Liturgy of the Eucharist at mass?

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I think it’s the Liturgy of the Eucharist where the priest lifts the host & wine and says,

Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation, through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.

Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation, through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.

The priest at a local parish, during weeday mass, just says one prayer:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation, through your goodness we have this bread and wine to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread & drink of life.

is this ok to do? an associate priest just moved in and he does the weekday mass the same way.

thanks.
 
No, it’s not Ok. The Mass and Consecration are still valid but the priest commits grave error by not reading the exact words in the sacramentary.
 
I visited a local parish regularly a couple of years ago and the Filipino priest did the same abrieviation and it was very bothersome to me. It was not my parish and I only was there on Tuesdays occasionally. He’s been relocated and I wonder if he’s still doing it after the latest Instruction on the Eucharist…
 
I’m just not sure how to reply. He is doing this and knows he is and knows that it is illicit, but still chooses to do it, I’m almost certain. I’m not sure how to tell him something he already knows, but does not care about.
 
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I’m just not sure how to reply. He is doing this and knows he is and knows that it is illicit, but still chooses to do it, I’m almost certain. I’m not sure how to tell him something he already knows, but does not care about.
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Make and appointment with him and sit and discuss it with him. Be polite, non-confrontational, and listen to his reasons. If he doesn’t come around on his own accord, see the Bishop.
 
I emailed the priest and here’s his response:
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    Thank you for your concern and interest in the Liturgy. I always want to make the Liturgy meaningful for me. Vat 11 has opened this door for us to use our native language and culture and make the Liturgy meaningful but without changing the significance of the Mass.
In my culture when we present our gifts to the Chief there is only one presentation, not two. All the gifts that we want to give is brought together and presented as one presentation. Anything that is offered after that is of no significance and has little or no value at all.

That is why when I make the presentation of the Bread and Wine during Mass I combine them and make one offering or one big presentation to God, our big Chief and our loving Father. As a Fijian, making a second offering is making the wine of no significance and of no value. I believe that they are
the same in value in the Mass. And also it becomes even more meaningful when we receive both species during Communion whereas in some Churches they only receive the Body of Christ and not the Blood of Christ. My bishop in Fiji has given me permission for this and I have been used to it for the
last nineteen years as a priest.

I am sorry if it has bothered you so much but I hope it will help you appreciate the Eucharist more now that I have shared with you why I combine the two offerings into one.

Thank you and God bless.
 
“My bishop in Fiji has given me permission for this and I have been used to it for the last nineteen years as a priest.”

I don’t know about the diocese of Fiji but a Bishop in the Old US of A is not allowed to approve something like this change in the Mass. His reasoning may make sense on Fiji, although it still is not correct. But I assume that he is no longer on Fiji?
 
Br. Rich is on the same page that I am.
This ain’t Fiji.

And even if it was Fiji, where does the Bishop of Fiji get Hhs authority to change these words of Holy Mass?

I’m sorry, but the Order of the Mass is not open to rewrite and /or adlibs.

I’d demand a missal that has the same words as spoken by the priest.
 
he is not in Fiji. He is currently the associate pastor at a local diocese.

what’s my next step?

do I write the local bishop?

thanks.
 
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he is not in Fiji. He is currently the associate pastor at a local diocese.

what’s my next step?

do I write the local bishop?

thanks.
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I would make an appointment with him and explain why this is a problem. Show him the documents and ask him to consider changing what he does. He at least answered you before and tried to explain, so give him a chance to do what is right. If after a month or so you do not see any change then write the Bishop.
 
If you think that this priest is taking a lot out of the Offertory, look and see what the New Mass did…
 
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