Is this normal for a Palm Sunday Mass?

[anp1215]

I didn’t know it was even an option for the congregation to participate in the Gospel reading on Palm Sunday. Is this written in a missal or the GIRM? Ours was done by the priest and two deacons.

There was no homily. I don’t think that’s allowed.

 

[Phemie]

I didn’t know it was even an option for the congregation to participate in the Gospel reading on Palm Sunday. Is this written in a missal or the GIRM? Ours was done by the priest and two deacons.

There was no homily. I don’t think that’s allowed.

I know that in Canada the old Lectionary had the Passion divided into 4 parts and it was always suggested that one of those be done by the congregation. It always included the “Crucify him” & “Not him but Barabas” responses.

 

[JM3]

I didn’t know it was even an option for the congregation to participate in the Gospel reading on Palm Sunday. Is this written in a missal or the GIRM? Ours was done by the priest and two deacons.

There was no homily. I don’t think that’s allowed.

From The Daily Roman Missal;

1. The narrative of the Lord’s Passion is read without candles and without incense, with no greeting or signing of the book. It is read by a Deacon or, if there is no Deacon, by a Priest. It may also be read by readers, with the part of Christ, if possible, reserved to a Priest.

Deacons, but not others, ask for the blessing of the Priest before singing the Passion, as at other times before the Gospel.

The symbols in the following passion narrative represent:

N Narrator
J Jesus
O other single speaker
C Crowd, or more than one speaker

1. After the narrative of the Passion, a brief homily should take place, if appropriate. A period of silence may also be observed.

The Creed is said, and the Universal Prayer takes place.

 

[anp1215]

From The Daily Roman Missal;

thanks

 

[Lapey]

From what I’ve read in posts here on CAF-
When Penitential Act A (Confiteor : “I confess to almighty God…”) or Penitential Act B (Have Mercy on us Lord for we have sinned against you…) are used, the Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy, Christ Have Mercy, Lord Have Mercy) is to be said/sung after.

When Penitenntial Act C (invocation like “You were sent to heal the contrite…” followed by the response “Lord, have Mercy,”) is used, the Kyrie is not required to be said/sung after, since it’s already in there.

After any of the above, the Priest prays " May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life," (Absolution) and we reply “Amen.”

Are you sure the Creed was not recited?

From what I remember, a Homily is optional.

edit I love the Passion, too. As stated earlier, what is included/omitted depends on the season, Mass (time of day, what particular celebration, etc.) and the Priest.

The penitential rite is the entire portion you are speaking of; form A, B, or C including the Kyrie. The penitential Rite begins with the priest’s invitation to call to mind our sins and ends with the prayer of absolution. The only time the Kyrie is chanted or said after the prayer of absolution is when the Confiteor is used. My point is that all of this is the PR and on Palm Sunday it is omitted.

The creed should have been said however. Although some priests insist on “shortening” the Mass because it is too long for people, I do not agree.

The Homily on a Sunday is required according to the GIRM; it is optional on weekdays and days of lower solemnity.

 

[CatholicJHwk]

Sometimes priests simply forget the order for the day. I remember three years ago this summer down at Scout camp the priest omitted the creed, but then corrected himself at the end of Mass by admitting that he completely forgot it.

By the same token, just two nights ago our pastor had us recite the creed. I didn’t bother to ask him about it afterwards because I just chalked it up to a mistake.

My point is when you notice a change in Mass, like not saying the creed, generally speaking it’s not intentional.

Heh, hopefully tonight he’ll remember that we don’t recite it!

 

[lllj]

My childhood parish stopped congregation participation in the reading of the Passion when I was probably 11 or 12 (a little over a decade ago). I remember being upset because that was my favorite part of the mass! If I remember correctly, from then on, the priest just read the entire thing.

The parish I attend now has four lay people read. However, I always find it funny that they don’t read specific parts - there isn’t one narrator, one person reading Christ, etc. - instead, one person reads about a page, then the next person reads about a page, and then they rotate. The parish does not read the “crowd” lines (although there are always a few people, reading along in the missal, who start to read the first few before they realize nobody else is).

 

[englishredrose]

I am relieved that the (new) priest stopped lay people reading it because it is so long standing there. I am no stander. I can walk around all day as good as but can’t stand still for 5 seconds. I was serving that week this time but learnt my lesson and in future will always sing because then I can sit down. He reads it because indeed it is very much quicker and he goes straight to the neighbouring parish every week but for me, I am happy it just him reading

 

[lllj]

I am relieved that the (new) priest stopped lay people reading it because it is so long standing there. I am no stander. I can walk around all day as good as but can’t stand still for 5 seconds. I was serving that week this time but learnt my lesson and in future will always sing because then I can sit down. He reads it because indeed it is very much quicker and he goes straight to the neighbouring parish every week but for me, I am happy it just him reading

Good point. My current parish asks us to “please be seated,” beforehand. I’m not sure if we’re technically allowed to sit, but we do.