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Psalm45_9
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Is Saint Anastasia still commemorated at the Christmas Mass at Dawn, or was that thrown out by Vatican II?
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puzzleannie
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Are you referring to the Eucharistic prayer in the Tridentine Mass which listed all the saints, including Anastasia? This Eucharistic prayer is still available but not often used, because it is considered too long (a shame in my opinion). Christmas has its own Eucharistic prayer.
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Chatter163
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I think the OP is referring to the second collect at the Christmas Day Mass at dawn, which in the Tridentine missal commemorated St. Anastasia, who was martyred on Christmas Day during the Diocletian persecution. Like all second (or third, fourth, etc.) collects, it immediately followed the collect of the Mass of the day.
No, it is not in the new missal, because the new missal limits the number of collects, prayers over the gifts (formerly the secret) and post communion prayers to one. There are no longer commemorations made of any other saint or event, other than the single collect for the Mass which is being said.
No, it is not in the new missal, because the new missal limits the number of collects, prayers over the gifts (formerly the secret) and post communion prayers to one. There are no longer commemorations made of any other saint or event, other than the single collect for the Mass which is being said.
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Psalm45_9
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Thank you that as what I was asking for. Puzzleannie, St. Anastasia; who is mentioned in Eucharistic prayer 1, was commemorated at the Christmas Mass at dawn durring the Tridentine era. Now I doubt that she has a feast day anymore; not too much is known about her, I do know she was burned to death on Christmas day durring the Diocletion persecution.
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