Preface for Weekday During Lent?

[TimothyH]

For weekdays during Lent, is the preface proper or can the priest choose from one of the four lenten prefaces?

-Tim-

 

[Gorgias]

The Missal, IIRC, directs the priest to choose from one of the four prefaces of Lent on weekdays in Lent. A Lenten weekday has a proper Collect, Prayer over the Offerings, and Prayer after Communion, but not a proper Preface.

 

[UpUpAndAway]

The only thing I have to add to what Gorgias said is that on days of fasting Preface III or IV should be used. Otherwise, any of the prefaces can be chosen for a Mass during the week in Lent.

 

[corsair]

Tim,

Which form of the Mass do you have reference to?

 

[TimothyH]

Tim,

Which form of the Mass do you have reference to?

Ordinary.

-Tim-

 

[FrDavid96]

For weekdays during Lent, is the preface proper or can the priest choose from one of the four lenten prefaces?

-Tim-

It’s actually printed right in the Roman Missal. Each weekday of Lent, following the Prayer Over the Offerings, there’s a rubric which tells the priest which prefaces are available.

For most of the weekdays of Lent, any of the 4 Lenten prefaces* may be used.

During the 5th week, Preface I of the Passion is required*.

On Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (and Thursday morning) of Holy Week, Preface II of the Passion is required*.

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• *Edit: * Strictly speaking, a common preface is permitted, even Eucharistic Prayer IV, which has its own proper preface can be used. That option is available, so a priest who chooses to do it would still be making a licit choice.