Christmas High Mass

  • Thread starter Thread starter NorthTexan88
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
N

NorthTexan88

Guest
I will be attending a High Mass on Christmas eve with the bishop of Birmingham, AL saying the mass. I was wanting to know how long it would last? It starts at 7:30. Bc as soon as its over I will be going to midnight mass at the cathedral and was wanting to get there early enough to get a seat and save some seats for the family.
 
High Mass may mean:
  • Solemn Mass, a Tridentine Mass celebrated with deacon and subdeacon (international and general United States usage)
  • Missa Cantata, a sung Tridentine Mass without deacon and subdeacon (usage among United States Catholics)
The renowned liturgist Adrian Fortescue declared that the Missa Cantata “is really a low Mass, since the essence of high Mass is not the music but the deacon and subdeacon”.

:angel1:
 
If it were a High Mass with a deacon and sub-deacon (Solemn High Mass), it might last up to two hours especially with the blessing of the crib etc.
A High Mass (Missa Cantata) no deacon or sub-deacon would not take quite as long. The number of folks taking Communion might also add a bit of time.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top