EF Mass for November 3 question

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I am going to an EF Mass this Thursday November 3. The website of the church mentions:

Thu, Nov 3, 6:00 P.M. (Latin) Requiem All Souls

Can someone explain to me what to except when attending that type of Mass if anything special is done during Mass? Is it a High or a Low Mass?
 
The 3rd is my birthday!

I’m curious though, why would they be having All Souls on the 3rd and not the 2nd? Anyway, a Requiem Mass is a little different from your standard Mass. The Judica Me will not be said, candle-bearers wont accompany the priest/deacon when the Gospel is proclaimed, no blessing and no incense at the Introit or the Gospel and no kiss of peace.

I can’t tell you whether it will be a Low Mass, High Mass or Solemn High Mass, that just depends on what the church can pull off, but it will be very sober and bare-bones either way.
 
Te_Deum said:
The 3rd is my birthday!

I’m curious though, why would they be having All Souls on the 3rd and not the 2nd? Anyway, a Requiem Mass is a little different from your standard Mass. The Judica Me will not be said, candle-bearers wont accompany the priest/deacon when the Gospel is proclaimed, no blessing and no incense at the Introit or the Gospel and no kiss of peace.

I can’t tell you whether it will be a Low Mass, High Mass or Solemn High Mass, that just depends on what the church can pull off, but it will be very sober and bare-bones either way.
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The words “All Souls” probably refers to the Mass intention rather than the calendar day as such.

It might be that the priest could not schedule an EF Mass on Nov. 2, so he decided to have a Mass for the Dead on Nov. 3 and have the intention as “All [the] Souls [in Purgatory]”
 
Whether or not it will be a High or Low mass will be up to the priest celebrant, and judgement will probably be made based on resources and people available.

Requiem masses are absolutely gorgeous, in a dark, extremely haunting way. Music, as it’s an Extraordinary Form requiem, is sure to be very dark and chilling. Actually, there may not even be any music. Black vestments are obligatory for priests. Many times, they do a black and silver combo, and it’s Catholic eye-candy. There will be a casket on a catafalque in the aisle with six candles and a black pall over it.

This is a superb EF requiem:

youtube.com/watch?v=m893xZ0vkGM

I’m not sure why the casket doesn’t have a black pall on it.

The name “requiem mass” comes from the first word the priest speaks, which is, in fact, “requiem.” You will hear an excellent song, “Dies Irae,” or, “Day of Wrath,” as well. The words are quite good. It will, as the above noted, be a very sober mass.
 
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The words “All Souls” probably refers to the Mass intention rather than the calendar day as such.

It might be that the priest could not schedule an EF Mass on Nov. 2, so he decided to have a Mass for the Dead on Nov. 3 and have the intention as “All [the] Souls [in Purgatory]”
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Ah, thank you Father, that explains things.
 
I attended the Mass, and it was very different compared to other EF Masses I’ve been to but still it was well done.

The music was dark and haunting. The priest’s main vestments were black. They had 6 candles around a catafalque, and after Mass was done, it was blessed with holy water and incensed. The prayers during Mass focused on the repose of souls/the dead with no Gloria and no Credo.

I was highly impressed with the young men who served as altar servers at the Mass. I found out after Mass they were all between the ages of 7 to 16, with 2 or 3 (out of the 5 or 6 that served) of them were brothers. I did tell the brothers after Mass in the presence of their father that they all did a great job with the Mass as it was a High Mass but it was a Requiem one.
 
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I attended the Mass, and it was very different compared to other EF Masses I’ve been to but still it was well done.

The music was dark and haunting. The priest’s main vestments were black. They had 6 candles around a catafalque, and after Mass was done, it was blessed with holy water and incensed. The prayers during Mass focused on the repose of souls/the dead with no Gloria and no Credo.

I was highly impressed with the young men who served as altar servers at the Mass. I found out after Mass they were all between the ages of 7 to 16, with 2 or 3 (out of the 5 or 6 that served) of them were brothers. I did tell the brothers after Mass in the presence of their father that they all did a great job with the Mass as it was a High Mass but it was a Requiem one.
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Sounds superb. I want to get my (future) sons into altar serving.
 
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