Hey, at least he gave them back.
A gong-type thing is used.
Yes, a large sanctus bell is used at St. Peter’s in Rome.
Yes, and I am sure it would cause a revolt should you introduce any other instrument mentioned by the psalm to which people are not accustomed. So, you use the psalm to explain the bells, but what will you do when someone else will use it to explain something you don’t like? After all, the psalm speaks of quite a range of instruments, doesn’t it?
I don’t use the psalms to explain the bells. It’s just that I read the psalms a lot in the LOTH and the connection seemed obvious.
Not in the ordinary form… There is no high or low mass.
That was why I put ‘high’ and ‘low’ in inverted commas. To be honest I’ve never heard the term ‘low’ Mass. I used the term to try and illustrate my meaning as I’ve heard people use the term ‘high’ Mass. I’ve never really understood what it meant. I thought the term is perhaps used for something like the Easter Vigil, as it’s more elaborate than a Mass during the week. In my part of the world they talk about ‘High’ and ‘Low’ Church in relation to Protestant Church’s. It may just be a colloquialism.
Ah! So, would a Mass such as the Easter Vigil be an Extraordinary Form of the Mass? Would a Mass during the week be an ordinary form of the Mass? Would some parishes ring bells at an Extraordinary Form of Mass but not an ordinary form?
The EF is the Traditional Latin Mass. Low Mass has one priest and altar servers. High Mass has a priest, a deacon, and a sub-deacon. Here’s a beautiful Solemn High Mass at a seminary:
Would a High Mass have a bishop present?
It can, but is not required. The Bishop then can celebrate a Pontifical High Mass (which is the next step up on the heirarchy of formality and ritual), or he could celebrate a Solemn High Mass. A Bishop could also celebrate a Low Mass, if he wishes.
For these purposes, and know that it isnt exactly the case, but it is something that was before the reforms of VII in the Church. If you go to a OF Mass (I’m pretty certain you do, or else you would know the differences) then there is no such thing as high and low Masses.
That would explain why I didn’t really know what people were talking about when they used the term ‘high’ Mass.
It would appear in other parts of the world people have choice which they attend - correct me if I’m wrong. There is no Traditional Mass (apologies if that terminology is incorrect) that I am aware of in my part of the world to attend. So attending an OF Mass is not something people choose.