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What is meant by the following terms that I see in postings…
OF, EF, Indult masses…
 
Lainey63 said:
What is meant by the following terms that I see in postings…
OF, EF, Indult masses…
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OF refers to the “Ordinary Form” of the Mass celebrated by the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, or the Roman Catholic Church. It is also referred to as the *Novus Ordo. *Although the original language of the OF is in Latin, it can be, and is, celebrated in the vernacular, i.e., the principal language of any given country. The priest celebrates the OF facing the faithful.

The EF refers to the “Extraordinary Form” of the Mass. It is entirely celebrated in Latin and with the prescribed rubrics. The priest celebrates facing the altar together with the faithful. It can be celebrated in 2 ways as a “Low Mass” or as a"High Mass." It is also known as the “Tridentine Mass” or the “Tradtional Latin Mass (TLM).”

“Indult Mass” used to refer to the celebration of the EF or TLM by priests granted by his bishop to do so under the Ecclesia Dei Commission. Since Pope Benedict XVI recently lifted this restriction, any priest who is trained to celebrate the EF can do so without securing an indult from his bishop. Thus, we now find the EF (TLM) progessively being celebrated in many parishes in the U.S. and throughout the world.
 
:bigyikes: :rotfl: Thanks! There were a lot of others I didn’t know as well. I’m starting to feeling like I’m in the military w/all these abbreviations!:knight2:
 
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